- Film Review
- Reviewed By Stella Papamichael
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3 out of 5
One Day spans two decades in the life of friends Emma and Dexter, played by Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess, and muses on the possibility of something more than friendship existing between them. David Nicholls adapts the script from his bestselling novel, but he finds less time for the nostalgia and modern angst that gave the book its epic sweep. Instead, this works as an impressionistic romance yarn, with director Lone Scherfig (An Education) breezily grabbing moments between university graduation in 1988 and one fateful day in 2011 to stir up the frustration of missed opportunities. Hathaway and Sturgess make great company, with plenty of witty banter to counter the brooding. Sturgess does especially well to remain sympathetic even as Dexter wilfully plays the bad boy. His evolution into someone deserving of Emma - all sweetness and light - is what finally lends the film some weight, though it doesn't hit as hard as Nicholls's original telling.
Plot Summary
A principled working-class woman and a selfish wealthy man meet the day they graduate from university, beginning a friendship that becomes a pivotal part of their lives. The changes they go through over the next 20 years are shown through the anniversaries of the day they first met. Romantic drama based on David Nicholls' book, with Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Dexter
- Jim Sturgess
- Emma
- Anne Hathaway
- Alison Mayhew
- Patricia Clarkson
- Sylvie
- Romola Garai
- Ian
- Rafe Spall
- Tilly
- Jodie Whittaker
- Steven
- Ken Stott
- Suki Meadows
- Georgia King
- Tara
- Amanda Fairbank-Hynes
- Murray Cope
- Matthew Beard
Crew
- Director
- Lone Scherfig
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