The Idea of You
The Idea of You tells the story of a romance between a 40-year old art gallery owner and a 24-year old pop singer starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine and directed by Michael Showalter. The film is based on a book that I have yet not read where apparently the age gap was bigger. Showalter has a comic background but the only other film of his that I watched most was his honest adaptation of Kumail Nanjiani’s true story The Big Sick, about the early days of Najiani’s relationship with his wife. The film had a lot of comedic moments but was touching. The Idea of You is a much bigger production with numerous concert scenes and it captures a sense of the crazed public life of a popular young singer. Spoilers below: I first saw the film when it was released on Prime Video and four things about it stuck out to me. First, Solene (Hathaway) does not recognize Hayes (Galitzine) because her daughter had been the fan, not she. Solene speaks to Hayes him norm...