A 2020 romantic comedy that’s like Groundhog’s Day baked in the summertime sun is finally getting the eye it deserves.
There was something magical about Palm Springs. Maybe it was the undeniable chemistry between Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti. Perhaps it was the fun tackle the classic Groundhog Day-esque premise of living the identical day over and yet again. Or it got here out in a time once we all needed a little bit of escape to the sunny Palm Springs depicted within the movie (aka, the dark stuck-scared-in-your-house era of 2020). But you could be noticing this underrated easy classic popping up in your feeds again, and there’s a superb reason why–and you possibly can thank a recent Amazon Prime rom com for it.
The Palm Springs / Música Connection
Let’s spend a moment in 2024 for only a second. Camila Mendes, who you may best know for her role as Veronica within the wild Riverdale CW series, has had not one but two made-for-prime romantic comedies debut thus far this 12 months. First, Upgraded a few girl who pretends to be an art director after she’s upgraded to top notch, and, only in the near past, Música. Co-written, directed, and starring Mendes’ IRL boyfriend Rudy Mancuso, Música is a few man who hears music wherever he goes and who wants so desperately to seek out love–and will that be with Camila Mendes’ Isabella?
Though it’s only been out for a few month, Música already has an enormous following who’re finding the film refreshing and fun. (Plus, the world needs some good original musicals immediately.) The movie currently has a 97% Rotten Tomatoes rating, which is wildly high, especially for a rom com. The high praise is spurring fans to dig up the opposite well-loved and highly rated rom com in Camila Mendes’ credits: The aforementioned Palm Springs.
Palm Springs follows Andy Samberg’s Nyles as he attends a marriage within the titular California town. He meets sister-of-the-bride Sarah (Cristin Milioti) they usually go off to spend the night within the desert. But just because the night is about to finish, Sarah follows Nyles right into a mysterious cave…and suddenly it’s that very same morning and he or she’s living the day yet again. They rejoice, they fall in love, they fight, they usually hopefully solve easy methods to get out of the time loop. All the while, Camila Mendes plays Sarah’s sister, the bride, not knowing that Sarah has a sisterly relationship-ending secret.
While many have never even heard that Palm Springs exists (which is criminal, by the way in which), it continues to carry a high and well-deserved Rotten Tomatoes rating of 94%. Both rom coms have broken the cycle in terms of romance-hating film critics, and each feature great performances by everyone’s favorite Veronica, Camila Mendes, hence why so many are actually going back to the 2020 film. While the connection between the 2 movies could seem tenuous, you’ve gotten to confess that it’s so rare lately to return across romantic comedies which are so insanely watchable.
Which one do you have to watch? Might as well make it a double feature!
You can catch Palm Springs on Hulu and Música on Amazon Prime Video.
