Naturally, Bea and Ben overcome their past miscommunications and admit their love for each other at the end of the film. Ben even braves his fear of heights to hop on a helicopter to the Sydney Opera House during the film’s big climax — and while they’re dancing together at the wedding, Ben, Bea, and the audience hear the plucky opening notes of Natasha Bedingfield’s beloved song. The two start singing it together … just before every person at the reception joins them. “How do you know my serenity song?” Ben demands. “How do they know my serenity song?!”
From there, various supporting cast members — as well as Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney, of course — sing the song in various outtakes over the original track, revisiting moments from several different points in “Anyone But You” that now feature everyone goofing around and belting out a song about how one’s future is still, well, unwritten. (Some of the performers take deliriously huge swings, like rom-com veteran Dermot Mulroney, who performs the song underwater.) It’s entirely charming and an excellent touch from writer-director Will Gluck. Just try to watch this fun montage without cracking a smile. You probably can’t.
