As a magazine editor and fan of the original (who just left the NYC premiere) I can assure you all this was more than worth the twenty-year wait. The whole ensemble slips back into these characters so effortlessly. The chemistry hasn’t dimmed in the slightest. If anything, it’s sharper. Funnier! There are SOOO many callbacks to the original that, at first, it borders on indulgent. But then it clicks. Of course there are!! People don’t evolve out of their quirks……
Josh O’Connor spitting water into Paul Mescal’s eager open mouth (puppy dog eyes and all) and I was all in. I must’ve seen a different film than all of the armchair critics on this app, because the heart was beating loud and clear. It’s a story that takes place in the 1910s and 20’s, not the set of Euphoria—of course the passion was quiet and their behaviors buttoned-up. Have we forgotten how to read a slow burn? Or are we all just boring iPad babies in need of bright colors and flashing lights?
The only thing I kept of my Dad’s was his dentures. He would have enjoyed this.
This is a PERFECT rom com/chick flick starring two incredibly sexy leads with insanely palpable chemistry.
Anne looks better than ever and Nicholas really holds his own opposite such a Hollywood juggernaut.
I was smiling ear to ear beginning to end.
My only complaint is that Amazon should be releasing this in theaters. They’re leaving millions on the table by not doing so. If Sydney and Glen can command $210M (and counting) for ‘Anyone But You’, then surely Anne and…
Ariana and Cynthia are such stars. I really hope the Academy recognizes both of them for their layered and deeply heartfelt performances. Ariana had me crying 6 minutes into the opening scene when one of the Ozians asks whether it was true she was friends with Elphaba. The pain behind her eyes as she watched—with a smile, mind you!—all of Oz celebrating her friend’s death absolutely broke me. She was ACTING. And Cynthia? Wowowowowow. I was a puddle during her…
