As a young girl, Natalie (Rebel Wilson) was enamoured by romantic comedies. That is until her mother (Jennifer Saunders with an Australian accent) explains to her that they are complete rubbish and life isn’t like that. But following an accident and a knock on the head Natalie finds herself stuck inside a romantic comedy.

Netflix latest original film is so knowingly cheesy that it can be confusing in moments when it appears to be genuinely bad. Is Liam Hemsworth’s accent meant to be bad in that scene? Is the editing meant to be giving me whiplash? It builds up enough good will that whether they were meant to be part of the joke or not, I was enjoying myself regardless.

Starting out in a particularly dingy New York, Natalie’s character quickly establishes the romantic comedy tropes that she’s learned to despise. Gay friend with no job, female work colleague who is in competition with her and musical numbers. And of course all of these will come to pass in her new technicolour New York after her accident. There are some very well observed moments. That date you organised without setting the actual location or time? How big an apartment can your average joe afford in New York?

In terms of performances it’s an interesting mix. Rebel Wilson plays exactly as all her other films. Adam Devine, her love interest in Pitch Perfect does the same. Liam Hemsworth as the dreamy millionaire has an odd Jekyll and Hyde performance. In the real world, he’s a rich American asshole. In the fantasy world he’s an Australian who spouts Buddhist proverbs. But his performance and accent are all over the place and I could not work out if he meant it or not! Betty Gilpin as the best friend turned enemy is wasted. Priyanka Chopra is fun as the love interest competition and Brandon Scott Jones is even more entertaining as the super gay best friend.

It’s biggest strengths are probably it’s visuals. The juxtaposition between real world and fantasy New York are great and the two musical numbers feature fun choreography, interesting editing and a roving camera.

Big cheesy fun for those who love romantic comedies and embrace their absurdity.