Only You

Modern tale of lust, love and labours. Only You is also full of humour and energy. O'Connor was extraordinary in God's Own Country, and he's on good form again. But Costa is even better.

This is a painful romance, and i may have opted for a more lacerating ending. But the mood of love wins you over.

I have many films on my wishlist that I have no idea why i put it on there or who recommended it. Only You is not the sort of film that I would normally watch but it was on my watchlist for some reason and I'm kind of glad it was .

After a chance meeting on New Years Eve while waiting for a taxi home, Elena and Jake soon enter into a whirlwind relationship. Together, they explore what it takes to create an enduring relationship out of a fast love.

There is no getting away from it , this is a modern day love story but instead of it being like one of those hallmark sickly vomit inducing stories , this is about the ups and downs of a relationship. When people can't conceive it puts a massive strain on couples as this film shows and it's even more stressful when the woman's biological clock is ticking.

Josh O'Conner and Laia Costa are excellent in this . They are totally believable and you feel invested in their relationship and the process they are going through to get pregnant.

I found it quite hard to distinguish Josh O'Conner from his role as Prince Charles in The Crown but that's not anyone's fault as this was made before that role .

I was enjoying it for the first 30 minutes then it all turned baby drama, a bit too much. El had become a real cry baby 😂 and started annoying me.

I never write my own opinions here, but because this issue is close to my heart because me and my wife are about to go through IVF so I had to write my opinion. So I have a couple of issues with this movie:

1) It's seems to me like the man (and in this case a much younger one) is the main victim of the non furtiliry issue, but in this case he isn't. Any couple that have been through this and stayed together will testify that both sides are suffering and it doesn't matter how has the problem. You can never leave the person if you truly love them and it doesn't matter how hard it is, because once you leave once it's over you won't come back...

2) Why not adopt a child? They could've explored this important issue but they didn't.

So I felt disappointed by the final 25 minutes of the movie, because what you saw isn't a pure love it's pity in my humble opinion...

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.