'Love Language' Review
- Connor Petrey
- 1 hour ago
- 2 min read
Release Date: --/--/-- [TBA]
Genre: Comedy. Romance.
MPAA: Not Rated.
Distributor: TBA.
Seen for SXSW 2026.
The Verdict: A Must-See
Joey Power’s Love Language is a much needed boost to the romantic comedy genre, anchoring on the core beats but delivering fantastic emotion and humor along that path.
The story finds struggling writer Lou continuously processing after her broken engagement and becomes entangled in a world of writing vows for brides and grooms that hire her on. Within this pursuit she becomes reacquainted with an old flame out of pure coincidence and attempts to balance a crush versus a real life possibility of happiness.
These characters feel very much a part of this world and in such a natural connection to the lively city of Chicago. Chloë Grace Moretz offers her best performance in nearly ten years, providing a sincere look at a woman facing her past and moving forward in her own way. Both are different sides of the coin, one rough around the edges with a heart of gold guy she just met (Dash, Anthony Ramos) and the other an old crush that is very much engaged, but may or may not still be harboring feelings (Warren, Manny Jacinto). She has her positives and negatives for pursuing each of them, but the charm is undeniable for both parties. Hired on as a vow writer Lou manages to get back in with her old crush for research purposes and an unexpected mental blockade ensues as she can’t see her potential love being with anyone else. Isabel May’s Olivia is a good opposition for Lou, two entirely different personalities and supplementary interests but in the end, only one can rightfully win Warren’s heart.
Alongside Moretz, Ramos, Jacinto and May - Billie Lourd and Lukas Gage offer the two best friends of Lou - characters that we typically see in these settings but instead of being overly supportive, they are letting our lead figure out the situation (mostly) herself. Having seen the film at its World Premiere, it’s clear that Lourd and Gage had irresistible chemistry on set and it’s unknowing just how much was improvised in the moment. It makes the humor come to life and feel all the more lively as the jokes come sparingly with a delivery that shows precision and planning.
It’s a film about finding what’s right for you while facing the turmoil of your own actions and delusions. With a killer soundtrack to echo what’s happening on screen, this is a romantic comedy that seeks to enthrall you into this potential love triangle and leave you satisfied with its choices.
Love Language is an authentic throwback to when romantic comedies were meant to be somewhat grounded, yet surreal enough to believe the real world may consist of the fantasy of love being around every corner.
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