Which Brings Me to You Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		2.5
Video		4.5
Audio		4.0
Extras		0.0
Overall		3.0

Which Brings Me to You Blu-ray Movie Review

"I was fully dreading coming to this wedding... until you showed up."

Reviewed by Kenneth Brown January 10, 2025

Let me begin with a long, exasperated sigh. There, I feel better now. Which Brings Me to You has a great trailer. Seriously, take a look. Unfortunately, the end product is an exhausting bit of cutesy rom-com drivel the faithful romantic comedy brigade will eat up as if there's no tomorrow but the rest of us will groan our way through. Beneath its shallow veneer is little more than a beating heart haphazardly tacked on its own sleeve. The film means well, with a fourth-wall breaking trick that never gets old, trying its best to connect with millennials who've bumbled from one relationship to the next in the hopes of finding The One. Or at the very least a person who's One adjacent. Instead, it unwittingly makes its protagonists less and less attractive as human beings. Watching them leap from one love to the next makes their inevitable connection seem that much more unlikely and that much less likely to survive the days, weeks and years after the credits roll.

"I'm a mess... and I don't have any answers. Maybe you and I could figure it out together."

Taking its cues from far better movies like 500 Days of Summer, Which Brings Me to You introduces Will (Nat Wolff) and Jane (Lucy Hale), a photograph and journalist who meet by happenstance at a wedding and begin a fling that finds the pair sharing story after story of now- defunct relationships. Will appears on the surface to be something of a commitment-phobe when it comes to women, while Jane hasn't had much better luck with men in her meandering, occasionally tumultuous personal life. We watch as boyfriends breeze in and girlfriends breeze out, apparently meant to wonder why no one attaches to poor lovesick Will and lovelorn Jane. But it's all an exercise in repetition. Nothing works, as know from the outset, leaving us to ask: will they or won't they fall madly, deeply in love? The answer, it turns out... will not surprise you in the least. Ah well, at least there isn't a desperate dash to an airport. Directed by Peter Hutchings (Then Came You, The Hating Game), the film also stars John Gallagher Jr, Genevieve Angelson, Alexander Hodge, Britne Oldford, Erin Ruth Walker, Avery Cole, Chase Liefeld, Ward Horton, Reilly Walters, Bria Condon, Michael Mulheren, Marceline Hugot, Shannon O'Neill and Kenzie Grey.

As gimmicks go, Which Brings Me to You's gimmick is golden. It's the execution that falters, making each past relationship as uninteresting and unfulfilling to the audience as each one is to Will and Jane. Two sadsacks falling for one another over stories of love and loss is hardly a new plot, but watching those relationships crack and crumble plays like a rom-com marathon wherein you watch the first and last five minutes of every movie on the docket. Wolff and Hale have great chemistry, which is a shame considering how often we leave them to watch each actor fumble a shot at love we know didn't pan out. It's meant to be funny, poignant even, but there's little meaning in endings without investment, and Which Brings Me to You is a not-so-stirring string of endings that are as unclimactic as the film's final reveals. (One of which finally, finally gave me a reason to root for Will, who I'd otherwise complete given up on caring about.

The highlight of Which Brings Me to You is its score and soundtrack. Spencer Hutchins tackles the score, which is a sweet, sometimes sobering selection of jazzy, piano-driven, La La Land-esque tunes that set something of a perfect mood for the tale (which is more somber than comedic), while the soundtrack selections include some great songs, including The California Honeydrops' "When It Was Wrong," Carolina & Her Rhythm Rockets' rockabilly "Leave This Town," Miki Fiki's "Stranger" and Danielle Nicole's "Take It All." Paired with the right music, the film almost, almost springs to life and finds its rhythm, allowing dialogue to scamper along the beats with breeziness and lighthearted ease. But for every riff, there's an awkward moment like Will and Jane's decision to head to a public coat room for a quickie, which comes out of leftfield and doesn't launch our relationship with them any better than it launches their own. The music tries to soften the blow but can only do so much heavy lifting, particularly when the script is so deadset on giving us lovers that need serious renovations before being ready for a new tenant.

Which Brings Me to You Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Which brings us to the AV presentation. The film's 1080p/AVC-encoded video transfer has that patented 21st century gloss all over its fairy tale visuals but it works, lending the film a lightness and hopefulness that's much needed. Colors are warm and lifelike, with beautifully saturated skintones, lush primaries and deep, inky black levels. Contrast is nice and vibrant, with revealing delineation and terrific detailing. Edges are crisp and clean, fine textures pop, and dimensionality is top notch. Moreover, banding, blocking and other issues are nowhere to be found, and the only thing that even remotely brings down the score a tad is some minor crushing. Nothing too serious, though. Which Brings Me to You looks great.

Which Brings Me to You Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

The film's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround track has less to work with but still delivers. Dialogue is clear, neatly centered and perfectly intelligible at all times, LFE support is solid (albeit far from aggressive), and rear speaker activity is present enough to create a reasonably immersive soundfield. Music sounds terrific as well. The only downside is that Which Brings Me to You is mainly a conversational, front-heavy affair, with little that fully envelops the listener. It's not bad by any means. Just not a sonic experience you'll be going on and on about days later.

Which Brings Me to You Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

No extras are included.

Which Brings Me to You Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Which Brings Me to You is a mildly entertaining film with one big problem: its protagonists are too damaged to allow us to root for their success as a couple. The concept is great; the execution less so. Thankfully, Wolff and Hale help it all go down more smoothly than it might with different actors at the helm. Rom-commers will be pleased I suppose, so it may be wise to take my old-man curmudgeonly with a grain of salt. The Blu-ray release is much better, with excellent video and solid lossless audio. There aren't any extras, so that's disappointing, but anyone who enjoys the film, will enjoy what the disc has on tap.