The Guardian reviews ‘All of You’ – Imogen Poots anchors Apple’s sci-fi tinged romance

Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots star in the Apple Original Film, “All of You,” premiering globally on September 26 on Apple TV+.
Apple Original Films’ upcoming romantic drama “All of You,” stars Emmy Award winner Brett Goldstein, Imogen Poots, Steven Cree, Zawe Ashton, and Jenna Coleman.
Best friends since college, Simon (Goldstein) and Laura (Poots) drift apart when she takes a test that finds her soulmate despite years of unspoken feelings between them. Over the years, as their paths cross and diverge, neither can deny the feeling that they’ve missed out on a life together. Faced with the uncertainty of changing the course of their lives, are Simon and Laura willing to risk everything to experience the love that had been between them all along, or should they accept their fate? “All of You” explores whether one person can ever be your everything in this humorous and heart-wrenching romantic drama.
Benjamin Lee for The Guardian:
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After a lowkey festival debut, overshadowed by splashier fare, the film was picked up by Apple, neatly fitting into the platform’s tech-tinged fare…
To its credit, All of You is one of the least egregious of an increasingly egregious subgenre, a surprise given its heritage. It’s directed and co-written by William Bridges, whose credits include not only Black Mirror (he wrote Shut Up and Dance and co-wrote both USS Callisters) but the instantly forgettable rip-off series Soulmates, a one season dud that did the “what if” but for a genetic love test. Bridges created that show with Ted Lasso breakout Brett Goldstein and the pair remain convinced of their concept, reusing it here, even down to the name of the company involved (Soul Connex). It makes the film a sort of strange spin-off, a continuation after a cancelled second season, fan service for fans who don’t seem to exist…
All of You can also struggle to transport us to the heady highs and weepy lows its characters are feeling. Poots almost gets us there, a naturally charming performer who is both funny in her (slightly underbaked) banter with Goldstein and crushing when the weight of her decisions start to break her (one day she will make for a top-tier rom-com lead). But an unsure and underpowered Goldstein isn’t quite up to the challenge, easily overshadowed by her more nuanced and experienced work, and it leaves an imbalance in our investment, not helped by the film choosing to stick in a lower gear for too long…
It’s a calm, crisply made film (one can again see how it matches the Apple aesthetic) but one about heartache and tumult, and I found myself craving something that felt as difficult and stinging as the feelings it was trying to stir up.

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