Upgraded Review | A Throwback to Romantic Comedy Comfort Movies
Upgraded, not to be confused with Leigh Whannel’s 2018 R-rated action movie Upgrade, is the latest entry from Prime Video as their major Valentine’s Day weekend tie-in. Starting in 2021 with the release of The Map of Tiny Perfect Things, the streamer has released yearly romance movies as a viewing option for couples over the romantic holiday that in the past likely would have been mid-budget theatrical releases. These have yielded mixed results, from 2022’s delightfully funny I Want You Back to the well-intentioned but tonally confused Somebody I Used to Know in 2023. Upgraded feels like a classic 1990s romantic comedy but with a millennial/Gen-Z twist in both good and bad ways.