I find it more true to "romance" than "rom-com". It was pretty good & emotionally realistic, especially the aftermath with the daughter. While their chemistry feels right, I do miss a little bit of magic that old romance has, which I think is the super quotable/sappy declaration of love. Ps. This sure made me realistic how little we have age gap romance with older women in movies though. 😅
Amazing. How Nicholas Galatzine (remember that name!) goes all the way, singing, playing guitar, playing the piano, dancing and showing some amazing vulnerable acting. Pretty outstanding! Appreciate what he advocates. Respect Nicholas Galatzine, you are at an exciting time of your career! Stay humble and human. :))
Loved your review! Excellent insights and I so look forward to seeing the film. About the internet rumor on Galitzine's royal connections: I assumed it was true too, but during one red carpet interview he said he doesn't really know much about his Russian roots; he focuses on his Greek roots by way of his mom, and he'd only heard about the royal Russian thing online, so not from his dad or family.
He didn't say that and his dad and him are titled on official UK documents with the term Prince Galitzine. There aren't alot of Galitzine alive by the way. But his grandfather and such tried to distance themselves from that dark history where the majority of his grandfathers fam were unalived.
This is NOT a fanfic novel. Robinne Lee is a published author. Fanfics are found on websites not in book form unless you know how to bind your own manuscript. Reducing this book to nothing more than Harry Styles fanfic is insulting to the beautiful story Robinne has created in “The Idea of You”.
So I just Googled Keanu's wife's age because of Amanda's comment. Umm she ain't older than Keanu. She just looks older cuz she's content proudly sporting her gray hair on red carpets instead of looking like a more Hollywood glamorous movie star like Scarlett Johansson maybe? But people are pissed just because she looks like her age???
She doesn’t look older! Grey hair doesn’t make you look old. He looks old because he is. I love Keanu Reeves but he looks his age. He just has a beard. Neurotypicals are fooled so easily 😅
First, he’s 29 and she’s 40. That’s actually a very common normal age gap for women and men who want to date in their sexual respective peaks. Yes, if someone 40 dated a 19 year old, gross. PS Keanu Reeves girlfriends is 8 years younger than him! I think people just hate women.
As a woman in my 40s, I don’t want to date old dudes. I’m very active and liberal. I want to date someone who matches what I like and what I’m looking for in life. I don’t want to sit on the couch and die. So I tend to date younger men. All the dudes my age are dating younger women, so why do people get so upset when women do it? I think they expected us to date old wrinkly dudes and were like “nope, did that in my 20s” 😅
It’s a shame that the one female commentator, Amanda, seemed to be suffering from a case of internalised misogyny: witness her dragging the female writer for not being at the press conference, calling her novel fanfic ( a mortal insult to an author!) not taking the trouble to find out the truth that Keanu Reeves’ “elderly wife” is in fact his much younger GIRLFRIEND, who shockingly chooses not to dye the grey from her hair (!)why someone so young is adhering to these heteronormative anti-feminist diktats is beyond imagining. If only they’d chosen to discuss the movie with a woman who thinks less like a teenage boy.😢
Loved your review! I read a lot of reviewer also mentioned this movie deserved a theatre release. I understand maybe Prime want more subscriber but can't help thinking maybe they also lost a lot by releasing direct into streaming. Anyway, can't wait to watch it.
First it is the production company (which by the way it isn't prime) that decides if it goes to theaters or streaming, in this case it is Gabrielle Union production company that made the deal with Prime for distribution via their streaming service. Prime itself never does films, series etc for theatrical release but they do adquir licensing for distribution if the other party (this case Welle Entertainment/Somewhere Productions) wants to use them for such. So it was never up to Prime to decide on a theateical release, it is not what they do at all. Now did Gabrille Union production company underestimate how much hype the film would get? Yes But in their defense it is the first major film for her production company, it would have been a big risk for them and understandable they would make an agreement with a streaming service for its distribution.
@@sjaadbj5564 not comparable to a theatre release but it will be screened at some other film festivals, at least Cleveland and Miami, so some people will still have a chance to see it that way.
That’s the kicker - Keanu Reeve’s girlfriend is YOUNGER than him. She is nine years YOUNGER. People are upset that she’s only nine - and not 30 - years younger. If a woman was 9 years older than her bf, people would be saying how she is tooooo old for him. When a woman is nine years younger, people… still say she is tooo old for a guy. 😬
I love this review but the constant mentioned of it being a fanfic somehow irks me. It's actually from a book. It was never from a fanfic. The author mentioned briefly how Hayes was inspired by many of the men she likes (including Harry Styles, her husband and so much more) in an interview and fans just went and run with it. Constantly associating it being a HS fanfic even though this book was written way before the "relationship". I might not be a fan of the overall story of the book but I find her writing engaging and it saddens me that people just automatically dismiss it as such.
