Romance Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Romance

Review

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki

by Adam Woodward

A charming romance anchors this handsome boxing drama from director Juho Kuosmanen.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)

by David Jenkins

Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s subversive romantic masterpiece returns ahead of a full BFI retrospective.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Review

Beauty and the Beast

by David Jenkins

This luxuriant live-action refit of the beloved animated feature sees Disney extend its recent winning streak.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Sweet Dreams

by David Jenkins

Italian director Marco Bellocchio ends an impressive run with a slick but schlocky mama’s boy melodrama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Fifty Shades Darker

by David Jenkins

Could this be the most nauseatingly vanilla erotic film franchise in the history of cinema?

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Review

La La Land

by Christina Newland

Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling are a match made in old-school movie heaven in this dazzling musical.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Passengers

by Adam Woodward

Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence find love in a hopeless place in this catastrophic space romp.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Review

Through the Wall

by Caitlin Quinlan

This feather-light rom-com follows a woman’s journey to the altar without a groom by her side.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

A United Kingdom

by Phil Concannon

Director Amma Asante digs up a vital forgotten story from British history starring David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

The Light Between Oceans

by David Jenkins

Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander get hit by a deluge of Emotion in Derek Cianfrance’s period melodrama.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect

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