Solène, a 40-year-old single mom, begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet.Solène, a 40-year-old single mom, begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet.Solène, a 40-year-old single mom, begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet.
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Reviewers say 'The Idea of You' delves into societal judgment, ageism, and social media's impact on relationships, highlighting the struggles of an older woman in a younger man relationship. Criticisms include divergence from the source material, shallow character development, and mixed views on the lead actors' chemistry. Hathaway and Galitzine's performances received some acclaim, though others deemed the film predictable and uninspired. The portrayal of complex societal issues and the May-December romance garnered both praise and criticism.
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Anne and Nicholas both had great acting. Worth the watch if you liked movies like Fifty Shades, and rom coms. However, i do think it was rushed, and not that much plot besides a boy in a boyband,
and a girl who sells art. The romance scenes are good, but it's very fast paced. I wouldn't expect much better than most romance flicks, but the music played is good. I thought it was kinda weird for her to be 40 and him to be 20, and that be the basis of it, i'm not sure what they were trying to do with that as Anne and Nicholas look about the same age and you don't really think of that the whole movie. Not a waste of time movie, try it, you might like it. Critic Review is accurate in my opinion.
I was skeptical at first and thought I would like this movie because it is fanfiction, but I was proven wrong. It suprised me in a good way.
Anne was amazing in portrayal of Solène the role really suits her. Nicholas did a satisfactory job with singing I wish songs where more catchy so that they can be popular and after movie.
There is such great chemistry between Anne and Nicholas which is so important for this kind of movie. I really enjoyed watching their scenes.
Also I really like how they showed the difference in people's reactions when they saw her as a woman dating a younger man versus her ex-husband dating a younger woman.
Anne was amazing in portrayal of Solène the role really suits her. Nicholas did a satisfactory job with singing I wish songs where more catchy so that they can be popular and after movie.
There is such great chemistry between Anne and Nicholas which is so important for this kind of movie. I really enjoyed watching their scenes.
Also I really like how they showed the difference in people's reactions when they saw her as a woman dating a younger man versus her ex-husband dating a younger woman.
My wife and I watched this movie on its first day of streaming on Prime. We expected it to be a lightweight but entertaining rom-com but we were completely wrong. It is much more than that. It examines a number of societal issues, including:
The verbal abuse an older woman takes if she dates a much younger man.
The role of paparazzi and social media in inflaming a situation.
The realities of balancing motherhood and social life.
It also plays on one of my favorite themes, the reality of random events determining our direction in life. Anne Hathaway is Solène, a divorced woman just turning 40. She owns an art gallery, she also has a teenage daughter. One day as her ex-husband is about to take the daughter and friends to Coachella he pulls out due to business in Houston, Solène fills in. In another random, accidental incident she goes into the trailer of a well-known, 24-yr-old entertainer, thinking it was the restroom, and meets him.
Nicholas Galitzine, British actor, plays the young entertainer, Hayes. He is a member of a boy band and takes an immediate liking to Solène. Her first reaction is "I am too old for you." His reaction is "I don't care."
This is a well-done movie, the situations and dialog are interesting, the sound track is very good.
The verbal abuse an older woman takes if she dates a much younger man.
The role of paparazzi and social media in inflaming a situation.
The realities of balancing motherhood and social life.
It also plays on one of my favorite themes, the reality of random events determining our direction in life. Anne Hathaway is Solène, a divorced woman just turning 40. She owns an art gallery, she also has a teenage daughter. One day as her ex-husband is about to take the daughter and friends to Coachella he pulls out due to business in Houston, Solène fills in. In another random, accidental incident she goes into the trailer of a well-known, 24-yr-old entertainer, thinking it was the restroom, and meets him.
Nicholas Galitzine, British actor, plays the young entertainer, Hayes. He is a member of a boy band and takes an immediate liking to Solène. Her first reaction is "I am too old for you." His reaction is "I don't care."
This is a well-done movie, the situations and dialog are interesting, the sound track is very good.
I've previously read the book, so I anticipated that the movie might not fully live up to my expectations, and unfortunately, I was correct. However, I appreciated how the overall plot was adapted for a faster pace, and both Anne Hathaway and Nicolas Galitzine delivered strong performances. My only gripe is that Ella Rubin seemed too old to convincingly portray Anne Hathaway's teenage daughter; in certain scenes, they resembled siblings rather than mother and daughter, which detracted from the immersion. Nevertheless, the movie excels, particularly in its departure from the book's ending, providing readers with a satisfying closure.
It's hard to believe Anne Hathaway is the same age as Bette Davis as Margo Channing in "All About Eve". However, Hathaway truly owns 40 in this 2024 romcom as she plays Solene, a successful Silver Lake art gallery owner still smarting from a divorce three years prior. While taking her teenaged daughter to Coachella, she meets Hayes Campbell, the 24-year-old lead singer of globally popular boy band August Moon. Sparks fly immediately, and homemade sandwiches lead to an extended rendezvous on a world tour. While Nicholas Galitzine fulfills the limited contours of his role as a smitten pop star, it is really Hathaway that delivers the goods giving an accomplished performance that finally adds maturity to her natural effervescence. Directed by Michael Showalter (whose last film was 2022's underrated "Spoiler Alert"), the movie definitely swerves with predictable plot turns, but at least thanks to the observant script by Showalter and the wondrous Jennifer Westfeldt, it moves with a certain aplomb that makes it watchable. Enough with the Hathahate.
Did you know
- TriviaA news article titled "Hayes and Solene: Will It Last?" is said to be from Horse & Hound, a legitimate equestrian publication. In the movie Coup de foudre à Notting Hill (1999), a character is mistakenly believed to be a reporter for Horse & Hound. Additionally, several sources have compared The Idea of You to Notting Hill.
- GoofsWhen Solène is sneaking Hayes out of her gallery, he sits in the passenger seat. Before he puts the seat back to hide from the paparazzi he lays his head on the head rest. When he puts the seat back up, the head rest is gone.
- SoundtracksLight On
Written by Maggie Rogers and Kid Harpoon (as Thomas Edward Percy Hull)
Performed by Maggie Rogers
Courtesy of Capitol Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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- Gross worldwide
- $36,178
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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