SummaryOn the brink of separation, Ethan (Mark Duplass) and Sophie (Elisabeth Moss) escape to a beautiful vacation house for a weekend getaway in an attempt to save their marriage. What begins as a romantic and fun retreat soon becomes surreal, when an unexpected discovery forces the two to examine themselves, their relationship, and their fut...
SummaryOn the brink of separation, Ethan (Mark Duplass) and Sophie (Elisabeth Moss) escape to a beautiful vacation house for a weekend getaway in an attempt to save their marriage. What begins as a romantic and fun retreat soon becomes surreal, when an unexpected discovery forces the two to examine themselves, their relationship, and their fut...
Boasting spectacular performances from Duplass and Elisabeth Moss as a husband and wife on the brink of separation, this incredibly assured directorial debut of Charlie McDowell essentially turns the idea of a two-hander upside down and inside out.
It’s Moss who takes the film to a higher, scarier level. After years of playing Peggy Olson on "Mad Men", she knows how to smile and nod and say one thing while obviously meaning the exact opposite, and when at last she unleashes the truth, it’s with demonic intensity. She turns subtext into horror-poetry.
Fascinating and frustrating. A movie this committed to the "wtf genre" would be better off with more closure, but it's well done by everyone involved. The first hour plays out better than the final 30 minutes, but it's still a good ride.
A unique way to let go of your marriage problems!
This is a slow start, but the second half makes it worth a watch. You better know nothing about the film, just have it and enjoy your time. Because that was the case for me and then I found it a good one. I don't know this director, but Mark Duplass was doing such kind of unique concept small films. So there's no surprise, except I did know I would end up liking it very much.
When it comes to the film theme, kind of resembles 'Coherence'. The whole film revolves around a married couple, except in the beginning. So it is a minimal cast film that is set in a remote place villa. As their therapist's instruction a couple who are on the edge of losing their marriage, tries a weekend getaway to patch the differences. But end up encountering the strange events that pleases them more than what they've expected. When they begin to realise the reality, comes the trouble to fix it once for all.
The third act was amazing. The pace keeps getting better and the tension in the story simply creates enough curiosity about the ending. But the conclusion was very basic and guessable. I liked the honest than too much fancy. Still the viewers look for the answers regarding how it ended which is kind of a wide open for the discussions.
I love modern sci-fi dramas, especially in the last one decade, I have been enjoying them a lot, which are highly intelligent yet casually narrated on the screen that anybody can understand easily. If you had liked films such as 'Coherence', 'Another Earth', 'Her', 'Melanchony' et cetera, then surely would have a good time with it.
7/10
I liked The One I Love but if I had to choose between it and "Third Person," the Paul Haggis relationship movie that flirts with narrative in unconventional ways, I'd go back and watch "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." Now that's how it's done.
The film gets too caught up in the semi-farcical comings and goings of the two Sophies and Ethans to explore any of the issues it raises about relationships very deeply.
Duplass and Moss are put to the test to carry the film entirely on their shoulders and unquestionably carry it off... On the other hand, viewers will have widely disparate reactions to spending 90 uninterrupted minutes with these characters.
The One I Love, Charlie McDowell’s debut feature, can’t decide what kind of film it wants to be. Atonal and aimless, it zigzags clumsily from mood to mood, without any clear direction.
The One I Love is an interesting film. Starring Mark Duplass and Elisabeth Moss, the film is a trippy little thriller comedy that really messes with your mind. Making you wonder what is real, in a postmodern fashion, the film is a really compelling look at a broken relationship. A truly authentic look at marriage and love, The One I Love is an interesting look psychological thriller that really messes with you mind due to that authentic foundation. This allows the film to really mess with you as it examines this fractured couple and adds in an interesting twist that really shows the problem with cheating in an already broken relationship. An incredibly odd little indie film, The One I Love is both entertaining, thoughtful, and a truly unique take on a well-traveled path.
Mark Duplass and Elisabeth Moss play a couple who rent a house for a weekend getaway in an attempt to save their marriage. Before long, their relationship takes a confounding twist. This is an entertaining kinda romance, kinda comedy, kinda Twilight Zone. When almost the entire film rests on the shoulders of the 2 stars, they'd better be compelling. Luckily, this duo is charming. They manage to keep us interested, even when the film gets a bit talky. Still, there are sufficient surprises to keep you guessing and an engaging creation to make it fun.
The basic concept is interesting, though a little derivative of many "switch" movies. In that way I had fun trying to figure it out. And the acting was good. My problem was that there was nothing interesting about these people. In the beginning and at the end we know nothing about who they are, what they do or what they want. That makes it difficult to care about what happens to them. I do know that they are a typical acculturated American couple in the worst way - almost completely dishonest with each other. When she does get around to asking him the $64,000 question, he sort of, kind of accepts the responsibility and the blame. But he never answers her question. Pathetic. Finally, if you are going to show a couple having sex, then show it. People don't make love with their clothes on, most particularly people who have been married for a long time. I understand actresses not wanting to do nudity. So just show them briefly under the covers and move on. Believe me, the audience will get the idea. Overall, an inventive twist, but no real honesty.
Creative plot. Well very acted and written. However, creepy in a lot of ways... Stepford wife's esque..... Biggest problem with the movie is that there is no redeeming value or message....
I suspect this film aims to say some clever things about marriage & relationships. However, it's hard to enjoy if you're not happily on board with tricks like time travel, unexplained "magic," a young character and an older character suddenly finding themselves occupying each other's bodies, etc. In general, I dislike that stuff, so this movie was pretty annoying.