Please pull up a chair — we need to chat about Set It Up. When I first heard that this Netflix original film was going to lead the "resurgence of romantic comedies [1]," I too rolled my eyes. After all, almost nothing can live up to the standard Nora Ephron set throughout the '90s. However, I was pleasantly surprised (and put in my place) when I pressed play.
The plot, characters, writing, and setting quickly became both familiar and refreshing at the same time [2]. Taye Diggs [3] and Lucy Liu [4] bring the heat as demanding bosses manipulated into a relationship by their desperately overworked assistants, played by Zoey Deutch and Glen Powell. Deutch and Powell bring a fun and flirty chemistry to their characters, which is now being compared to rom-com legends Meg Ryan [5] and Tom Hanks [6]. If you're still not convinced, let these rom-com fans on Twitter vouch for the film.