A New Leaf

Adapted into a stage musical Female director Female screenwriter Bad date/bad date montage (blind or otherwise) Character reading and/or referring to a self-help book(s) Love triangle Male eye-candy Road trip Shopping montage Weak female protagonist(s) Wedding(s)/wedding planning/wedding crashing Woman makes a fool of herself at work Based on a book (written by someone other than Jane Austen, Terry McMillan, or Nicholas Sparks) or newspaper column One or more scenes featuring a rowboat or canoe Primary love interests lying to each other/keeping a major secret(s) from each other Sage advice delivered by parent, best friend, token black character, boss, landlord/lady, homeless person, etc.