THE RIGHT KIND OF WRONG

Canada, 2013, 97 minutes, Colour.
Ryan Kwanten, Sara Canning, Will Sasso, Catherine O’ Hara
Directed by Jeremiah S.Chechik.

This is a Canadian romantic comedy, with a questionable hero. He is played with some charm by Australian Ryan Kwanten, or known best for television’s True Blood. He is an author who clashes with his publisher about editing, falls out with his wife, and she leaves him, setting up a blog which is immensely popular. He is the target of all her criticisms.

Meanwhile, he works as a dishwasher, glimpses a woman getting married and becomes infatuated, intruding into the wedding, beginning to stalk her, turning up at all times. The husband is wealthy, rather smug, and she wonders why she married him, eventually succumbing to the author’s attentions.

There is something cheery in the performances but some audiences wondered about the central character’s efforts to break up the marriage for his own love and satisfaction.

1. A variation on romantic comedies?

2. Canadian production, atmosphere, locations, the town, homes, the weddings, the countryside, the score?

3. The title, as applied to Leo and his behaviour?

4. The introduction to Leo, author, clashing with his publisher about the editing, yet his friendship? His wife, the clashes, her being upset, leaving, setting up the blog, the criticisms of her husband, the popularity of the blog, people identifying Leo through the blog? Her writing the book, publishing it?

5. Leo’s life, writing, dishwashing in the restaurant kitchen, the Indian friend and their conversations?

6. The wedding, Leo watching, the glimpse of Collette, falling in love, infatuation, going to the wedding, is intruding, as a guest, stalking, the meetings with her, with her husband?

7. Collette, the decision to marry, her mother’s adverse comments, her husband, his friend, the lifestyle, smug? The marriage, love, Collette wanting to preserve the marriage?

8. Leo, continually turning up, pratfalls and accidents, the husband and fights, the court?

9. Leo’s wife, her return, the change, his own self-image? The interactions with the publisher?

10. Collette’s husband, the differences, lifestyle and expectations, the leaving, the connections with the Leo? Her decision and the consequences, for Leo
and herself?