The Idea of You
Amazon Prime Video | Release Date (Streaming): May 2, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
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Generally favorable reviews based on 37 Critic Reviews
Positive:
25
Mixed:
12
Negative:
0
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60
The IndependentClarisse LoughreyMay 8, 2024
In The Idea of You, it’s actually fun to buy into the fantasy. Read full review
60
Screen RantPatrice WitherspoonMay 2, 2024
Where the film lacks realism and sense, it is made up entirely by Hathaway and Galitzine’s sensational chemistry. Read full review
60
Time OutPhil de SemlyenMay 2, 2024
It’s not quite Roman Holiday, but it’s got a charm of its own. Read full review
60
Little White LiesHannah StrongMay 2, 2024
There is something sweet about The Idea of You, even if it is a total fantasy. Perhaps it’s simply the winning charm of Hathaway and Galitzine or the novelty of a rom-com featuring a leading lady over the age of 25. More of that, please! Read full review
60
CNNBrian LowryMay 2, 2024
The Idea of You will likely be most satisfying for those who choose not to sweat the details, enjoying the scenery and fantasy wrapped up in it. Think of it as one of those movies that really reinforces the adage there are no new ideas, just fresh versions of old ones set to different beats. Read full review
60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeMay 1, 2024
With Hathaway at its centre, The Idea of You is on far surer footing, in small moments almost threatening to be something far greater but settling into being perfectly acceptable instead, a plane movie par excellence. Read full review
60
The TelegraphRobbie CollinMay 1, 2024
Would the film have ideally been a bit smarter? Perhaps. But it gets all of the dumb stuff just right. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeMar 17, 2024
The Idea of You functions best as a carefree treat — a feel-good romantic comedy that delivers some laughs and bursts with the magnetism of its lead. That it manages to wiggle in some lessons about self-discovery is merely a bonus. Read full review
50
Washington PostAmy NicholsonMay 2, 2024
The cast does its best with the material, especially supporting player Perry Mattfeld, who makes a meal out of her small role as the mistress who broke up Solène and David’s marriage. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 2, 2024
It takes a lot of effort to achieve the “effortlessness” in Hathaway’s performance of a character seemingly tailor-made for her, but she rarely lets that effort show. Read full review
40
Total FilmNeil SmithMay 2, 2024
Such is the in-built disposability of this sort of lightweight streaming fodder that those who watch it will probably have forgotten it inside of five minutes. Read full review
40
Film ThreatAlex SavelievMay 2, 2024
It’s stale, a relic from another time that’s strenuously updated and forced into 2024. Read full review
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