Laura is a great actress, but she seems to have trouble with the chemistry between her and her love interest. Maybe if the characters had more development, and it’s also the fact she’s seen with three different guys, she can’t really focus on one in particular. But it just seems like she could’ve been more attracted to them or even seemed more in love with Paul, who she’s been with for almost three years. For fans of Laura Marano’s old TV show, there are so many parallels between Austin and Ally and the film, like when Cami’s character tells Rex not to touch her soundboard in a very similar way to how she would tell Austin in her TV show not to touch her songwriting book. Rex also looks a lot like Austin. Furthermore, if the viewer picks this option, when they sing together on stage, there are a lot of similarities to the first time Ally sang with Austin when getting over her stage fright, like him helping her feel calm and the way they’re looking at each other.

Making Choices

The best part of this film is definitely the fact that the viewer can make choices throughout the film. For example, the viewer can choose whether or not the main character, Cami, should kiss her old flame. Another option is whether or not to stand up to her boss, and finally, the best choice of them all is which guy Cami ends up with. Most fans of romantic comedies would kill for this option in their favorite movies, especially because everyone can have a different opinion on who the best guy is. Something the film did a really good job with is the fact that the viewer can “undo” their choice. Those fans who might not be the best decision-makers can change their mind and go with the overall best option without starting the film over. However, the choice is on a timer, so it might decide for the viewer if they don’t think fast enough. This feature is frustrating, especially if the viewer is not by their TV or just can’t decide. 

Perhaps for interactive romantic comedies in the future, Netflix can either get rid of the time limit or make it a little longer, especially for indecisive viewers. The movie was too short at only one hour and seventeen minutes, and seemed to rush the viewer into making the ending decision a little earlier than expected. Furthermore, it seemed there could have been more choice options. However, if someone picks Jack or Rex, they get more choices as well as a longer movie, as the viewer can change their decision after picking these two. At the end of the complete Jack ending, Paul comments on the reason the viewer picked Jack was because of his looks, which “is the first thing to go,” which was very comical.

Are You Ready to Choose Love? 

Netflix’s Choose Love is a great interactive romantic comedy. More movies need to have these situations where the viewer can help the character make decisions. It might even be more successful if the viewer can choose the characteristics of the guys/ their appearances, similar to the app “Episode,” which was very popular among teens and young adults. Fans of Laura Marano’s Austin and Ally and Avan Jogia’s Victorious should definitely add this to their watch list, as well as those who enjoy the romantic comedy genre and always wanted to pick the ending. Overall, the movie was very good, other than the fact that more decisions could’ve been made along with a longer movie. Choose Love is available to stream right now on Netflix, with hopefully more interactive romantic comedies on the way. Choose love again and again and again!