Only You

Good acting, swingeing music and a great story that's all you need for an awesome romantic movie! It wasn't anything special at all, It was just lovely to watch! this is the best romantic movie of 2019 i.m.o.

It's an okay movie. Felt very slow, a bit cringey, forced and questionable at times. Wouldn't really recommend. It was actually a bit dry and boring. The characters didn't have much depth to them other than wanting desperately to have a child together.

Top reviews from top critics, too critics really? Well at long last a female lead that doesn't own her own Hollywood mansion, isn't caked in makeup and isn't living in la la land. Yes, this is realistic, touching base on real issues insights and home truths on relationships and what babies are products of. The reason why? A typical hormonally charged night out with two lame characters, results in some rushed family planning throw in some emotional what couples go through type of experience and this film scores big. The female foreign lead, (Laia) whose accent and poor English gets in the way, shares a conversation whilst in bed about things feeling mechanical and weird, well yes the whole film did to be honest. Slow paced, dull and predictable. I cant think of anything else that stood out. Top critics are easily swayed.

There is nothing wrong with telling the same story multiple times as long as the story is told well. However, if you are going to tell a formulaic tale that is not original, then perhaps you shouldn't bite off more than you can chew. When that happens, a film begins to lose its idenity. That is exactly the issue with Only You. The problem isn't that O.Y. tells a familiar story. The problem is that it tells familiar stories. What is this movie about? Is it about love? Is it about loss? Is it about a May/December (maybe more like (June/October) love affair? Is it about problems that arise when a couple can't conceive a child? Maybe it's about a couple coming to a crossroads in their relationship. Or about two people who once loved each other, but circumstances rip them apart. Is it a film with some erotic tendancies? I could go on, but I won't. The point is, this movie is about all of those things. And therein lies the problem. When a film tries to cover this much territory in about two hours or so it suffers. And that is a shame. Because O.Y. has many worthy attributes. It is well acted. The two leads definitely have chemistry. And the screenplay, despite the overstuffed storyline is adequate. But it is almost impossible to appreciate the plight of the characters because...well...there's just too much plight. There are movies that have focused on multiple issues that were not hurt by trying to tell multiple stories and focus on multiple, deep subjects and issues. But most of those are longer films with experienced filmmakers. The writer/director of O.Y. had neither the time she (Harry Wootliff...yes her first name is Harry)needed, nor the experience necessary to try and adequately cover such an enormous amount of territory.

Acting is great. Story is heavy but realistic. You can feel story, every single moment while watching. So, realistic story, great scenario with perfect acting...you can learn something.

Laia Costa is great, but this is yet another IVF movie. As soon as we get into the "let's have a baby" section the outcome is obvious, so it's a choice whether you want to go through the pain or not. My recommendation is Not.

On the surface, Only You is a tender love story about issues of infertility, with naturalistic performances from the co-leads. You don't need to dig much deeper to realise that there is nothing much else to this film, other than disturbing reinforcements of bourgeois values. The film centres around Elena, an attractive Spanish woman in her mid-30s living in Glasgow, who embarks on a whirlwind romance with Jake, a man nearly 10 years younger than her. They awkwardly meet when trying to hail the same taxi and end up at Elena's house, flirting and making out. In a matter of days, Jake's moving in with her before she's had the chance to introduce him to her friends, declaring that he's hopelessly in love and proposing to have her baby. Alarm bells? This is not that kind of film. Elena doesn't question Jake's naive and clingy behaviour, going along with his romantic inclinations instead. We then slowly discover that Elena probably can't have children and the film seems to get stuck in endless, mundane routines of pregnancy tests and IVF treatment, but Jake is unrelenting in his determination to have a child. The tension puts unbearable pressure on their relationship and leads to an inevitable breaking point. This may sound like the basis of good drama but plays out as a series of petty arguments and mind-numbingly boring inaction. The director said she wanted to address the taboos around infertility and subvert stereotypes but she fails on both counts. Elena and Jake are hopelessly one-dimensional characters that seem almost completely incapable of dealing with their self-induced problem. Jake is portrayed as a sensitive, caring kind of guy, but he turns out to be an insecure man-child who sulks and throws his toys out of the pram when life doesn't meet his ideals. Elena seems desperate to keep up with all her friends who are getting hitched and having babies, appearing to believe that no man would want to be with her if she's barren. Neither character is explored outside of their relationship - because why would they need personal interests and ambitions when they've got each other? They come across as hollow shells. Jake initially introduces himself as a DJ, but his lack of charisma and posh naivety would suggest otherwise. His love of an Elvis Costello record is the sole supporting evidence of this unlikely pastime. But the worst thing about this film is that Jake's questionable attitude towards infertility is condoned. He pushes Elena into having a baby, does not accept any other outcome, and becomes completely unsympathetic to what she's having to deal with. Having declared his undying love to her, it becomes quite clear that his love isn't unconditional. Yet when Elena breaks up with him her decision is framed as rash and impulsive. She soon grovels to him to come back, when surely he should be the one apologising and trying to make amends. For a film directed by a woman dealing with female taboos, it all feels strangely anti-feminist and sends out the wrong message. 'Only You' seems to take on an unintended meaning punctuated by a question mark. Ideas of adoption, or more pertinently, being single is unthinkable in this sketchy universe. Even more unbelievable than the film's misguided story is the universal acclaim it's received. Glowing reviews across the board, including Mark Kermode and Peter Bradshaw and a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes is why it ended up on my watchlist. Its success seems to suggest that normie culture is alive and well because this film does more to establish conventional notions of the status quo than its director would like to believe.

Quite unrealistic. a 26 years old man and a 35 years old woman, nowadays and they met and bumm wanna have baby and start a family.

This movie is a waste of time. Go wacth Like Crazy or Newness with Laia Costa as well both much better movies than this stuff. Bad script. Great actors.

This is a beautiful love story. The on screen chemistry between Josh O'Connor (The Durrells, grew to love him in the series and very excited to watch him again) and Laia Costa is electric. Although a little slow in parts where the concentration is focused on Elena (Costa) just thinking and walking, she is so pretty to look at though. It really made me think about the many women who go through IVF treatment, it consumes your whole life! This movie is a must see!