Regretting You Review: Melodrama, Missteps, Committed Performances | JQJO

“Regretting You” is skewered as a wildly uneven melodrama that ricochets between earnest tragedy and oddball humor. Opening at a 2007 end-of-term party, with The Killers’ music figuring prominently, it tracks Morgan’s secret teen pregnancy, a 17-years-later family life, and daughter Clara’s meet-cute with Miller. A car crash kills Morgan’s husband and sister, revealing their years-long affair; Morgan hides the truth from Clara, triggering endurance-testing misunderstandings. The review salutes straight-faced turns by Allison Williams and Mckenna Grace, notes Clara’s Clueless-like wardrobe, and concludes the film leaves viewers unsure whether to laugh or cry.