A 40-year-old single mum begins an unexpected romance with a 24-year-old boy band singer.
The Idea Of You is directed by Michael Showalter who previously directed The Big Sick (2019), The Lovebirds (2020), The Eyes Of Tammy Faye (2021), Spoiler Alert (2022) and a few others.
Really not a whole lot to comment on with The Idea Of You. It's a decent surprise that ends up actually exploring a bit more with it's themes than expected and has some really great moments that compliment the cast quite well.
What's really keeping this movie afloat are the performances from Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine both put in so much work here and genuinely have excellent chemistry between one another. There's absolutely no denying that the two truly light up the screen in any given opportunity during the film, especially Anne Hathaway she really gives such a charming performance that explores a bit of her character Solène. Granted it's not anything spectacular but the fact it's even there at all is something that can't be said for a lot of other films that are loosely based on fan-fiction.
The movie is surprising because for a film that was loosely based on Wattpad fan-fiction you would expect these characters to act far more goofy and over the top, but here you get a bit more grounded. Sure you can definitely tell that a lot of the movie was based on a fan-fiction. But due to Michael Showalter's more grounded approach and a desire to explore the characters you get something a bit different than you usually get with these movies.
I definitely think the movie falters a bit towards the end due to being a bit more on the predictable side of things and does go for some very familiar tropes. But I do think The Idea Of You is a solid film that's genuinely quite fun!
The Idea Of You is available on Amazon Prime Video.
7/10 B
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