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Not every Netflix movie can be great, even if you invoke greatness in the title.\u00a0Someone Great<\/em>, which feels like a rom-com but technically isn\u2019t, has a crackling cast and snappy dialogue, but it lacks the x-factor of the sparkling original films among which it tries to stand.<\/p>\n

Someone Great\u00a0<\/em>tells the story of Jenny (Gina Rodriguez) on the day after she breaks up with Nate (Lakeith Stanfield), her boyfriend of nine years. Jenny urges her best friends Blair (Brittany Snow) and Erin (DeWanda Wise) to bunk work and join her for a day of drinking, drugs, and a big ol\u2019 concert.<\/p>\n

The emotional whiplash of realizing that Jenny\u2019s breakup was LESS THAN A DAY AGO never fully wears off. Sentimental flashbacks reveal more about her relationship with Nate, and while many of them are from years ago, the fact of the matter is that she saw this man last night.<\/p>\n

Not all of us have been in nine-year relationships that ended, but one can presume that that first day is literal hell. Your best friend probably would not be suggesting that someone \u201cfuck the Nate out of you\u201d and the classic \u201cscrew him, whatever,\u201d mentality might still be a pipe dream.<\/p>\n

When Jenny eventually sees Nate (at the concert, which she conspired to attend so she could see him), her breath catches in her throat, and they make loaded eye contact from afar. These people saw each other maybe\u00a020 hours ago<\/em>. Are they not texting about when to \u201ccome get my stuff from your place\u201d or even a stream of \u201cI love you\u201ds and \u201cI miss you\u201ds?<\/p>\n

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