Culture 3 min read By Trevor Kendall
Chloë Grace Moretz Stars in Romantic Comedy Love Language
Chloë Grace Moretz leads Joey Power's romantic comedy Love Language, a film that pairs old-school romance conventions with a Gen-Z setting and a ghostwriting premise.
Chloë Grace Moretz stars in Love Language, a romantic comedy from writer-director Joey Power that updates a classic romantic formula for a younger audience. The film follows Lou, an aspiring author whose lucrative side work is ghostwriting wedding vows for other people, a job that leaves her skilled at expressing love on behalf of others while struggling to find it for herself.
The film is built around a love triangle that brings Anthony Ramos and Manny Jacinto into Lou's orbit. Isabel May, Lukas Gage and Billie Lourd round out the cast. Power, who wrote and directed the film, has crafted a story that leans on the familiar pleasures of the genre, including misunderstandings, sharp banter and the slow reveal of who Lou really wants, while placing those beats within contemporary dating habits and social media-era anxieties.
Critics who have reviewed the film have pointed to its blend of traditional and modern sensibilities as its central appeal. Variety's review frames the movie against a broader debate about Gen-Z romance, noting that current discussions often describe the generation as socially progressive but more conservative in its romantic and sexual habits. The review observes that such nuance has been slow to reach mainstream screen portrayals of Zoomer romance, which have largely relied on established templates from earlier decades. Love Language, by that account, is an attempt to combine those older structures with the texture of younger lives.
Reaction from other outlets has been similarly positive about Moretz's performance. One user review on Reddit described the film as a top-shelf romantic comedy that is smart and sweet, praising Moretz and the film's central premise. The praise centers on the way the script uses Lou's profession as a metaphor for emotional honesty, asking what it costs a person to speak fluently about love for everyone except themselves.
The film's soundtrack has also drawn attention. Deadline published a rundown of the songs featured in Love Language, which range from Daddy Yankee to Royel Otis and include tracks by Chappell Roan and Haim. The music is an important part of the film's tone, reinforcing its contemporary setting and helping to establish the mood of its romantic set pieces.
Love Language premiered at the 2026 SXSW film festival before arriving in select theaters and on digital and video-on-demand platforms. Distributed by Vertical, the film is now available to audiences beyond the festival circuit, offering a light, polished entry in a genre that has repeatedly been asked to prove its relevance to younger viewers. Whether the movie succeeds in that aim will likely depend on how audiences respond to its mix of familiar comedy and newer cultural references.
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