This year marks the ten-year anniversary of the film ‘The F Word’ (also known as ‘What If’ in the U.S.), my favorite movie of all time. In celebration, I spoke with writer and executive producer Elan Mastai and also flew to Toronto to visit filming locations.
1:43 A quick refresher on the movie
4:36 The origins of the film
17:02 In defense of the romantic comedy
23:47 What I like about the movie
36:41 Burning questions and nitpicks
1:03:50 Why didn’t the movie do better?
1:12:08 Final thoughts
Special thanks to my dear friend Marissa Melnyk for playing tour guide on my trip to Toronto.
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