This was adorable! Fluffy, clean, and brief, like a chick flick.
The plot was sort of unique (though I guess none of them are all that unique): Adam wants his Jewish mom to stop bugging him to find a good Jewish girl, and so he tells his mom that he’s seeing someone. His mom presses him on the girl’s identity, and the name that pops out of his mouth is that of his childhood friend, from whom he’s been more or less estranged. Years ago, Adam’s family became suddenly wealthy, and (their perspective): he no longer wanted anything to do with his childhood friends. From his perspective, he was trying to navigate a brand new world, and by the time he returned, they no longer had time for him and had moved on. But he never quite forgot Sarah, and has always wondered what might have happened, if. But to keep his mom from finding out the truth, he has to approach Sarah again, and ask her to do him the favor of showing up to his mom’s Hanukkah party as his date, and playing along.
Sarah, meanwhile, has also never forgotten Adam, but is very suspicious of his motives at first. It doesn’t take her long to fall for him, but she thinks that he’s going to vanish and break her heart. He, meanwhile, thinks this might be their second chance.
The story style goes back and forth between their perspectives. It manages to be sweet without being at all sappy.
My rating: *****
