As much as I enjoy writing these reviews every year, I will be very happy when I post the last review. Alas, today is not that day. Today I’ll be taking a look at Something From Tiffany’s on Amazon Prime Video.
Rachel (Zoey Deutch) is a baker whose boyfriend, Gary (Ray Nicholson), was hit by a car after buying her Christmas/Hanukkah gift at Tiffany’s. Ethan (Kendrick Sampson) is a writer who also happened to be shopping at Tiffany’s and saw Gary’s accident. When Ethan went to help Gary, their Tiffany bags got mixed up. Ethan ended up giving his girlfriend, Vanessa (Shay Mitchell), a pair of diamond earrings that were intended for Rachel. Gary accidentally proposed to Rachel with the engagement ring that was intended for Vanessa. Not wanting to hurt Rachel’s feelings, Ethan tries to figure out a way to get the ring back without directly asking for it.
I’m a little torn on this movie. It wasn’t bad. It was even a promising premise. However, it was still rather bland and boring. Even when each of the couples has their inevitable argument, there isn’t any drama. While that is the real life ideal, it doesn’t make a great movie. You want the couple to be screaming or throwing things. Something that would make the fight worthwhile to watch. No one wants to watch two adults calmly discuss why their relationship isn’t working.
My other problem is that we don’t really see the relationship between Rachel and Ethan blossom. Sure, they walk around New York a bit together and they visit a park that Ethan claims no one knows about…but c’mon, Ethan, there are a ton of people there. Everyone knows about it. Oh, and they do have dinner together once. I didn’t see anything that would make me think they were falling in love.
Sadly, I’m going to say skip Something From Tiffany’s. It doesn’t have enough oomph to make it an interesting movie. This is something I would turn on if I was having trouble falling asleep. I would love to see this redone in a more dramatic way. Or even more comedic. For a rom-com, it’s barely rom with zero com.