One Day

The film One Day follows the lives of Dex(Jim Sturgess) and Emma(Anne Hathaway) from the night of their graduation from Edinburgh University. From that uneventful evening of the 15th of July, 1988, till the present day, the film shifts through the years of their friendship.
  Each year from that fateful evening on the 15th of July, the film,-in montage style- drops back in on the two. They have become best friends, and apart from having completely different dreams and ambitions, they seem to keep in contact well.
 
 Jim finds work as a television presenter on a trash TV program called Get Your Rocks Off, while Emma is reluctantly slaving away at a Tex Mex restaurant in London, trying desperately to make it as a writer.
Jim is living the semi famous lifestyle, partying and banging hot chicks, he is drinking a lot and doing drugs, which only fuels his arrogant and self assured manner.
Not to say that is he is a complete wanker, he has a charm about him and means well, he just has a hard time showing it.

Poor Emma adores him, but cant wait forever while he is off being famous for making a fool out of himself. She settles for second best, and dates Ian; a clumsy wannabee stand up comedian who isn't funny at all, they even move in together and make an attempt at making a life together. Ian is a nice guy, and kind of charming, but Anne Hathaway is way to god dam pretty in this film to settle for second best.

This film is adapted from a novel of the same name by author David Nicholls, who did the screenplay as well. For the first half of the film, it feels like the characters lack any real chemistry and emotion, which could be because of the continual jumping from year to year style of story telling.
  As I watched, I began to worry whether  there was going to be any real emotion and bonding between the two, leaving the story bland and boring (as I haven't read the book). But rest assure, the third act of this film brings it all home, connecting subtle moments throughout, to connect beautifully a story of two opposites who are destined to be together.

Its a film about taking chances, making the most of friendships and not giving up. The acting was great, except for Dex's mum who was played by Patricia Clarkson,who sucked big time.
I loved the European feel to this movie, it made me want to get on a push bike in a nice suit and go pick up chicks, sort of how Alfie did (but on a moped).
Anyone out there with a penis will fall in love with Anne Hathaway as much as I did, especially towards the end of the film when she's more grown up. Anyone out there with a youknowwhat, will find themselves loving to hate Jim Sturgess as he matures throughout into a man who wears the mistakes he made on his face,(literally).

The years pass in linear fashion, which is great because the last thing you needed in this film was to get lost or confused. The film really makes you think, not that its challenging to watch, it just hits notes perfectly, especially towards the end, and if you weren't tough like me you could very well end up a little glassy eyed.
Director, Lone Scherfig, dose a bang-up job of tying all the emotional ends together, it wouldn't have been easy, considering the time line and the emotional vortex of friends who know they love each other.

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, that was One Day. Pretty good, Pretty good.

I'm giving it 3 and a half.....