This is giving me hope that the movie is not as close to the book, because you cannot pay me to read it again. I saw some cryptic (now deleted) tweets by the author and it made me wonder if she was unhappy about the movie’s final version.
@@iluvjohnny08 Did you like it? And since you asked, here’s my rant (spoilers): Solène’s constant comparisons rubbed me the wrong way from the start. Whether it was mentioning her brand-name shoes or boasting about being French, like all that made her special made it seem like she had a superiority complex and had me rolling my eyes. I couldn’t get over the age gap between Solène and Hayes (great choice to make it smaller, even if just a bit, in the movie) specially because she kept saying/thinking weird things about it in the most inappropriate moments. The story introduced interesting plot points, like Solène’s support for underrepresented artists and the threats she received from fans. However, they felt underdeveloped and were left unresolved, like they were just thrown in there without much thought, which I doubt was the case. I think there was a reason, but it didn’t land. At the end of the book I was like “ok, cool you use your privilege, but what else? What does it mean in the grand scheme of things? How is it relevant to the plot?” Same with the threats, I wonder if they left it open for a possible book sequel. As for Solène's relationship with her daughter, it felt frustratingly immature and put her daughter through unnecessary distress. While I understand it was part of the plot, it felt like there were no adults in there. I mean, in the end I read it because Nick is in the movie and I’m impatient, but this was my experience with it, I knew from the start that age gap like this makes me uncomfortable and still I chose to read, so that’s on me. But it seems from reviews and interviews that they changed a lot of things, so maybe I’ll enjoy it more.
Nicholas is on his way up! Curious to see him in Mary and George soon too
Saw this show his amazing
Nick was so proud for being Greek too, from his mother side,he mentioned it all the time 😆
I find it more true to "romance" than "rom-com". It was pretty good & emotionally realistic, especially the aftermath with the daughter. While their chemistry feels right, I do miss a little bit of magic that old romance has, which I think is the super quotable/sappy declaration of love.
Ps. This sure made me realistic how little we have age gap romance with older women in movies though. 😅
Can’t wait to see it. I absolutely love Nicholas so seeing him shine is sooo satisfying. I also just love Anne (of course who doesn’t)
Amazing. How Nicholas Galatzine (remember that name!) goes all the way, singing, playing guitar, playing the piano, dancing and showing some amazing vulnerable acting. Pretty outstanding! Appreciate what he advocates. Respect Nicholas Galatzine, you are at an exciting time of your career! Stay humble and human. :))
Loved your review! Excellent insights and I so look forward to seeing the film.
About the internet rumor on Galitzine's royal connections: I assumed it was true too, but during one red carpet interview he said he doesn't really know much about his Russian roots; he focuses on his Greek roots by way of his mom, and he'd only heard about the royal Russian thing online, so not from his dad or family.
He didn't say that and his dad and him are titled on official UK documents with the term Prince Galitzine. There aren't alot of Galitzine alive by the way. But his grandfather and such tried to distance themselves from that dark history where the majority of his grandfathers fam were unalived.
@@dimmie6344 I didn't know that about the documents. That's cool to learn, but Nick did say what I said, I watched and heard him say it.
Am I the only one here who thinks TIOY should have gotten a theatrical release? I would pay good money to see it, just saying ❤
Keanu reeves is a decade older than his partner ( taller than him🤔)
you guys made me so excited!!!!!! an nicholas is really going n his way up
This is NOT a fanfic novel. Robinne Lee is a published author. Fanfics are found on websites not in book form unless you know how to bind your own manuscript. Reducing this book to nothing more than Harry Styles fanfic is insulting to the beautiful story Robinne has created in “The Idea of You”.
Always has to be one person in a conversation Bitchin. Keep it to yourself
So I just Googled Keanu's wife's age because of Amanda's comment. Umm she ain't older than Keanu. She just looks older cuz she's content proudly sporting her gray hair on red carpets instead of looking like a more Hollywood glamorous movie star like Scarlett Johansson maybe? But people are pissed just because she looks like her age???
She doesn’t look older! Grey hair doesn’t make you look old. He looks old because he is. I love Keanu Reeves but he looks his age. He just has a beard. Neurotypicals are fooled so easily 😅
Oh I’ve read the book 3 times, Robbine Lee is so happy it’s been made into a film. It’s very saucy in the book too.
I’m sat for Nicholas ❤this man has range ,anything with Nicholas Galitzine , im down
Btw nick’s favorite love story movie is Notting Hill too
First, he’s 29 and she’s 40. That’s actually a very common normal age gap for women and men who want to date in their sexual respective peaks. Yes, if someone 40 dated a 19 year old, gross. PS Keanu Reeves girlfriends is 8 years younger than him!
I think people just hate women.
