Luckily, many of the plot’s maudlin pitfalls are greatly mitigated by the film’s utterly infectious leading lady. Emilia Clarke’s performance is winningly immersed in charming gawkiness and heartfelt sincerity while sporting a deliriously kitschy wardrobe heavy on eye-popping primary colors and loud butterfly prints.
So much so, it might put you in mind of when you first witnessed the blinding incandescence of Julia Roberts’ widescreen-ready smile or the delicate allure of Keira Knightley’s cameo-locket features.