Romance Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Romance

Review

Little

by Charles Bramesco

Regina Hall is transformed into a younger version of herself in this derivative age-swap comedy.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Review

The Keeper

by Ella Kemp

Famed German goalkeeper Bert Trautmann is the subject of this delightful romantic biopic.

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3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Sorry Angel

by David Jenkins

This beautifully scripted drama of blithe romantic connections in ​’90s France is a real keeper.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Five Feet Apart

by Charles Bramesco

Two terminally-ill teens fall in love in this all-the-feels ​‘rom-traum’ from director Justin Baldoni.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Border

by Anton Bitel

A customs officer falls in love with a strange traveller in Ali Abbasi’s twisted modern romance.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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The Aftermath

by Elena Lazic

Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgård experience forbidden love in postwar Germany.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno

by David Jenkins

Nothing happens for a very long time in Abdellatif Kechiche’s follow-up to Blue is the Warmest Colour.

3
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Isn’t It Romantic

by Patrick Sproull

Rebel Wilson stars in a fun meta rom-com that attempts to have its cake and eat it.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
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If Beale Street Could Talk

by Tayler Montague

Intense melancholy and blissful romance mask an undercurrent of political outrage in Barry Jenkins’ rhapsodic take on James Baldwin.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
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Review

An Impossible Love

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Catherine Corsini adapts Christine Angot to captivating effect in this Châteauroux-set romantic drama.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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