Dystopian Rom-Com Struggles to Find Its Spark
TL;DR
One Night Only imagines a near-future U.S. where premarital sex is banned except for a single annual night, using a sunny New York setting and appealing leads to deliver a stylish but uneasy rom-com that attempts sharp satire but ends up feeling creepily prudish and underdeveloped despite its moments of charm and strong performances.
- ‘One Night Only’ Review: Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner Are Too Hot for This Sexless Sex Comedy Variety
- One Night Only review – sex is legal for 12 hours a year in bizarre romcom The Guardian
- ‘One Night Only’: Are you ready for the Sex Purge? The Boston Globe
- ‘One Night Only’: This Baffling New Movie Is Like a Rom-Com for Incels The Daily Beast
- 'One Night Only' Review: Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner in Rom-Com hollywoodreporter.com
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