49/13

Florence Pugh described filming this project as "one of the highlights of [ her] career"

Tale

An up-and-coming chef and a recent divorcée find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter brings them together, in a decade-spanning, deeply moving romance..

Is It a SinWritten by Al HazanPerformed by Allie Hazan

Saw this at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.John Crowley crafts a simple and predictable romance story that isn’t really anything special, yet, captures a beautifully looking presentation with two strong performances from Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh throughout.

Frankly, sometimes, we need to enjoy a simple cheesy romance narrative and We Live in Time checkbooks out of the cheese elements together pretty well

With good music, simple dialogue, and structure, it still holds an emotional connect with it’s viewers as the chemistry and banter between the two leads are watchable and good.Obviously, because of it’s predictable style, it does feel a bit long with it’s pacing and certain elements may put you to snooze, but as a whole, Crowley’s direction and Garfield and Pugh’s performance kept it running..

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