After decades of dominance, the romcom became a succession of tired cliches. But thanks to streaming – and more diverse casting – it’s back on our screens The romcom was dead and buried. Matthew McConaughey had leaned against his final wall and Kate Hudson had been the recipient of her last grand romantic gesture. Even Hugh Grant had sworn off them, claiming he was “too old and ugly”, as movie studios abandoned dashes through airport security and beautiful but clumsy women tripping over pavement kerbs. Between 1990 and 2002, the romcom, from Sleepless in Seattle (1993) to As Good As It Gets (1997) to My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002), reigned supreme. A wave of women, including Meg Ryan, Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Lopez, were making us – and a rotating cast of square-jawed hunks – fall in love with them. Continue reading...
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