Parents' Guide to Falling

May gives a standout performance in this untraditional romcom about a love triangle involving best friends. Falling's Jack may be a player, but he's mostly up front about that fact. His character also subverts the idea that all conventionally attractive, high-earning men in romcoms are selfish jerks. He's a generous, attentive friend to both Johnny and their mutual bestie, Diana (Alex Jarrett), who's frankly cooler than both men. Johnny is a little too eager for anyone to be "the one," but he's also caring and doting, even to his ex.

But it's May's Jillian who makes Falling work. The Krisel brothers have fashioned not the stereotypical Millennial "manic pixie dream girl" of the mid-aughts but a charismatic, witty adventurer (both in life and in bed), a wandering soul who's looking for a place to put down roots. Given modern sensibilities and the characters' intimate bonds with one another, it's a bit surprising that the movie's screenplay doesn't veer into the realm of polyamory, opting instead for the traditional (and messy) complications of one woman loving two men who both want singular devotion. While Falling isn't the capital-R romance that some viewers might expect, the story offers a realistic exploration of the relationships that shape us, regardless of whether they go the distance.