From the crackling Coachella meet-cute between 40-year-old single mum Solène (Anne Hathaway)
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and 24-year-old boyband heart-throb Hayes (Nicholas Galitzine), to the on-point wardrobe choices (she’s chic but not try-hard;
he’s adorable in a grey ombre mohair cardie), to the lavish stage shows, to the sparking chemistry between the pair:
this adaptation of Robinne Lee’s romantic novel is a sleek, precision-tooled crowd pleaser.
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Some of the music is insipid (although Galitzine, performing his own vocals, acquits himself soulfully). Elsewhere, though, there’s an unexpectedly abrasive quality to Michael Showalter’s romcom.
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Solène is enviably poised, the kind of woman who rarely feels the need to apologise for herself.
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But while the film’s message, that women over 40 have every right to romantic fulfilment, is empowering, it also acknowledges that finding love with an impossibly pretty, sweet-natured pop star comes with its own unique set of challenges. That said, this adaptation wisely departs from the novel’s downbeat conclusion and permits Solène and Hayes a ray of hope for the future.
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Source: Forbes