The Love Hypothesis

Pop Culture Happy Hour reviews the new Prime Video movie 'The Love Hypothesis,' based on Ali Hazelwood's bestselling novel. The film transplants the fake-dating romantic comedy trope into a Stanford STEM graduate program, starring Lili Reinhart as a graduate student and Tom Bateman as a prickly post-doc. The discussion considers whether this fresh academic setting breathes new life into the familiar premise, and explores the supporting character dynamics that set the plot in motion.