Sydney Sweeney Basks in Glee as ‘Anyone But You’ Evokes Positive Reactions From Fans

Published 12/23/2023, 10:49 AM EST

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In the long run of entertainment, Hollywood comes across as a beautiful confluence of stories, music, and cinematography. The giant mill of its production table sees a sea of projects enter and leave the doors. While some go on to climb the charts and become blockbusters, others get lost beneath the high waves of expectations. Looking to balance its footing and land itself in a year largely defined by big-ticket drama and sci-fi, Anyone But You brought along the colors of a true romantic comedy alongside Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell.

The hotly anticipated flick which landed to much fanfare also evoked a swarm of responses and reviews from its audience. Taking to her Instagram stories, Sydney Sweeney shared some of the most trending TikTok skits on reactions. Fans could hardly set their step in the right direction after walking out of the theaters as the deluge of romance dragged them in. The 26-year-old actress hardly shied away from webbing a bunch of such applauses to her stories.

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Anyone But You landed in theaters on December 22. However, despite the Euphoria actress’ shedding light on the positivity, there were also constructive criticisms. The Glen Powell starrer stood on a 49% critical score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 6.5/10 on IMDb. Moreover, while fans largely resonated with the idea of an edgy comedy being thrown at them with tantalizing romance sprinkled all over it, many felt a more convincing story would have sweetened the deal.

Contrary to top critics, the audience gave the movie a solid 84% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, making it very eligible for a rewatch. Along the lines, the movie made $1.2 million in previews and stood poised to collect over $7 million over the weekend. In the meantime, the breakthrough song from the movie, ‘Unwritten’, which played during a pivotal sequence, took the Internet by storm.

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Along the lines, fans took to social media to share their experience of the narrative and it came across as largely hopeful.

Anyone But You evokes positive audience reactions to Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell’s chemistry

Audiences, critics, and social media in general, stood largely appreciative of Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell showcasing a brilliant couple on screen. Despite Powell’s interpretation of “chemistry” and Sweeney shutting down any dating rumors, their performance stood out. Several fans reported a feeling of genuine heart-warmth radiating off the pair and the story. Fun moments and a balance of romance and comedy both found praise and feedback.

The hallowed chemistry comes out on top.

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After concluding her year with romance blooming all over, Sydney Sweeney stands footed to come swinging by theaters in Madame Web in February. Helming the role of the first-ever Spider-woman aka Julia Carpenter, the actress hopes to fill in big shoes. Soon after, she also is to land in a psychological thriller in summer with Immaculate. The movie would once again pitch her in familiar lines to her Euphoria and The White Lotus role. All in all, a major foray into Hollywood awaits the Spokane actress.

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Imteshal Karim

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Imteshal Karim is a Hollywood News reporter at NetflixJunkie. With a penchant for writing in multiple forms, he is a published writer with his works published in anthologies. A star at his college’s writing competitions, he loves telling a good story and hopes to tell impactful ones about the unexplored side of the Entertainment industry.

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