Though "R"-rated comedies enjoyed a resurgence in the first decade of the 2000s, those films have largely gone moribund over the last 15 years or so. 2023's Anyone But You attempted to give the genre a shot in the arm.

When they "meet cute" in a coffee shop, Bea (Sydney Sweeney) and Ben (Glen Powell) embark on a terrific first date. However, due to mutual misunderstandings, this quickly goes sour.

It turns out they share acquaintances, and that means they get stuck together when they head to Australia for the wedding of Bea's sister Halle (Hadley Robinson) and Ben's friend Claudia (Alexandra Shipp). Still bitter, the former lovers need to deal with each other - and perhaps rekindle their prior flame.

"Perhaps" being my attempt to avoid spoilers for a movie that seems tough to spoil. While I won't divulge the ending, c'mon - we all know where this story will go.

And not just because You takes Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing as inspiration. Even without that connection, we'd find many familiar and predictable character and plot arcs here.

Which I don't view as a crime. A well-trodden narrative can still work fine if told well.

You does... okay in that regard. While it keeps us with it, I can’t claim the film does anything special.

Director Will Gluck returns to his “roots” with You, as he made his bones via “R”-rated comedies such as Easy A and Friends With Benefits. He detoured into family fare via flicks like the Annie remake and two Peter Rabbit films.

Despite his initial affinity for “R”-rated fare, those “PG” movies worked surprisingly well and better than the more perfunctory You. Still, Gluck manages to handle this update on Shakespeare mostly well.

Again, at no point does You threaten to become especially memorable. It drags too much at times and doesn’t find anything particularly clever along the way.

Still, Gluck brings acceptable life to the project. He musters a good air of friskiness to the material and holds together the various characters in a satisfying manner.

Although I don’t think Sweeney or Powell boast great acting chops, they look great and they demonstrate string chemistry. Given that rom-coms live or die on the connections between the leads, this becomes a crucial factor.

Ultimately Anyone But You does what it needs to do as a rom-com. No wheels get reinvented but the final product brings reasonable entertainment.

Anyone But You appears in an aspect ratio of 2.39:1 on this 4K UHD Disc. A native 4K production, the Dolby Vision image looked terrific.

Sharpness satisfied, with nary a sliver of unintentional softness. The movie consistently seemed accurate and well-defined.

The image lacked shimmering or jaggies, and it also demonstrated no edge haloes. Print flaws remained absent as well.

For the most part, the presentation presented an amber and teal palette, though not to an obnoxious degree. The disc executed them in an appropriate manner, and HDR added heft to the tones.

Blacks looked dark and dense, while shadows felt smooth and concise. HDR brought extra oomph to whites and contrast. I thought we got a well-rendered transfer.

Downconverted to Dolby TrueHD 7.1, the Dolby Atmos soundtrack of Anyone But You mainly came to life during scenes on the ocean or in clubs as well as one with fireworks. Those used all the channels in a moderately involving manner.

Other sequences became less dynamic, but they added some useful information. Though I couldn’t find anything exciting in these moments, the soundfield worked for the film.

Audio quality satisfied, with dialogue that came across as natural and concise. Music showed nice range and warmth.

Effects didn’t have much to do, but they stayed accurate and lacked distortion. I thought the mix suited the story.

When we move to extras, we start with an audio commentary from writer/director Will Gluck and actors Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell. All three sit together for a running, screen-specific view of story and characters, cast and performances, sets and locations, and various anecdotes from the shoot.

When I get a commentary for a rom-com, I don’t expect much more than some light banter, happy talk and a few mildly useful production thoughts. That becomes the case here, so we find a listenable but not especially intriguing track from Gluck and the actors.

Two featurettes follow, and He Said She Said goes for four minutes, one second. It involves Gluck, Sweeney, Powell, and actors Alexandra Shipp, Rachel Griffiths, Bryan Brown, Michelle Hurd, GaTa, Dermot Mulroney, Joe Davidson, Charlee Fraser, and Darren Barnet.

The reel looks at story/characters, cast and performances, and Gluck’s impact on the production. We get a lot of fluff and not much substance.

Everyone Down Under spans three minutes, four seconds. We hear from Powell, GaTa, Shipp, Brown, Barnet, Sweeney, Davidson, Mulroney, Gluck, Hurd, Fraser, Griffiths and actor Hadley Robinson.

We get thoughts about shooting in Australia as well as the connections among the cast and crew. Like “Said”, it delivers little more than happy talk.

With Outtakes & Bloopers, we get a three-minute, 10-second compilation of goofs and giggles. Nothing particularly amusing results.

Three Deleted Scenes occupy a total of one minute, 37 seconds. The vast majority of that comes from a wedding dance sequence so all of the three seem superfluous.

Along with both “Green Band” and “Red Band” trailers, Marketing Materials provides two segments: “ASMR Pickup Lines” (1:11) and “Aussie Snacks” (2:15). Both offer fairly clever ways to sell the film.

As a reworking of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, Anyone But You follows a predictable arc and doesn’t bring a whole lot new to the table. Nonetheless, its leads connect well and the movie comes with just enough charm to make it a fairly enjoyable rom-com. The 4K UHD boasts excellent visuals, acceptable audio and a decent mix of supplements. Anyone But You never dazzles but it offers a likable tale.