52 Hz, I Love You (2017)

(On TV, September 2020) If Hollywood can’t be bothered to do romantic musical comedies, let’s go overseas! Taiwanese entry 52 Hz, I Love You focuses on Valentine’s Day in Taipei, following a main trio plus an ensemble of supporting characters as they meet, break up, make up and get married during the course of the day. Taking its cues from classic Hollywood musicals, the film blends singing and a bit of dancing, zipping from one character to the other and having everything seem lost right until the heartwarming ending. It’s nothing wild or upsetting, but the Taiwanese atmosphere is unusual and the characters can be endearing after a while. 52 Hz, I Love You doesn’t reinvent anything (although the inclusion of a same-sex couple is unexpected and charming in its own way) but it does it rather well.