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The Wrong Paris follows a Texas girl named Dawn (Miranda Cosgrove) who can’t afford art school in Paris. She joins a reality television dating show she believes is set there. However, she soon discovers the show actually takes place in Paris, Texas. She tries to get eliminated but unexpectedly falls in love with the bachelor, Trey.

The Wrong Paris is a fantastic film that is far better than many comedies released in recent years. It’s packed with laughs from start to finish, featuring plenty of innuendo and inappropriate jokes that actually land well. The humour is great with lots of funny moments and scenes. What makes the movie stand out is its surprisingly strong storyline. There’s more depth than you might expect, with a few twists along the way that keep things interesting.

The romantic elements are woven in nicely without taking away from the fun. One of the most clever things about ‘The Wrong Paris’, is how much it feels like a blend between Love Island and a Netflix reality interactive phone game. From the characters’ reactions to seeing their new homes – complete with high-pitched squeals and dramatic expressions – to the way certain scenes are filmed to linger on bodies and looks, it mirrors the reality TV aesthetic perfectly. The mix of comedy, romance, and that glossy, drama-filled reality TV vibe makes it both unique and fun to watch while the drama is very much like playing a Netflix story game.

Miranda Cosgrove is fantastic in this film and has great chemistry with both Madison Pettis and Pierson Fode. Dawn is an interesting character sometimes I liked her sometimes I thought she overreacted or could have handled things better. Saying that I loved how sometimes  Dawn was badass, for example, there is one scene where she pushes and arm locks a guy out of the bar and then steps on him so he can’t escape. Pierson Fode as Trey is very stylish and cool but he also has some comedic moments. While Madison Pettis as Lexi is great at acting like the mean bully girl but she does it in a subtle way to be less obvious.

I also liked the outfits in this film the girls wore skirts and cowboy boots and the boys also wore badass cowboy boots I believe most were the same or very similar to the girls which I thought was cool and rare to see. A sparkly white dress at the end of the film made Dawn look perfect but I believe that was the intention and fit well with the story. 

I did find some of the cowboy accents of characters to be put-on/not done well, it was of course in order to fit with the Texas setting, although was a little bit annoying.  I also wish there had been an explanation for how Dawn knew self-defence and fighting skills and it felt like a missed opportunity not to expand on her badass moments in the film.

Overall The Wrong Paris is a fantastic film with an amazing cast and lots of laughs to be had. One of the better Netflix comedies and I hope we see more like this in the future. 4 ⭐️