‘WORTH THE WAIT’ REVIEW: LANA CANDOR RETURNS TO UNIQUE ROMANCE
A multi character romance flick, Worth the Wait is cute.
Worth the Wait (2025) Tubi Film Review
In the states for business is Kai (Ross Butler), a managing partner who happens to be in a rideshare in what ends up being the worst night of their lives for a young couple needing the hospital. While here, he unexpectedly meets Leah (Lana Condor), a nurse with whom he immediately shares a connection with. Teresa (Karene Ka-Yan Lam) and husband, Nathan (Osric Chau) experience a stillbirth which devastates them both.
But time moves on, slowly, that time starts to heal wounds and spark a new love story. The couple tries again while Kai, despite not living in Seattle, and Leah continue to form a bond during their rare and stolen magical time together. Elsewhere, the story also tells one of teen romance and a celebrity romance between an actress and her director ex.
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This film follows the same patterns we see from many other movies, but it’s still charming and sweet. It’s a bit harried and challenging to follow the plot because of all of the characters, and yet the film is still quite charming. The primary thing I like about the film is that we see Lana Candor again in something. It’s been a while since she appeared in something cute and fun like this, which probably goes back to the To All the Boys Netflix trilogy. I also really like Ross Butler in this, too!
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Described as a “multi-generational” story, Worth the Wait has charm, yes, but also some depth and serious emotion that looks at loss. The cast is pretty good too and has some familiar and not-so-familiar faces playing these characters. The story, as the commentary tells us, asks, what about all the in between of a story? Why do we care about only the beginning and ending? The film is all about periods of waiting and what that looks like, the questions we ask and the beauty we find in reaching the “end” of the wait.
While there are headlines touting the return of the rom-com, a category I am sure Worth the Wait would be put in, this and others featuring with that tag don’t really fit that title well. It’s not because the film isn’t good, but rather because it’s not really a romantic comedy. Sure, there are romantic gestures and moments, but the film, like many others we try to call a “rom-com,” has a great deal of emotion and even tears. There is heartbreak and we have to walk that with these characters who we grow to admire.
At the end of the day, Worth the Wait is heartwarming and fortunately, it does understand the meaning of a happy ending, which is something I am grateful for.
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Content: This one has a TV-PG rating and is relatively wholesome. There is loss and we see, though not graphic, the aftermath and devastation of that. There are some kisses and making out.
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