'Too Much' Movie Review: Lena Dunham's Romantic Comedy Shows Women In Love Can Do Anything

In Netflix's romantic comedy series, Too Much 'Jessica' a.k.a Megan Stalter is shown to be a woman being too much in and out of love. The emotion of love is a feeling where all seems correct, but an ugly breakup can turn the tables and make a woman cold. 'Jessica' is shown to have a breakup, and her boyfriend is shown to be dating an Instagram influencer. 'Jessica' has been known to fantasise about a good love story in England and can go to any length to fulfil the same. She is shown to be someone who can run errands for her partner to make him happy.

Plot of Too Much is filled with intense drama and focuses on what a heartbreak can do

'Jessica', after her breakup, is seen stalking her boyfriend until she gets an offer from London as a producer for a Christmas ad. Her sister, Lena Dunham, co-creator of the show, mom, Rita Wilson and her grandmother, Rhea Perlman, are tired of 'Jessica' licking her wounds. 'Jessica' wants to live this experience, and in London, she meets 'Felix' (Will Sharpe) and they get into a situationship which is weird. They are shown trying to navigate through their relationship challenges. Will they have something serious, given their messy pasts? Will 'Jess' fantasy of a London-based love story come true? You need to watch the show to find your answers.

As seen in the show, 'Jess' is also shown to be jealous of her ex's new girlfriend, 'Wendy', whose role has been essayed by Emily Ratajkowski. She is shown to be jealous of the woman who took away her love, and also hates her online presence. The romantic comedy genre comedy show does not try to fix someone's belief of what a broken relationship looks like. The plot of the show beautifully shows the lives of 'Jessica' and 'Felix', and is not just women-centric. 'Felix' is sultry and thinks himself too old to be in a band, and is shown to have an unhappy childhood and a strained relationship with his parents.

What actually works in Too Much

The show focuses on how the life of an influencer online and offline is different, not aesthetic, but unpredictable. The concept of stalking those you hurt works best for the genre. Happiness of the couple in the show stems from their personalities rather than the external environment. Lena, who has directed most of the series, has shown that physical intimacy in a relationship can be embarrassing at times but is also important. The show does not have a typical storytelling of therapy working in strained relationships.

What does not work for Too Much?

The supporting characters in Too Much are seen having a lot of conversations that do not have any aim. 'Jessica' is seen oversharing about her UTIs and her sexual preferences. She is bold but hates the term, 'Actually, I’m a work in progress.' Now, 'Jess' and 'Wendy' are shown to have varied body types, but 'Jess' is never seen talking about not being loved. There are some conspicuous traps that Too Much avoids along the way. The supporting characters, such as Richard E. Grant playing the boss to 'Jess', Naomi Watts as his wife to Andrew Rannells playing Jess' brother-in-law, do not create much of an impact. Critics on social media have given the show 2.5-3/5 ratings.

What are your views on Netflix's romantic comedy series, Too Much?

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