Longest Third Date Review: The Netflix documentary film is about two individuals, Khani Le and Matt Robertson. Directed by Brent Hodge, the docufilm also features a few of their friends. The documentary tells us the tale of Khani and Matt’s unusual and unexpected love story during the pandemic. The runtime is of 75 minutes approximately.
Netflix’s Longest Third Date Review Contains Mild Spoilers
In March 2020, the world came to a standstill because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The unforeseen lockdown affected millions of people, their lives, and their business worldwide. All modes of transport were shut (except for emergencies). Two individuals from New York, namely Khani Le and Matt Robertson, were unaware of how drastically their life will change.
A few days before the lockdown, Khani and Matt swiped right on each other on the dating app, Hinge. They had good first two dates. For their third date, the duo decided to be adventurous and take a few days’ trip to Costa Rica. The flights were cheap; they had plans to chill, get drunk, enjoy the sea and keep it casual. Little did they know life had some other plans.
In the Longest Third Date Netflix documentary, we learn how Khani’s best friend, Liz was not supportive of the trip as she was worried Matt would murder her friend. But Khani took the risk and went ahead with Matt. But the long weekend was the longest, most unplanned, and most unpredictable holiday. Khani and Matt had no choice but to live together. They spent a few days at the hotel, then lived at an Airbnb and explored other places in Costa Rica.
While the world was finding its way to live with the lockdown, Khani and Matt were finding ways to live with each other comfortably. They had good and bad days, and sometimes even worst days. The duo didn’t let their guard down easily. They tried to put an impression on each other for quite some time. But every time their stay got extended due to a cancelled flight, their real and vulnerable side came forward.
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We get to see many of their adventures, struggles, and cute and romantic moments captured on the camera. Matt Robertson, who aimed to be a vlogger, would record everything on his camera and upload it on his channel Movie Matt. Khani was not a fan of his influencer personality, but she eventually made peace with it. The duo spent 79 days together in a foreign land. But was falling in love easy for them? Well, you find out everything in the end.
The Netflix documentary Longest Third Date is a sweet watch. It doesn’t dramatise or exaggerate anything. Khani Le and Matt Robertson honestly talk about what they like and dislike about each other. They go through everything together as we see a live-in or married couple going on, including a pregnancy scare.
Longest Third Date Review: Final Thoughts
Overall, the new Netflix documentary film is worth watching. It shows us the raw and unexpected love amid the pandemic lockdown, where the world lost hope. Everyone wanted the pandemic to end and step out again without fearing the virus. But somewhere in Costa Rica, two people on their third date were waiting to return home. They did return to NYC but as completely different individuals.
The documentary film is now streaming on Netflix.
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