The Idea of You is an entertaining tale of chance encounters and a love story that features winning performances by its lead stars. As directed and co-written (from a novel) by co-writer Michael Showalter (The Eyes of Tammy Faye), it’s a winning story that should please its intended audience.
Solène (Anne Hathaway), soon to be 40 years old, is a single mom finding her own identity after splitting with her husband. She unexpectedly accompanies her teen daughter to a rock concert featuring a boy band and its lead singer, Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine). When Solène has a random brush with Hayes, the two become attracted to one another, and soon a bond forms and develops into a relationship that defies age barriers and convention. Despite her being old enough to be his mother, Hayes invites her to his world tour and jet setting lifestyle. This creates an array of problems with privacy and having a normal, personal life amid social media wildfire and paparazzi. Will Solène and Hayes find happiness, or is this whirlwind romance doomed to fail before it gets going? Can true love win out?
The film’s simple premise about life’s lessons and experience, depends on the strength of its leads and their chemistry. Rest assured, sparks fly, and part of the fun is watching these appealing characters play off each other. This is Hathaway’s show, and she is quite good, while Galitzine is appealing whether being a convincing rock star or heartthrob.
The
film is filled with pop tunes and is well-paced. Viewers who are true romantics
will likely respond to this sweet, at times amusing drama that does have a
heart. This is a must for Hathaway fans!
***1/2
of *****stars (add ½* for Hathaway)
On Amazon Prime
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