Movie review
December 21, 2023 · 103 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Anyone But You is a 2023 romantic comedy starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell. After a great first date turns sour, the pair pretend to be a couple at a destination wedding in Australia to dodge family pressure and ex drama. The film is a loose, modern update of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing with R-rated humor, steamy scenes, and a focus on personal attraction and misunderstandings. No woke, identity-driven, political, or social-justice elements appear in the story, marketing, or public discussion.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Anyone But You.
Woke representation / casting
Standard modern supporting cast with natural ethnic mix that fits a contemporary U.S. and Australian wedding setting; no audience-visible signaling, quotas, or mismatched casting.
Woke political dialogue
No political, activist, or ideological dialogue appears in the script or performances.
Identity-driven story themes
Core story centers on romance, jealousy, family expectations, and personal growth with zero identity politics or representation messaging.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Light comedy with no modern activist framing of patriarchy, gender roles, capitalism, or social institutions.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant; loose Much Ado About Nothing update with no reported ideological alterations to source material.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No anti-woke or right-leaning complaints exist about DEI, identity politics, or activist messaging; coverage stayed focused on rom-com quality and stars.
Creator track record context
Key creatives maintain mainstream commercial comedy careers with no repeated activist, identity-driven, or social-justice patterns; cached low scores for other crew align with this.
Production
