First and foremost, One Day has been gifted with such a forgettable and generic title that I am hard-pressed to find anyone who knows which movie it is without following up with, “the Anne Hathaway movie.” The studio probably should have just named it that. So, the plot of “TAHM” follows two British friends (Hathaway and Jim Sturgess) who seem to always be on the verge of falling in love with each other, but can never make it work. The audience then witnesses their relationship by experiencing their encounters on the same day every year, July 15. It’s an interesting concept; especially because it seems big events only occur with these characters on that day. Is it realistic? No, but that’s not the main issue here.
The nature of the script has the characters maturing differently. Sturgess’ character is an immature partier at the beginning and only when he loses his small glimpse of fame does he realize he is a jerk. Hathaway’s character is always reasonable but lacks confidence. Sturgess does so well playing the jerk that when it’s time for the audience to be sympathetic to his problems, his ignorance leads to pity instead. The story is obviously meant to be a journey, but it takes a long time to connect with the characters and the pace is quite slow.
This isn’t to say that the actors don’t do well. Especially impressing is Sturgess’ ability to bring about such strong judgment of his character. Hathaway’s performance is high quality as well, though her character isn’t as complex. One Day is actually more of a non-romance movie than the trailers would have one expect. The realism battles the charm for most of the film and provides only a handful of moments that fit the wistful imagery one would want in a story of this nature. With no name actors, the movie wouldn’t have likely made it to wide release. (6.9 out of 10)
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