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Only You

Name: Only You
Director: Harry Wootliff
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 2018
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Cast: Laia Costa, Josh O'Connor, Lisa McGrillis, Stuart Martin, Peter Wright

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Romance
Drama

2018
Harry Wootliff
118 mins
15

Summary

Romantic drama starring Laia Costa and Josh O'Connor. In Glasgow, 26-year-old Jake falls for and then moves in with 30-something Spanish émigrée Elena, who worries that their age difference will hinder their relationship. Soon, the couple are trying for a baby, which begins to open up a rift between them.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Kevin Harley

Love's young dream wakes up to real life in an intimate and impeccably performed romantic drama from writer/director Harry Wootliff. Laia Costa plays Elena, an arts worker whose life changes when she meets Jake, a post-graduate student and DJ played with charm by The Crown's Josh O'Connor. Passion overrides the slight age gap (Elena is 35; Jake 26) but, when they try to conceive, the strain on their relationship takes a toll. As palpable longing curdles into frustration and resentment, Costa and O'Connor hit every emotional beat with heartbreaking precision. Wootliff's direction is both fully felt and forensic, alive to the rush of burgeoning love yet also alert to the limitations of infatuation and idealisation. The result overcomes a rather threadbare narrative in the late stretch to offer a distinct and grown-up love story, with its tough and tender elements held in fine balance.

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6.7/10