What an utter delight and joy this was, what a simply charming, sweet-natured, and lovely little film directed by first time director Raine Allen-Miller.
The plot sees two young people, one newly jilted accountant Dom (David Jonsson) randomly meet up with costume designer Jas (Vivian Oparah) also recently dumped at an art gallery launch and follows them for an eventful and funny day in and around Brixton and Rye Lane. Filled with a veritable host of quirky background characters, a fantastic soundtrack and some very funny events and situations.
There's also a very funny homage, uncredited cameo, pun – both visual and literary – all rolled into one, when our two leads stop off for a burrito bar for some lunch, which is worth the admission price alone.
A delightful rom-com, which feels vastly more grounded than the usual thanks to the pure chemistry of its leads and their backstories. Filmed with real vim and enthusiasm and utilising a strange fish-eye like lens this gives the film a real sense of energy and conveys an otherworldliness to proceedings. The ending is never in doubt and following the classic three-act structure sees our couple separated before the final act.
That hardly matters, it's been a while since I've seen something so joyful, funny and just so British. Funded by the BBC, BFI and the Lotto. This was a wonderful little film and I thoroughly loved it. More please from everyone involved.
Whether you like it or not comes down to if you're a waver or not. And I'm definitely a waver.
9/10
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