The Movie Filter by Jeff Roedel – ‘The Romantics’ doesn’t woo

There’s a dumbfounding moment in the middle of the new twentysomething life crisis wedding dramedy The Romantics when star Katie Holmes finally gets revved up about her impulsive ex-boyfriend marrying her wealthy college roommate and goes off on him about his mistake. This moment should be unhinged—er, unbridled, I should say—a real acidic outpouring of angst and heartache. Instead, Holmes’ dialogue feels too smartly calculated by half, and suddenly the lapping water behind her isn’t the Atlantic, it’s Dawson’s Creek. More…