![]() ![]() They even, for no reason, take a tram that crosses the East River between Manhattan and Roosevelt Island, looking into each other’s eyes. ![]() They hit the Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Natural History, because, after all, she’s a girl who likes stars and thinks the sun is underappreciated. ![]() ![]() In a brief, intriguing culture-clash episode, Natasha meets Daniel’s belligerent older brother and his father, who insults her by suggesting she could use some hair relaxer.īut she and Daniel never stay put for long. That episode begins with an utterly unnecessary montage of the neighborhood, complete with a glimpse of the Apollo Theater marquee. She even meets his family because an errand takes him to the business they own, a store selling black hair-care products in Harlem. Together, Natasha and Daniel go through a day of hopes and reversals, of canceled and rescheduled appointments. That Chinatown setting is the first sign of how much director Ry Russo-Young ( Before I Fall, Nobody Walks) and cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw ( Teen Spirit, Palo Alto) will rely on the city backdrop, and how intrusive it will become. He avoids a stalker-y meeting by saving her from stepping in front of a speeding car, and she agrees to let him try to persuade her that love is real. Daniel follows Natasha into the subway, down to Chinatown, past restaurants and streets crowded with food stands and delivery people on bikes. ![]()
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