Valentine's Day is this month, so it's officially rom-com season. Which means we're about to see countless meet-cutes, maybe some enemies-to-lovers relationships, and A LOT of big romantic gestures.
Usually, a character performs a big romantic gesture either to apologize for something they did in order to win their partner back or they're trying to woo them in the first place.
A lot of the time, they're actually pretty romantic and sweet. But sometimes — especially in older films — they're not. They're either super cringey and embarrassing for everyone involved, go waaay too far, or they're just the bare minimum.
So here are nine big romantic gestures from movies that are actually impressive, and seven that are extremely UNimpressive: