A new review from Disappointment Media takes a look at 40 Dates and 40 Nights, the new romantic comedy starring Bailee Madison, Joel Courtney, and Annie Potts.

The review describes the film as an entertaining romantic comedy that embraces many of the genre's familiar conventions while benefiting from the charm and chemistry of its cast. Joel Courtney's performance is highlighted alongside Bailee Madison's, with the pair bringing warmth and likability to the story's central romance.

Directed by Andy Delaney and written by Sarah Howard, 40 Dates and 40 Nights follows Leah Jones (Bailee Madison), who agrees to an unusual challenge: forty dates in forty nights in exchange for a year's worth of rent. Along the way she meets Mason, played by Joel Courtney, and discovers that finding love may be less complicated than overcoming her own expectations. The film opened in select theaters on June 26, 2026, before its digital release on June 30.

If you're a fan of Joel Courtney's work in Super 8, The Kissing Booth, Jesus Revolution, and Soul on Fire, this latest romantic comedy showcases another side of his range with an easygoing, charismatic performance.

You can read the full review here:
40 Dates and 40 Nights: I'd Take That Bet

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40 Dates and 40 Nights, the new romantic comedy starring Bailee Madison, Joel Courtney, and Annie Potts, received a strong press mention from Martin Cid Magazine.

The article describes the film as a romantic comedy built around a sharp, modern premise: Leah, played by Bailee Madison, accepts her grandmother’s challenge to go on 40 dates in 40 nights in exchange for a full year of rent.

Joel Courtney is highlighted as a key part of the story, playing the man who disrupts Leah’s carefully counted dating experiment. Martin Cid Magazine describes Joel’s character as “the complication the math did not account for,” positioning him as the person who forces Leah to confront whether love can really be reduced to a numbers game.

The film is directed by Andy Delaney, written by Sarah Howard, and distributed by Brainstorm Media. Bailee Madison also produces alongside Randy Wayne. The cast includes Bailee Madison, Joel Courtney, Annie Potts, Jai Rodriguez, Jack Schumacher, Eric Nelsen, Bethany Geaber, Mia Challis, Sterling Knight, and Mark Hapka.

For fans of Joel Courtney’s work in Super 8, The Kissing Booth films, Jesus Revolution, Soul on Fire, and The Messengers, 40 Dates and 40 Nights offers another opportunity to see Joel in a romantic comedy setting with a strong ensemble cast.

40 Dates and 40 Nights begins its limited theatrical release on June 26, 2026, before arriving on demand at the end of the month.

Read the full Martin Cid Magazine article here: 40 Dates and 40 Nights: Bailee Madison takes 40 dates for a year of rent, now in theaters.

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