He checks his phone. "Oh, they just left the restaurant. But tell me what the movie's about." He keeps checking to see where it is, and then puts his phone away and then returns to the movie.

It is pretty much a drag during this part. The plotline is predictable, even to Steve who hadn't seen any romantic comedies and typically didn't watch stories like this for fun and isn't aware of the tropes.

"So what's your favorite movie?" he asks. Maybe they could put that on next, as a palate cleanser.