Prime Video’s Relationship Goals might heart on office rivalry between exes, however for artists-turned-“dawgs” Kelly Rowland and Method Man, the guts of the story shines a highlight on a troublesome reality; generally the particular person you conflict with most is definitely “all you’ll want to get by.”
While chatting with BOSSIP’s Managing Editor Dani Canada, that stress got here into focus amid a buzzing of Method Man and Mary J. Blige’s 1995 classic, which truly underscores how Leah Caldwell (Kelly) and Jarrett Roy (Method Man) fail to acknowledge simply how a lot they nonetheless depend on each other, not solely romantically, however professionally.
“No, I feel one among them does [realize that],” Method Man interjected with amusing about Leah and Jarrett presumably being unaware of simply how important they’re to one another.
Throughout the movie, the 2 characters push one another. Leah’s push is extra career-centered, whereas Jarrett’s push is for atonement after his womanizing methods drew him and Leah aside.
When requested what audiences can take away from watching two rivals pressured to coexist in the identical place can take away from the movie, Method Man and Kelly brazenly supplied their opinions.
“That is a million-dollar query proper there,” mentioned Meth. “You have a look at the larger image of why you’re all there after which try to give attention to that. Quite a lot of instances, individuals on the workspace don’t need that to return house with them. They’re not associates as soon as you allow the workplace constructing. You could be cordial — ‘Hey, the way you doing?’ — however that doesn’t imply you realize them exterior of labor. It’s doable. It’s positively doable. But love within the workplace? I’m not the kind of person who feels prefer it’ll work.”
Kelly famous that for Leah, regardless of how a lot he would possibly “want” Jarrett to develop professionally, the formidable information producer has her limits.
“Boundaries are an actual factor,” she mentioned. “How will it have an effect on the house that I’m in? How will I present up completely different?”
That push-and-pull is central to Relationship Goals, which flips the normal rom-com dynamic by inserting profession ambition entrance and heart.
Produced by DeVon Franklin, the movie follows Leah (Rowland), a pointy, pushed tv producer on the point of changing into the primary lady to run New York’s prime morning present. Just because the promotion seems inside attain, her ex, Jarrett (Method Man), reenters her life, and the competitors, claiming he’s a modified man due to the knowledge of Pastor Michael Todd’s bestselling e-book Relationship Goals: How to Win at Dating, Marriage, and Sex, which impressed the movie.
Throughout the movie, music turns into a playful metaphor for Leah and Jarrett’s unresolved connection and chemistry. At one level, Jarrett even makes use of music and his private playllist to push Leah to her restrict.
When requested what music Leah would placed on her personal playlist for Jarrett, Kelly informed BOSSIP that she’d select “Complicated,” the observe she and Method Man collaborated on for the movie, produced by Jack Dine.
“I’d select our new music, ‘Complicated,’ as a result of that’s precisely what it’s,” she mentioned. “Their state of affairs is difficult. Their hearts are difficult. Their thought processing is difficult. People are difficult. Situations are difficult. Relationships are difficult.”
Method Man agreed, calling “All I Need” the plain decide from his personal catalog, whereas additionally suggesting Nas’ “If I Ruled the World” as one other match for Jarrett’s (egregiously aggravating) however assured habits.
“But I like ‘Complicated,’” he added. “That’s a great one proper there.”
Behind the scenes, the dynamic between Kelly and Method Man proved simply as very important as their on-screen rivalry. Asked whether or not it was extra enjoyable enjoying adversaries or reluctant allies, Kelly informed BOSSIP that she favored scenes the place they have been at ecah others’ throats.
“I cherished the rival. It was so enjoyable.”
Method Man echoed the sentiment and added that their actual connection was solid off digicam.
“Behind the scenes, that’s my dawg proper there,” he informed BOSSIP. “Period.”
Kelly went on to reward Method Man as a scene accomplice, recalling a pivotal chemistry learn that bought her on the collaboration.
“I believed, ‘Method Man is gone. I simply noticed Jarrett,’” she mentioned. “He was susceptible. He confirmed up understanding all of the traces, feeding me the vitality I wanted, even when it wasn’t his shot. I don’t take that evenly. He was actually beneficiant with the house.”
Method Man returned the admiration.
“You’re solely nearly as good as your dance accomplice. And she bought the rhythm.”
Directed by Emmy-winning filmmaker Linda Mendoza, with a screenplay by Laura Lekkos and earlier drafts by Michael Elliot and Cory Tynan, Relationship Goals additionally stars Robin Thede, Annie Gonzalez, Dennis Haysbert, and Matt Walsh. The movie is govt produced by Rowland, Bart Lipton and Todd underneath the Amazon MGM Studios banner.
Relationship Goals premiered Feb. 4 on Prime Video.
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