‘Love at First Sight’ adds up to Netflix’s latest easy-to-like (not love) romance

Netflix spends a lot of money on prestigious Oscar bait, but its subscriber/viewership numbers probably owe as much to the light romances that the service spits out with regularity. Add “Love at First Sight” to that column, playing like a slightly darker fairy tale — rom without much com — about the odds against finding your soulmate, filtered through one of the young lovers’ preoccupation with math.

​CNN.com – RSS Channel Netflix spends a lot of money on prestigious Oscar bait, but its subscriber/viewership numbers probably owe as much to the light romances that the service spits out with regularity. Add “Love at First Sight” to that column, playing like a slightly darker fairy tale — rom without much com — about the odds against finding your soulmate, filtered through one of the young lovers’ preoccupation with math. 

Read More Netflix spends a lot of money on prestigious Oscar bait, but its subscriber/viewership numbers probably owe as much to the light romances that the service spits out with regularity. Add “Love at First Sight” to that column, playing like a slightly darker fairy tale — rom without much com — about the odds against finding your soulmate, filtered through one of the young lovers’ preoccupation with math. 

 

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