Your Place or Mine

New on Netflix.

Aline Brosh McKenna writes and directs this romcom starring Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher. Debbie (Witherspoon) is a single mum living with son Jack (Wesley Kimmel). In trying to do her best she is over protective and Jack finds himself lonely. Debbie’s best friend is Peter (Kutcher) who she “hooked up” with 20 years previously. Peter is a successful branding consultant, living in his swish New York apartment. Both have forgotten their dreams to pursue a literary career, Debbie as an editor, Peter an author. When Debbie needs to head to New York to complete an accountancy course Peter steps in when her childcare lets her down and flies to California to look after Jack. As they switch homes they start to discover what they’ve missed both personally and professionally.

This film is probably the very definition of inoffensive and bland Romcom. It’s predictable and follows all the Romcom tropes you’d expect.

What it lacks in originality it does make up for with its watchable stars with both Witherspoon and Kutcher effortless in bringing likeable characters to the screen, even if they don’t have much to work with.

The are well supported with cameos from Steve Zahn, Tig Notaro and expecially Zoe Chao as Debbie’s New York “guide”.

What the film does lack though is a chemistry between it’s leads as the script has them 1000’s of miles apart for 99% of the time.

Your Place or Mine is a hugely predictable, very average and inoffensive romcom. And if you are after some simple light hearted forgettable fare, with two enjoyable leads then this will do the trick!