Quarantine For Two movie review

MOVIE TITLE: Quarantine For Two

This cute rom-com is currently available on Amazon and will hit theaters just in time for Valentine’s Day on February 11, 2022 in select theaters.

It’s a perfect date-night movie.

RATING: PG

LENGTH: 1 hour 25 minutes

IN A NUTSHELL:

A quick-spreading virus has shut down the world. But when Kenzie and Chase connect in the unlikeliest of ways, they are faced with a perplexing question: how does dating work when you have to stay six feet apart?

On a personal note, I adore director Kels Goodman and his wife. I always want his films to be successful. I tried very hard to review his new movie without bias. Be sure to check out my interview with him on my Movie Review Mom YouTube channel!

THINGS I LIKED:

It’s extremely difficult to pull off a cast of only two people in a movie or on stage, but this movie did a great job.
I really enjoyed Mason D. Davis as Chase. He appeared very natural on-screen and exactly like some guys I’ve known. His performance was realistic and I laughed out loud when he first walked into his house and flipped off his shoes. If you loved him, you can get a double dose of him as twins in the movie Identical Love
I had never seen Whitney Palmer in anything before. She’s lovely as Kenzie and also seemed like girls I’ve known in real life, so I’m sure we’ll see a lot more of her to come.
Cute movie poster.
Watching their creative online dates gave me some ideas of things I could do with my husband when one of us is out of town. I especially got a kick out of the fun scavenger hunt.
There’s a comment about the street value of toilet paper during the quarantine that made me laugh out loud.
The banter of the couple is entertaining and felt real.
There are little details that make the story and scenes believable, such as featuring the mistakes a cell phone writes when listening to voice commands, and showing them do everyday tasks like laundry, gardening, and cooking.
I appreciated that one of the characters was shown as an “essential” worker with great sensitivity to being around people who could expose her and her patients to Covid.
Life isn’t all romance and roses, so I was glad that some challenges were illustrated, especially ones that the couple would have to work through together to progress their relationship.
When I got to the scene where one of the characters was eating a bowl of popcorn, I actually put the press screener on hold that the director gave me so that I could go whip up a batch of my own to eat! (Snackage not required to enjoy the movie.)
I was impressed that Kenzie asked him what he needed during a particular phone call: to vent or be distracted. Often, we assume what people need but we’re wrong.
The film does a great job illustrating the awkwardness of dating and getting to know someone.
I always appreciate a good, clean film. Yay, no profanity or inappropriate scenes!
Although the director is Christian, this is not one of those cheesy Christian films that bang you over the head with religious sermons. It is family-friendly, sweet, and clean.

THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE:

How is it a bachelor has decorated his home way nicer than a girl? ha ha
Sometimes, you can hear the hollowness of the room when people talk, as if it were filmed in someone’s real apartment rather than a sound studio.

TIPS FOR PARENTS:

There is a lot of texting, so viewers have to read the screen.
Talk of death.
Young kids will be bored because it’s about adults talking.

THEMES:

Quarantine during the current pandemic
Guilt
Loss
Creativity
Romance
Relationships
Truth
Boundaries
Second chances & taking chances

FUNNY LINES:

* “I hate me.” – Chase (Mason D. Davis)

INTERESTING LINES:

“I know I’m a failure in a lot of areas of my life but I don’t need to be reminded.” – Kenzie (Whitney Palmer)
“Defining moments aren’t always pretty. In fact, most of them are once you’ve hit rock bottom and have nowhere else to go.” – Chase (Mason D. Davis)