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Rye Lane (2023)

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Rating: 8.5
As I obviously was not in attendance at Sundance Film Festival… I am just now getting to see some of the films as they are being slowly released to the public. Rye Lane is one I’ve heard an awful lot of praise about, so I knew I had to check it out right away.

Let me tell you, all that praise is justified! This movie is WONDERFUL! It’s a smart, funny and heartwarming rom-com, truly such a gem of cinema. It’s a stunning directorial debut from Raine Allen-Miller, filled with energy, style, colour, romance, laughs, charm and emotion. The movie just loves life! It hits like a bolt of energy, and is a pure feel good film from start to finish. The film does such a good job at showing off how hard it is to make meaningful connections between people in this day and age, while also showing an unexpected blossoming romance between two people who share an unlikely but pure connection. I just loved following them as we see them genuinely connect with one another! There’s this really easy energy between Jonsson and Oparah which makes the movie feel like a walk in the park. The writing was also exceptional, and the direction creative. The film just has so much heart and depth, it’s so loveable and shows how love can come into our lives at the most unexpected of times. One of the great rom-coms, you gotta see it! It’ll warm your heart, I loved it! I really need more films from this director pronto!
And I couldn’t help but love the quick Colin Firth cameo!
Premise: Two youngsters reeling from bad breakups who connect over an eventful day in South-London.
Searchlight Pictures
Directed by Raine Allen-Miller
Written by Nathan Bryon & Tom Melia
Cast: David Jonsson, Vivian Oparah
Runtime: 1hr 22min
Rating: 14A
Comedy, Drama, Romance
IMDb Rating: 7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99%
RT Audience Score: 97%
RT Critic Average: 8.2/10
RT Audience Average: 4.8/5
Metacritic Score: 81
Letterboxd: 4.0/5
Fun Fact: Raine Allen-Miller's directorial debut.


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