“Where are you from?” We’ve all heard that requisite question several times and over when we’ve been on a Tinder or Bumble date. Now Match.com, with the help of Deadpool’s Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort production company, has taken that question to new depths in a new spot that features — Satan going on a date with… 2020.
It’s truly a match made in Hell.
The 1:27 minute film begins with the title “11 months ago” with a sullen Satan – looking a lot like Tim Curry’s Lord of Darkness from Ridley Scott’s Legend – receiving a notification that he has actually matched with someone. And the perfect match for Lucifer – the personification of a hot 2020.
After matching the terrible two set off together, to a sneak peek of Taylor Swift’s latest tune “Love Story,” causing mayhem and misery as possible while doing things the rest of us haven’t been able to, like work out at the gym, go to stadiums, enjoy fresh air and go to the theater. After stealing rolls and rolls of toilet paper and watch hellfire rain down on earth, the happy couple… well watch below:
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While 2020 doesn’t seem like a year we should poke fun at for fear of retribution in 2021, we really do need to release some steam and have a chuckle. This spot does just that.
The new effort from Match.com also proves there truly is someone out there for everyone!
Colin Costello is the West Coast Editor of Reel 360. Contact him at colin@reel360.com or follow him on Twitter at @colinthewriter1
