The kids are deeply engaged in the ages-old tradition of risking absolute public embarrassment in the hopes of finding the perfect partner with whom they can create their Prom dream. Jared Gilman as Cy Berger in the romantic comedy IT TAKES THREE, a GUNPOWDER & SKY release. One such new adaptation is director Scott Coffey’s It Takes Three, written by Logan Burdick and Blair Mastbaum, and starring Jared Gilman ( Moonrise Kingdom), David Gridley ( The Duff), Aurora Perrineau ( Jem and the Holograms), and Mikey Madison ( Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood), whose take on Rostand’s tragicomedy applies a modern sensibility mixed with a traditional teenage rom-com, creating an opportunity for significance in someone’s formative moment. Because of this, I’m constantly delighted to see other iterations made, each twisting or changing the tale to fit their vision of the universal story of love, loss, and personal acceptance. For instance, I cannot explain what prompted me to open the copy of Edmond Rostand’s 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac I found in my basement all those years ago, but I’ll never forget how that story made me feel. The point, as tangential as it may seem, is that the moment we look down on others for what they love or hate is the moment we forget that the things we love are special to us for a reason. There are as many people out there whose formative years are defined by songs “ Barbie Girl” by Aqua or “ I Want You” by Savage Garden, as much as there are by “ Let The River Run” by Carly Simon or “ Twist and Shout” by The Beatles.
The biggest reason to stop telling people what films they should love or hate is primarily due to its icky gatekeeping factor, but, secondarily, there’s no telling what people will connect to and when. “It Takes Three” adapts the story of “Cyrano de Bergerac” with an ‘80s rom-com swagger.īy Douglas Davidson on Septem Home › Reviews › “It Takes Three” adapts the story of “Cyrano de Bergerac” with an ‘80s rom-com swagger.
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