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United Kingdom, Sweden · 2019
1h 59m
Director Harry Wootliff
Starring Laia Costa, Josh O'Connor, Lisa McGrillis, Stuart Martin
Genre Drama, Romance
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Elena and Jake have a one-night-stand that flourishes into something more. Seemingly made for each other, they fall madly in love and are eager to start a family. But the fairy tale love story takes a heartbreaking turn when the couple is unable to conceive, making them doubt the possibility of a happily ever after.
It might do writer-director Harry Wootliff a disservice to call her mature, thoughtfully conceived debut feature Only You one of the latter, but the tinderbox connection between stars Laia Costa and Josh O’Connor is what elevates this grown-up relationship study from respectable to lovable.
Despite the generic title, Only You is an emotional treat, lit up by stellar charisma from Laia Costa and Josh O’Connor. And debutante Harry Wootliff is a filmmaker to watch.
Screen Daily by Jonathan Romney
A promising and emotionally mature romantic drama from British writer-director Harry Wootliff.
The Observer (UK) by Mark Kermode
Vividly rendered, and filled with tangible yearning, it strikes a balance between romantic passion and mundane domesticity, as the skin-prickling attraction of new love is tested by the day-to-day tribulations of real life.
The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw
It’s a poignant and compelling Venn diagram of passion and heartache.
Costa and O’Connor are terrific.
O’Connor, who caused a stir with his breakthrough turn in God’s Own Country, and Catalan actor Costa, share an easy and natural chemistry. They don’t blaze up the screen: they simmer and charm.
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