Overview
A neurotic, young psychology student, with low self-esteem, has a chance encounter with a free-spirited, extremely gregarious woman who works at the Paris Health Club in New York City, and who suggests that they immediately get married to see how it will work out. Both of the student's parents are analysts, and they provide the happy couple with a gift certificate for a year of marriage counseling as a wedding present.
I quite enjoyed this little movie. It starts with an interesting premise – if you feel an initial connection with someone, why not just go for it? The movie navigates through traditional rom-com themes in a way that is fresh and unique. While there isn’t necessarily anything new here the quality of the cast (especially the under-appreciated Westfeldt) allows this to be better than maybe it should be.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Ira & Abby
Movie title: Ira & Abby
Movie description: A neurotic, young psychology student, with low self-esteem, has a chance encounter with a free-spirited, extremely gregarious woman who works at the Paris Health Club in New York City, and who suggests that they immediately get married to see how it will work out. Both of the student's parents are analysts, and they provide the happy couple with a gift certificate for a year of marriage counseling as a wedding present.
Date published: 2021-07-03
Director(s): Robert Cary
Actor(s): Chris Messina, Jennifer Westfeldt, David Margulies, Kali Rocha, Kevin Sussman, Marylouise Burke, Judith Light, Robert Klein, Fred Willard, Frances Conroy, Malachy McCourt, Modi, Ramón Rodríguez, Jason Alexander, Chris Parnell, Jon Hamm, Darrell Hammond, BD Wong
Genre: Comedy, Romance
My Review
I quite enjoyed this little movie. It starts with an interesting premise – if you feel an initial connection with someone, why not just go for it? The movie navigates through traditional rom-com themes in a way that is fresh and unique. While there isn’t necessarily anything new here the quality of the cast (especially the under-appreciated Westfeldt) allows this to be better than maybe it should be.
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My Review - 7/10
7/10