Death Match Love Comedy!
Critic Reviews for Death Match Love Comedy!
Production limitations unfortunately lower the ceiling for DMLC! in a way that makes any recommendation have a blatant caveat, having left me really wishing it had a bit more budget and emphasis placed on its look and sound. Its writing can also be a touch convoluted at times. Not every character is easy to like, and the “main love interests” aren’t as focused on as some others. The mere concept of the story sounds somewhere between parody and a touch cynical, and you’re likely to come away saying “I expected something different” if you go into it blind. However, I think there’s a lot of heart to the story it’s trying to tell. It features an initially wacky backdrop to initiate a story of several deeply troubled and flawed individuals struggling to come to terms with and move on from a wide variety of difficult circumstances, trying to grasp complicated emotions as they relate to those in their lives. The protagonist and several supporting characters have some great developments and character moments, and the story takes some wild and unexpectedly gripping turns. In some ways, DMLC! punched above its weight class, delivering something I enjoyed and liked more and more as it went on. Even if I didn’t entirely love its final conclusion.
