A 43-year-old woman lies about her age and falls for a younger man but then breaks up with him to avoid telling him the truth and now twenty years later they are reunited and their romance rekindles, but he still doesn’t know her true age.
STORY COMMENTS
SALAD DAYS presents as a romantic comedy with a high-concept premise. The story has an appealing hook with the idea of a 43-year-old woman who lies about her age. She pretends to be 30 years old and then fall for an even younger man. The situation spirals out of control when they embark on a romantic relationship.
The script uses some of the elements that make for an engaging romantic comedy. This includes the idea of a woman challenged by love, a major deceit, and the threat of discovery, …show more content…
It explores themes about ageless love, the age gap between men and women, and society’s emphasis on looking youthful. The script sends the message that love has no boundaries. Women will certainly relate to the premise.
While the idea of a woman deceiving the man she loves about her age feels like a solid concept, the story would benefit from more development.
In a romantic comedy two major features have to be strong and compelling. The story has to have a strong romance, the couple has to share compelling chemistry and, the audience has to be convinced that the couple is in love and that they belong together.
In the first act, there’s some good chemistry when Valentino and Suzy initially meet with each other. While one isn’t fully convinced of their love, there’s potential to build it. Unfortunately, due to the structure in which they meet again 20 years later, the couple lacks the chemistry. The audience is never convinced they are in love or belong together. One reason for this is that the second act loses a bit of its focus when the story focuses more on Suzy and her job, versus her relationship with Valentino and her hiding her age from him. In fact, the idea of her deceit about her age fades until page 56, when she lies about being
STORY COMMENTS
SALAD DAYS presents as a romantic comedy with a high-concept premise. The story has an appealing hook with the idea of a 43-year-old woman who lies about her age. She pretends to be 30 years old and then fall for an even younger man. The situation spirals out of control when they embark on a romantic relationship.
The script uses some of the elements that make for an engaging romantic comedy. This includes the idea of a woman challenged by love, a major deceit, and the threat of discovery, …show more content…
It explores themes about ageless love, the age gap between men and women, and society’s emphasis on looking youthful. The script sends the message that love has no boundaries. Women will certainly relate to the premise.
While the idea of a woman deceiving the man she loves about her age feels like a solid concept, the story would benefit from more development.
In a romantic comedy two major features have to be strong and compelling. The story has to have a strong romance, the couple has to share compelling chemistry and, the audience has to be convinced that the couple is in love and that they belong together.
In the first act, there’s some good chemistry when Valentino and Suzy initially meet with each other. While one isn’t fully convinced of their love, there’s potential to build it. Unfortunately, due to the structure in which they meet again 20 years later, the couple lacks the chemistry. The audience is never convinced they are in love or belong together. One reason for this is that the second act loses a bit of its focus when the story focuses more on Suzy and her job, versus her relationship with Valentino and her hiding her age from him. In fact, the idea of her deceit about her age fades until page 56, when she lies about being