Film Review: THE THREESOME (2025): Chad Hartigan’s Comedy Touches the Heart with Warm and Tender Moments
The Threesome Review
The Threesome (2025) Film Review, a movie directed by Chad Hartigan, written by Ethan Ogilby and starring Zoey Deutch, Jonah Hauer-King, Ruby Cruz, Jaboukie Young-White, Josh Segarra, Robert Longstreet, Arden Myrin, Kristin Slaysman, Allan McLeod, Julia Sweeney, Tommy Do, Laura Shatkus, Vivian Norman, Rivver Manen, Gary Newton and Rose Lane Sanfilippo.
Some movies can feel lightweight at first and then, a little bit at a time, grow on the viewer until the film can ultimately end up becoming a real contender. Such is the case with the humorous and touching film directed by Chad Hartigan, The Threesome. What seemed to be a predictable story becomes something much more interesting than one would expect from the early scenes of the film.
This movie is carried by three likable performances. Zoey Deutch and Jonah Hauer-King star as a couple who may or may not want to be together. Well, Hauer-King’s Connor Blake definitely wants to be with Deutch’s Olivia Capitano, a waitress, but if the pair figured out they were made for one another, this movie would be 15-minutes long. Ruby Cruz, an absolutely delightful actress, plays Jenny Brooks, a young woman who is grad student who participates in a “threesome” with Connor and Olivia one eventful night. As a result of this interaction, all three of their lives will never be the same.
While the whole idea of a threesome can feel dated, the premise employed here is absolutely hysterical in its execution. These three central characters form a real bond during the opening scenes of the film. If The Threesome has a flaw, it’s that the connection that the three main characters seem to initially have gets lost in the shuffle as the female characters ultimately compete for Connor’s affections with wildly unusual results that are, fortunately, satisfying in their resolutions.
Deutch seems to have taken cues for her role from Kat Dennings’ “2 Broke Girls” character. Deutch sounds a lot like Dennings, and Olivia’s humor seems to mirror Dennings’ work on the once hugely popular show almost to a science. If this is purely coincidental, then that marks a truly funny situation that is no fault of Deutch who eventually creates a very sympathetic, if confused, character in the likable Olivia.
Ruby Cruz is perfectly cast as the sweet and inexperienced Jenny who jumps at an opportunity for human companionship with sometimes disappointing results afterwards. Cruz adds a lot of depth to her characterization as Jenny seeks a partnership with Connor who has more or less promised his heart to the wildly unpredictable Olivia. Also well-cast is Jaboukie Young-White as Greg, Connor’s gay friend who goes along with Connor’s crazy situation with very humorous results thanks to Greg’s witty humor.
This film has a fine supporting cast too. Robert Longstreet ably plays Paul, Jenny’s working-class dad while the real scene-stealer becomes Julia Sweeney as the mom who wants the best for Connor who finds himself in an unusual situation when at least one of his threesome participants becomes pregnant with his baby. Sweeney gets some big laughs here and is totally believable in the role and Longstreet is plausible in the performance of his part as well.
Jonah Hauer- King creates believable romantic chemistry with his two stars. Of course, Deutch and Hauer-King play the pair we’d like to see together and the reason the film works is because of the dynamic between these two stars’ characters and their playful interaction. This is a warm, tender film that never truly feels manipulative because it flows from scene-to-scene so naturally thanks to the charisma of the cast.
The Threesome has some moving plot developments as it poses the question of what one would do when faced with an unusual dilemma like the one the film proposes. Can being torn between two potential futures really be that complicated? In this film, the answer is a resounding ‘yes.’ Deutch manages to bring heart to her damaged character and Hauer-King and Cruz also create three dimensional human beings with genuine feelings that come to life on-screen with results that can also be tear-jerking at times.
That being said, The Threesome is, above all else, a romantic comedy and it scores as one many times over. One can thank the likability factor of the stars who all probably know they’re making a movie that is ultimately going to be fun and life-affirming despite its dramatic moments. I liked the film’s unpredictability factor the most. Just when you think you know where the story is headed, the picture throws a curve ball that takes the plot in a different direction than was expected. Plus, we need upbeat movies like this right now to appreciate the complexities of everyday life and the genuine power of human interactions. I’m happy I saw it.
Rating: 7.5/10
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