40
The message is more pedestrian than passionate: Life is long, and full of instant messages.
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60
Likeable leads and the odd good joke makes this romance an amiable time-passer.
40
Time Out London by Cath Clarke
Diehard romcom fans will have their socks charmed off, but this is no ‘Notting Hill’.
70
As appealingly humanized by Collins and Claflin, Rosie and Alex are sufficiently flawed, three-dimensional beings for their continued attachment to each other to convince.
50
Unfortunately, the film frequently relies on telling over showing, and Rosie and Alex’s bond is rarely demonstrated through palpable on-screen chemistry.
50
The Playlist by Kevin Jagernauth
Love, Rosie doesn't aspire to be anything more than a digestible rom-com trifle. It's a sweet movie about sweet people who are always sweet to each other and it's enough to make one sick on the saccharine.
50
The A.V. Club by Mike D'Angelo
On the plus side, Collins (Mirror Mirror, The Blind Side) and Claflin (Finnick Odair in the Hunger Games franchise) are both appealing enough, even if their chemistry makes Rosie and Alex’s we’re-just-pals stance appear even more ludicrous than intended.
40
Like a Richard Curtis movie with an Instagram filter, director Christian Ditter makes everything look pretty.
40
The Telegraph by Robbie Collin
Amid the bungles, Collins is a bright spark.
50
Collins (“Mirror Mirror”) and Claflin, of the last “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie, do well by the mooning over each other across a crowded dance floor stuff. But they have to keep us believing in “the dream” and hoping for their romance. They don’t.
Although this movie is pretty predictable, it features a wonderful cast and is an enjoyable watch for anyone who loves Sam Claflin or Lily Collins. I wouldn't say it's a stand-out romantic comedy, but it won't disappoint on movie night.