Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess
Director: Lone Scherfig Stars: Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, Patricia Clarkson, Romola Garai, Jodie Whittaker Genre(s): Drama, Romance Release Date: August 19, 2011 Rotten Tomatoes Score: 28% One Day tries so hard to be an engaging romantic comedy/drama that it fails miserably in nearly every single aspect. Author David Nicholls wrote the screenplay, adapting his own novel of the same name, both sharing a plot reminiscent 1978 Same Time Next Year , the film attempts to create humorous moments where they don't belong, and as a result they feel extremely out of place. The awkward, highly ambitious Emma (Anne Hathaway) and the cocky ladies' man Dex (Jim Sturgess) have an almost one-night stand after their college graduation. The movie concentrates on one day, July 15, and the experiences of Emma and Dex--whether they are apart of together--over the course of 20 years. It is obvious from the moment that they share a pas...
It's time for this petite aspie movie snob to get critical. (Let's face it: it's always time for that).