Movie: One Day

Movie: One Day

Genre: romantic comedy

Synopsis: This was based on the book of the same name.  Emma (Anne Hathaway) and Dexter (Jim Sturgess) are from two different worlds.  Emma has working class parents whereas Dexter comes from a life of privilege.  They have both just graduated from college.  They somehow wind up with each other the day of graduation and spend the night together – but without having sex.  The movie follows the two through the next 20 years as they maintain their friendship over the next 20 years.  We are updated every July 15.

My two cents: I might have liked this better had I not finished reading the book the day before I saw the movie.  I thought this was one of the worst novel adaptations I have seen.  The biggest obstacle is that the novel spends a lot of time telling us what the two are thinking.  Without this insight, a lot of the actions – and reactions – of the two do not make sense.  Perhaps a voice-over would have helped. Even Anne Hathaway could nto save this movie – although I did think she did a great job of portraying Emma.

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