So what do you watch on a languid Friday night after you catch HBO's acerbic Bill Maher @ 10 PM ......Well, why not Anne Hathaway's surprising performance in Prime Video's
THE IDEA OF YOU with latest British heartthrob Nicholas Galitzine who can not only act but dance and sing as well!
Unwittingly chaperoning her daughter and friends to Coachella, Hathaway's character Solene, a 40 year old divorcee and owner of a tony art gallery in California mistakenly enters a trailer thinking it's a public restroom only to discover it's the personal trailer of a hot member of a wildly successful boy band. At 26, Galiztine's character instantly has a connection with Solene and what begins as a mild flirtation soon escalates into a whirlwind romance much to the chagrin of Solene's ex hubby and daughter! Wildly and madly in love, Solene soon realizes that the notoriety of fandom surrounding her young lover's appeal and the appearance of being a 'cougar' do not mesh with Solene's reality!
What I really enjoyed about this movie were the two performances by the leads: Hathaway looks absolutely radiant even though she's still reeling from a painful divorce in which she was dumped for a younger woman and all our young superstar wants is a normal, unfrenzied relationship with a mature partner.
But eventually utter reality sets in. The internet detractors destroy any chance of success within the relationship and Solene eventually has to part from her boy band lover to preserve what little relationship she has with her daughter who is frankly mortified by her mother's 'erratic' behavior.
But all is not lost. In the end Love does conquer all and we are left with the possibility of a more stabilized future between the star crossed lovers.
And Gaziltine who also co~stars in STARZ
MARY AND GEORGE [a somewhat sordid mini series] is a dazzling actor and can actually sing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/movies/the-idea-of-you-review.html
