Critics Review New Rom-Com 'One Night Only'
The new rom-com 'One Night Only,' which features a premise where sex is legal for only 12 hours a year, has received mixed reviews from critics. While some praised the lead actors' chemistry, others found the script contrived.
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One Night Only review – sex is legal for 12 hours a year in bizarre romcom
‘What if The Purge was for premarital sex?’ is the odd, gimmicky elevator pitch for this slickly made yet ungainly oddity that can’t quite get past the grimness of its conceit Going into a romcom, there are always the same questions. Will there be genuine chemistry? Will the rom and the com be equal in parts? And, for the last decade and change, will this be the one that finally resurrects a genre long past its prime? But for Universal’s glossy late summer offering One Night Only, notably the...
By Benjamin Lee
Read full article →‘One Night Only’ Review: Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner Are Too Hot for This Sexless Sex Comedy
A high-concept romantic comedy is a difficult thing to pull off. The success of any romcom is so dependent on any number of ordinary yet intangible factors — star chemistry, warmth, a general sense of goodwill toward all involved — that when you massively complicate the rules of the game, the balance is thrown off. […]
By Guy Lodge
Read full article →‘One Night Only’ Review: Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner Sparkle in a Rom-Com Sweeter and Sexier Than Its Contrived Script Deserves
Sex between singles is outlawed except for one 12-hour window a year in Will Gluck’s high-concept romp, also featuring Maya Hawke, Molly Ringwald, LeVar Burton and Julia Fox.
By David Rooney
Read full article →‘One Night Only’ Review: Callum Turner And Monica Barbaro Charm In A Madcap Rom-Com Where Premarital Sex Is Limited To A Single Day Of The Year
Coming from Universal, the studio that brought you The Purge, comes a sort of kissin’ cousin to that movie, One Night Only. Instead of a 12-hour period annually where you can kill people without consequence as is the case with Purge, the idea here is the polar opposite: It is set in New York City […]
By Pete Hammond
Read full article →One Night Only Review: This High-Concept Rom-Com Is Everything You’d Want It To Be
If Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner aren't movie stars after this hilarious and swoon-worthy romantic comedy, then there's no hope for Hollywood.
By Alex Harrison
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