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When We First Met
Film release poster
Directed byAri Sandel
Written byJohn Whittington
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDavid Hennings
Edited byJeffrey Wolf
Music byEric V. Hachikian
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • February 9, 2018 (2018-02-09)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$9.5 million[1]

When We First Met is a 2018 American romantic comedy film directed by Ari Sandel, written by John Whittington, and starring Adam DeVine, Alexandra Daddario, Shelley Hennig, Andrew Bachelor and Robbie Amell. It was released worldwide on Netflix on February 9, 2018.[2]

Plot

Noah Ashby falls in love with Avery Martin after meeting her at a 2014 Halloween party, but Avery comes to regard him as a friend. Three years later, Noah remains distraught at being unable to win over Avery, who met her fiancé Ethan the next day. When he becomes intoxicated at Ethan and Avery's engagement party, Noah winds up in the photo booth he used with Avery during their first meeting and drunkenly operates it before falling asleep. Awakening in his bed, Noah discovers that the photo booth brought him back to the day he met Avery and he resolves to change the events of the day to ensure he and Avery end up together.

Noah uses his pre-existing knowledge of Avery to his advantage in his first attempt to win her over, but Avery and her roommate Carrie Grey suspect him of being a stalker, and he returns to 2017 now ostracized from Avery. For his second attempt, Noah follows his friend Max's advice of being a rude alpha male and successfully beds Avery, but he develops a self-absorbed personality in the present and his relationship with Avery is purely sexual. Recognizing that Avery and Ethan are still attracted to each other, a conversation with Carrie helps Noah deduce that Avery is attracted to stable and dependable men. Noah gets a job at Max's company and presents himself in a more mature manner to Avery for his third attempt, which results in him successfully becoming engaged to her. However, his friendship with Max has ended due to taking the vice president position that Max was working to obtain, his job commitments prevent him from spending time with Avery, and Ethan is now distraught over Avery being unable to return his love for her. Following another conversation with Carrie, Noah recognizes that Avery does not love him and she is meant to be with Ethan. He also realizes that having bonded with Carrie through their personal conversations, he is meant to be with her.

Traveling back to 2014 for a fourth time, Noah arranges for Avery and Ethan to meet at the Halloween party while he pursues Carrie, whom he discovers he has more in common with than Avery. His actions restore Ethan and Avery's engagement and his friendship with Max, but Noah learns that he did not win Carrie's love and instead caused her to resume dating her ex-boyfriend Phil. Noah finally realizes that he needed to first become friends with Avery in order to meet Carrie and he travels back one last time to meet Avery as he did originally. With the present fully restored, Noah initiates a conversation with Carrie at the engagement party and the two begin their own relationship.

Cast

Production

In May 2016, Ari Sandel was set to direct the film from a script by John Whittington and Adam DeVine, while producers on the film are Adam Saunders of Footprint Features, Mason Novick of MXN Entertainment, with Mary Viola and McG of Wonderland Sound and Vision.[3]

Principal photography on the film began in mid-July 2016 in New Orleans.[5][6]

Reception

On the review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 43% based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 4.96/10. The critical consensus reads: "Much like its protagonist, When We First Met struggles in the cinematic 'friend zone' -- and will face a slew of viewer breakups before finding much in the way of true love."[7] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 36 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[8]

Decider writer Lea Palmeri said, “DeVine’s ability to be charming and endearing shouldn’t be underestimated here and you’ll be rooting for him before you know it.”[9] Ravi Teja of Age of the Nerd stated that he “carries the whole movie on his shoulders with perfection.”[10]

References

  1. ^ "Fastlane NextGen: Initial Certification Search" (Type "When we First Met" in the search box). Louisiana Economic Development. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Watch Adam Devine get friend-zoned by Alexandra Daddario in 'When We First Met' trailer". Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Pedersen, Erik (May 6, 2016). "Adam Devine & Alexandra Daddario Will Reminisce About 'When We First Met'". Deadline. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  4. ^ Pedersen, Erik (2016-08-04). "Shelley Hennig Joins 'When We First Met'; Stephen Root Cast In 'Three Christs'". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  5. ^ a b Kroll, Justin (July 18, 2016). "'The DUFF' Actor Robbie Amell to Co-Star with Adam Devine in 'When We First Met' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  6. ^ Scott, Mike (July 11, 2016). "Adam DeVine's 'When We First Met' to shoot in New Orleans". NOLA. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  7. ^ "How We First Met (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  8. ^ "How We First Met Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  9. ^ Palmeri, Lea (February 9, 2018). "'When we First Met' is 'Happy Death Day' for Relationships". Decider. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  10. ^ Teja, Ravi (February 15, 2018). "Adam DeVine Shines In the Netflix Original 'When We First Met'". Age of the Nerd. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
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