The Hottie & The Nottie
- warm
- brisk
- gentle
- intimate
Cosy, kinetic, gentle comedy / romance, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
How every film is hand-scored →Nate moves to L.A. to track down Cristabel, the woman he's been in love with since childhood, only to discover that his plan to woo her only has one hurdle to overcome: what to do with June, Cristabel's ever-present, not-so-hot best friend? What's even more complicating is Nate's growing feelings for June, whose true beauty starts to emerge.
Our read · The Hottie & The Nottie (2008) reads as a cosy, kinetic, grounded comedy · romance entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
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