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Rating: A
Love, Rosie
There are movies that when they hit theaters you watch them and walk away with a kind of warm happy glow and the knowing that not only what you just saw was enjoyable, but it will totally be one of those films that when you see it, as you are flipping through the channels one day, you will have to stop and just watch. For me, Love, Rosie is completely one of those film. Based on the bestselling book "Where Rainbows End" by Cecelia Aherns, this delightful romantic comedy is brought to life with Lily Collins taking on the role of Rosie and Hunger Games Star Sam Claflin playing her best friend Alex.
This comedy of errors shows repeatedly no matter how perfect two people may be for each other, if the timing isn't right things just won't work out.Our two main characters are of course life long best friends since childhood, both you can tell are interested in the other in a more than just friendship kind of way, but each taking turns with their lives and choices getting in the way of any real romance between the two. As we navigate their stories you will run through a gambit of emotions including frustration, longing for these two to see what is right in front of them, sadness, and plenty of warm fuzzy feels. Will these two ever get it together and not miss what is right in front of them? Or are the destined to stand beside one another and just best friends forever? Well, I will leave that for you to find out.
Lily Collins and Sam Claflin have perfect chemistry in this film. It is nice to really get a good look at the acting talents of Claflin and seeing him as more than the shirtless sugar cube eater he plays in Hunger Games. Collins really steals the show and is still completely likeable even at her most frustrating moments in the film. Juliette Towhidi does a great job writing the screenplay and bringing this book to the screen. Yes there of course are some big changes from the book to the film, but I feel like the really add to the story. One of the changes is the fact that the movie takes place over 12 years, instead of the book's 45 year journey. Also interesting to note that this is not Cecelia Aherns first book to be made into a film, she is also the writer of the ultimate sob-fest P.S. I Love You, which despite having spent a FORTUNE on tissues, I really enjoyed.
This year, make a date out of spending some time at the theater checking this film out. I give it a solid A. A sweet story, great characters and just fun to watch. Check out Love, Rosie in theaters on February 6th!
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