Almut: Who’s in a hurry?
Line of Events
An aspiring chef and a recent divorcee find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter brings them together in a deeply moving romance that lasts a decade. When Florence Pugh was unable to attend the film’s premiere due to other filming commitments, Andrew Garfield brought a life-size cutout of her to fill her absence. During the scene in the living room with candles and fire, Almut closes Tobias’s notebook, but in the next shot it is open.
Is It a Sin?
Tobias: Because I’m worried that there’s a very distinct and real possibility that I might fall in love with you. Link to Cinefiliando-Peliculeando: The Time We Have (2024). Written by Al Hazan Directed by Allie Hazan.
Tobias (Andrew Garfield) is hit by a car driven by Almut (Florence Pugh)
She is in the hospital until he wakes up, and since he has already been discharged despite having a broken arm and a neck brace (not enough beds available – political commentary!), she invites him to dinner. He is newly divorced and she is fresh out of a lesbian relationship. Despite this inauspicious start, a mutual attraction is felt and the pair embark on a long-lasting relationship.
The two leads make an attractive couple
Pugh is particularly easy to accept as the fiery Almut. Garfield plays the nice guy Tobias, a little too cocky to be completely convincing, but manages to stay on the right side of things to provoke (and if the nice bare bottom in the bathroom belongs to him and not a stunt double, he has a very nice bottom, just saying…) No other actor gets enough screen time to make an impact, although I was surprised to see Douglas Hodge as Tobias. My father, twenty or thirty years ago, would probably have played the male lead himself.
I’m not sure I’ll watch it again, but I’m glad I saw it at least once
It’s a good example of a chick flick: romantic, cheesy, and one that won’t leave a dry eye in the house.
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