As a woman in my 40s, I don’t want to date old dudes. I’m very active and liberal. I want to date someone who matches what I like and what I’m looking for in life. I don’t want to sit on the couch and die. So I tend to date younger men. All the dudes my age are dating younger women, so why do people get so upset when women do it? I think they expected us to date old wrinkly dudes and were like “nope, did that in my 20s” 😅
It’s a shame that the one female commentator, Amanda, seemed to be suffering from a case of internalised misogyny: witness her dragging the female writer for not being at the press conference, calling her novel fanfic ( a mortal insult to an author!) not taking the trouble to find out the truth that Keanu Reeves’ “elderly wife” is in fact his much younger GIRLFRIEND, who shockingly chooses not to dye the grey from her hair (!)why someone so young is adhering to these heteronormative anti-feminist diktats is beyond imagining. If only they’d chosen to discuss the movie with a woman who thinks less like a teenage boy.😢
Great review!!! ❤
Loved your review! I read a lot of reviewer also mentioned this movie deserved a theatre release.
I understand maybe Prime want more subscriber but can't help thinking maybe they also lost a lot by releasing direct into streaming. Anyway, can't wait to watch it.
First it is the production company (which by the way it isn't prime) that decides if it goes to theaters or streaming, in this case it is Gabrielle Union production company that made the deal with Prime for distribution via their streaming service. Prime itself never does films, series etc for theatrical release but they do adquir licensing for distribution if the other party (this case Welle Entertainment/Somewhere Productions) wants to use them for such.
So it was never up to Prime to decide on a theateical release, it is not what they do at all.
Now did Gabrille Union production company underestimate how much hype the film would get? Yes
But in their defense it is the first major film for her production company, it would have been a big risk for them and understandable they would make an agreement with a streaming service for its distribution.
Understood but with all the hype and positive reviews that they got since the premier, they still have chance for at least a limited theatre release
@@sjaadbj5564 not comparable to a theatre release but it will be screened at some other film festivals, at least Cleveland and Miami, so some people will still have a chance to see it that way.
The book “the idea of you” is NOT a fanfic, it’s a regular book
That’s the kicker - Keanu Reeve’s girlfriend is YOUNGER than him. She is nine years YOUNGER. People are upset that she’s only nine - and not 30 - years younger. If a woman was 9 years older than her bf, people would be saying how she is tooooo old for him. When a woman is nine years younger, people… still say she is tooo old for a guy. 😬
This movie was so good! Hope there is a sequel!
Can't wait to watch!
I love this review but the constant mentioned of it being a fanfic somehow irks me. It's actually from a book. It was never from a fanfic. The author mentioned briefly how Hayes was inspired by many of the men she likes (including Harry Styles, her husband and so much more) in an interview and fans just went and run with it. Constantly associating it being a HS fanfic even though this book was written way before the "relationship". I might not be a fan of the overall story of the book but I find her writing engaging and it saddens me that people just automatically dismiss it as such.
I've seen this one mentioned the most.
This is giving me hope that the movie is not as close to the book, because you cannot pay me to read it again. I saw some cryptic (now deleted) tweets by the author and it made me wonder if she was unhappy about the movie’s final version.
👀
I read they changed the ending - I’m hoping
@@iluvjohnny08 i’m actually ok with the book’s ending. It’s the rest that I didn’t like 😄
@@ivannagro was it the daughter stuff or character issues
@@iluvjohnny08
Did you like it?
And since you asked, here’s my rant (spoilers):
Solène’s constant comparisons rubbed me the wrong way from the start. Whether it was mentioning her brand-name shoes or boasting about being French, like all that made her special made it seem like she had a superiority complex and had me rolling my eyes.
I couldn’t get over the age gap between Solène and Hayes (great choice to make it smaller, even if just a bit, in the movie) specially because she kept saying/thinking weird things about it in the most inappropriate moments.
The story introduced interesting plot points, like Solène’s support for underrepresented artists and the threats she received from fans. However, they felt underdeveloped and were left unresolved, like they were just thrown in there without much thought, which I doubt was the case. I think there was a reason, but it didn’t land. At the end of the book I was like “ok, cool you use your privilege, but what else? What does it mean in the grand scheme of things? How is it relevant to the plot?” Same with the threats, I wonder if they left it open for a possible book sequel.
As for Solène's relationship with her daughter, it felt frustratingly immature and put her daughter through unnecessary distress. While I understand it was part of the plot, it felt like there were no adults in there.
I mean, in the end I read it because Nick is in the movie and I’m impatient, but this was my experience with it, I knew from the start that age gap like this makes me uncomfortable and still I chose to read, so that’s on me. But it seems from reviews and interviews that they changed a lot of things, so maybe I’ll enjoy it more.
Would like to see a solo review by The Sweet East by Art and Amanda.