“Anyone But You” joins a subgenre of romantic comedies where the challenge isn’t so much bringing the couple together, but finding creative ways to keep them apart. Mostly, this fun-in-the-sun romp in Australia (because hey, it’s summer there) serves as a showcase for Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, who amiably meet the demands of the exercise even if the script only occasionally follows suit.
When Ilana Wolpert imagined her life, she pictured much of it tucked away in a library, analyzing the works of Shakespeare after earning her PhD in English.…