Sleeping with Other People

Lovely and even poignantly romantic portrait of two fundamentally dislikable people can stand with the best rom-coms largely on the basis of Brie and Sudeikis’ touching and ingratiating performances – despite their mutually obnoxious qualities, their burgeoning relationship is a fun and likable one and easy to root for. Some narrative digressions (especially the overplayed running gag subplot with smarmy ex Brody) are a little overplayed and unnecessary, but overall this is a witty and subtly edgy piece, worthy as a companion to WHEN HARRY MET SALLY from which this grabs a fair degree of inspiration.