Review: The Swearing Jar is the Canadian rom-com success you didn’t see coming

What if you found the love of your life, and then found another one? That’s the superficial starting point for the new Canadian romantic-comedyThe script, by Kate Hewlett , announces its intention to disarm the moment we fade in, as a litany of filthy lyrics pours forth from the angel-faced, angel-voiced Carey , who’s put together a concert at a bar to celebrate her husband Simon’s 40th birthday.

The Swearing Jar gives the romantic comedy genre an indie spin, with writer Kate Hewlett's dialogue feeling fresh and clever.If this were a generic rom-com, these scenes would be squished into a sparkly, wordless montage, butgives the genre an indie spin. Hewlett is smart enough to know that if she has a character say, “It’s a rare and miraculous thing to find your one true soulmate,” then she better show us some specifics in why these two particular people click like no others.

But Carey is obviously drawn to Owen, too, and just as obviously pained about it. Smith is a tad too manic pixie dream boy for my taste, but it’s not a stretch to believe Carey would fall for him.

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