One True Loves

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One True Loves

PG-13

2023

1h 40m

Romance

Comedy

Drama

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Simu Liu (Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings), Phillipa Soo (Hamilton), and Luke Bracey (Point Break) star in this modern twist on a classic love story from NY Times bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid. Emma and Jesse are living the perfect life together, until Jesse disappears in a tragic helicopter crash on their first wedding anniversary. Four years later, Emma has found happiness again and is about to marry her best friend when Jesse resurfaces, turning her world upside down and leaving her torn between two great loves.

Critics Consensus

Cheap-looking and tonally confused, One True Loves wastes an interesting premise on a romantic comedy that largely lacks love and laughs.

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

05/02/2023

2/5

There is little payoff, with Fickman running shy of the full-blooded commitment to make his film a proper weepie and instead constantly reverting to sassy, annoyingly self-aware comedy that makes light of everything.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

04/24/2023

The movie has the general shape of a comedy, but any laughs are largely unintentional.

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Brandon Yu

New York Times

04/13/2023

Stumbles even as a piece of Hallmark sappiness.

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Rose Ho

The Asian Cut

Aug 2

2/5

There’s an attempt from Liu to come off as charming, but, not unlike his Twitter feed, it just ends up feeling cringe-worthy.

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Andrew Fukui

Geek Vibes Nation

Jul 17

7/10

One True Loves provides an interesting commentary on the complex relationship between love and grief. Phillipa Soo’s charming chemistry with both male leads makes both love stories equally compelling.

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Clotilde Chinnici

Loud and Clear Reviews

09/14/2024

2.5/5

Despite some good acting, One True Loves does not feel believable: the complexities of the situation and nuances of the characters are lost in a mediocre script with a conflict that ends up feeling artificial and forced

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Hope

04/06/2023

the book is always better! I love the movie, but not as much as I thought I would. the scenes were great BUT the dialogs weren't there. I think the movie also moved too fast! but overall I loved it!

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em

04/06/2023

phillipa soo was SO good!!! she’s incredible in every role that she plays and she brought emma to life in such a beautiful way :)

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Jenesis J

@MustNotTellLies Jan 28

This movie was awful. Within the first 5 min, it gave off "low budget lifetime movie" vibes. I wasn’t a huge fan of the book, but the writing for this movie adaptation was horrid. The acting was just as bad. Horrible scene transitions took you out of the story. The pace of this movie gave me whiplash. It maybe could have been better as a miniseries. I wanted to see the movie through, but it was painful. We did laugh many times. Not due to comedic relief, but because of how many ridiculous scenes there were and how stupid and unnecessary some of the dialogue was. One last thing I couldn’t stop laughing about, there is a scene where it’s meant to look like it’s autumn, but it actually looks like they just threw some fall-like garland from Michael’s onto some very green trees. It was laughable. Just all around bad.

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Jaco S

@Jacoprimv Jan 11

I’m only 20 minutes in and it’s so corny! I feel like I’m watching one of those cheesy instagram ads. It’s so different from the book. Especially Sam’s character. They made him seem insane, there were paparazzi following him, he was popping off on his students, constantly yelling, making cheesy remarks, etc. They made him seem like a complete idiot. NOTHING like the book, it is absolutely horrible. If you want to watch something like this watch Disney channel.

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Tara D

@RT01006078 Nov 19

I just finished the book and this is a terrible adaptation of it. So much was different. Bad casting, horrible chop job on the storyline and nonexistent chemistry.

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Mery T

@RT65792896 06/16/2025

A lack of respect towards the book's characters and the general story. A pitty.

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Synopsis

Simu Liu (Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings), Phillipa Soo (Hamilton), and Luke Bracey (Point Break) star in this modern twist on a classic love story from NY Times bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid. Emma and Jesse are living the perfect life together, until Jesse disappears in a tragic helicopter crash on their first wedding anniversary. Four years later, Emma has found happiness again and is about to marry her best friend when Jesse resurfaces, turning her world upside down and leaving her torn between two great loves.

Director: Andy Fickman
Producer: Adam Beasley, Andy Fickman, Sarah Halley Finn, Arianne Fraser, Michael Jefferson, Petr Jákl, Willie Kutner, Ryan Donnell Smith, Betsy Sullenger
Screenwriter: Taylor Jenkins Reid, Alex J. Reid
Distributor: The Avenue
Production Co: Tetrad Studios, Buffalo 8 Productions, Volition Media Partners, Gosdom Entertainment, Studio 507
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 7, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 14, 2023
Runtime: 1h 40m