Annabelle lost her husband, Fred, in a tragic accident. Unlike most, Fred’s ashes are packed up in a chocolate box, per his request, and now, it’s Annabelle’s mission to see the world with Fred’s sweet spirit as a travel companion. However, her first stop at a quaint Irish bed and breakfast busts up her itinerary.
Howard, the bed and breakfast owner, has yet to healthily grieve the loss of his wife, and his crude, arm’s-distance humor leaves him few friends and only a money-hungry woman who’s determined to marry him. With Annabelle as his only guest, Howard’s torn about his upcoming wedding while his attention turns to what it means to lose and love again.
This is your basic rom-com film with beautiful Irish scenery, but Howard’s “Irish humor” isn’t for little ears, or adult ears either. Lots of vulgar, sexual jokes (including crude names for genitalia) are scattered throughout the film. Not to give too much away (quite literally), but Howard and Annabelle share a sex scene with post-conversation that includes the casual notion and cultural acceptance of hooking up.
Ears should be prepared for the f-word and several other cuss words throughout the film, as well as an intense conversation where Howard shrugs off the notion that he was angry at God, even though he doesn’t believe in Him. Unfortunately, this issue is never resolved in the script.
While Then Came You had so much potential to unearth the vulnerable spaces humans share as they grieve, the sexual language, humor, and explicit implications are Not Dove-approved.
The Dove Take:
This Irish rom-com’s quirks are to be admired, if you can get past the incessant vulgar humor …