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Most of these feature two, roughly equal protagonists, with one of them slightly more roughly equal than the other. That's not written in stone, of course; ''[[Love Actually]]'' featured numerous characters and plot lines.
How does the average
[[Love At First Sight]] is rare. The two characters will often spend a good part of the movie [[Slap Slap Kiss|fighting]] their [[UST|obvious attraction]] to each other. Eventually, they'll realize they're perfect for each other. Naturally, something will pop up; maybe a ''[[Three's Company]]'' kind of misunderstanding, or [[Third-Act Misunderstanding|a revelation in the third act]] about one of them lying. One of the two characters will storm off in a huff (invariably resulting in an establishing shot or montage with sad music playing immediately after), the other chases after them and does something really romantic to win them back. The movie ends with the two characters ([[Hooked Up Afterwards|or more!]]) reunited in a romantic embrace. Maybe there'll even be a wedding montage in the credits.
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Sometimes the writers add some [[Speculative Fiction]] elements to the mix (handily broadening the potential fanbase, incidentally). The woman might be an alien; the man might get a superpower. Most often, this merely produces [[Hilarity Ensues|hilarious complications]], but it can also lead to a case of [[Everything but the Girl]].
If the above sounds somewhat cynical, it's only because romantic comedies are very, very popular and have been around for a long time, dating back to the silent era. As such, there aren't a lot of new paths to beat in this genre. Even when a "RomCom" is done skillfully, it doesn't quite...pop like other works. The
Still, mocking the genre as completely worthless is probably unfair. Given a likable cast (note to directors: if you can get Hugh Grant for your comedy, do so) and a script with a little effort put into it, a
See also [[Rule of Romantic]], and compare with the [[Bromantic Comedy]].
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