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The Sure Thing
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Gib, a beer-guzzling slob, and Alison, an uptight Ivy-Leaguer, are an unlikely duo stuck together on a cross-country trip during Christmas break. At first they get on each other's nerves but, as time passes, they find their divergent natures complement each other. Now they need to realize what they've already found before it's too late.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy charming road-trip courtships built around bickering chemistry, gradual vulnerability, and affectionate youthful comedy.
- Tone
- playful, romantic, warm
- Payoff
- amusement, swoon
- Pacing
- brisk
- Intensity
- gentle
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- opposites attracting, coming of age, self-discovery, romance
- Setting
- contemporary 1980s, college campuses and cross-country highways