The Idea of You

[Anonymous]

The only problem with this is that it should have been a 6 part series.
I started the book years ago but could not get past reading the male love interest was 19. 24 is better but it could have worked at any age with any famous artist who's plagued by paparazzi and a grueling touring schedule.

[Anonymous]

I thought Anne was great but the movie didn’t do it for me. Her daughter looked like she was her sister, for one thing. One of the main parts of the conflict in the book was her daughter being in that early puberty awkward phase, which that character definitely was not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only problem with this is that it should have been a 6 part series.
I started the book years ago but could not get past reading the male love interest was 19. 24 is better but it could have worked at any age with any famous artist who's plagued by paparazzi and a grueling touring schedule.

I’d watch this in 6 parts.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The only problem with this is that it should have been a 6 part series.
I started the book years ago but could not get past reading the male love interest was 19. 24 is better but it could have worked at any age with any famous artist who's plagued by paparazzi and a grueling touring schedule.

I’d watch this in 6 parts.

+1 They needed to do more with the boy bander's character, for sure.

[Anonymous]

It was so formulaic...all the actors were great so was good for some timepass viewing, but overall pretty predictable and meh..

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Anonymous wrote:The only problem with this is that it should have been a 6 part series.
I started the book years ago but could not get past reading the male love interest was 19. 24 is better but it could have worked at any age with any famous artist who's plagued by paparazzi and a grueling touring schedule.

I’d watch this in 6 parts.

+1 They needed to do more with the boy bander's character, for sure.

That would be top on my list to flesh out. And by filling in his story it would be nice to see the two of them develop more.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I saw the trailer and it looked like the premise was that she was lucking out getting this young hot guy, but I find it so weird, this idea that SHE would not be the catch. A lot of women m in their 40s are gorgeous, fit, accomplished and interesting, and it's very weird to hear her say, "I'm too old for you." As if he's the catch in the scenario. It's just stupid. Their age difference should be a non issue, not the premise of the movie

? Haven’t read the book or seen the movie yet, but as a woman in her late 40s with kids (including sons) there’s no way I would feel comfortable dating a 20 something or even 30 something. So I completely understand the premise of the movie and why the female lead would say such a thing.

I'm 48 and dating (and living with) a man who is 36. We're both totally comfortable with our age difference. There was no point at which I felt too old for him.

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Anonymous wrote:I was surprised that I enjoyed Anne in this--normally I don't care for her. And she's never looked better. Love the long hair with bangs on her.

I wonder if she didn't take ozempic. She's gotten very, very thin.

She’s scary skinny in the movie. She’s 41 IRL. It’s not easy to be that thin. Her arms and thighs are too teeny tiny.

Yes, I was a little shocked by the bathing suit scene. Absolutely zero fat on her body now.

And then they had to make her pretend to feel self concious about her body and wear a frumpy caftan at the pool. That was a really false note in the film

She was self-conscious about her boobs having "fallen" compared to 20 or early 20's women. But that getup she wore at the pool was AWFUL and unrealistic. If they'd just given her a sarong that would have been more believable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought Anne was great but the movie didn’t do it for me. Her daughter looked like she was her sister, for one thing. One of the main parts of the conflict in the book was her daughter being in that early puberty awkward phase, which that character definitely was not.

Let's talk about the daughter, can we? 1. The father gives the daughter a car, so she's clearly 16. But her parents are driving her to and from school? Unrealistic. 2. If she's 16 she's in 10th or 11th grade. Why does Solene say they have to wait five years? Wait until Izzy has graduated and gone off to college, okay fine. But that's 2+ years, not five. 3. Let's assume Izzy is in 10th grade rather than 11th. Five years from then, she's a sophomore in a college in Chicago. Clearly she's worked out her wardrobe, yes? So why is Solene talking about getting her sweaters? It was so stupid - talk to her about roommates, classes, whatever - no college kid wants to talk about the freaking weather.

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Anonymous wrote:I thought Anne was great but the movie didn’t do it for me. Her daughter looked like she was her sister, for one thing. One of the main parts of the conflict in the book was her daughter being in that early puberty awkward phase, which that character definitely was not.

Let's talk about the daughter, can we? 1. The father gives the daughter a car, so she's clearly 16. But her parents are driving her to and from school? Unrealistic. 2. If she's 16 she's in 10th or 11th grade. Why does Solene say they have to wait five years? Wait until Izzy has graduated and gone off to college, okay fine. But that's 2+ years, not five. 3. Let's assume Izzy is in 10th grade rather than 11th. Five years from then, she's a sophomore in a college in Chicago. Clearly she's worked out her wardrobe, yes? So why is Solene talking about getting her sweaters? It was so stupid - talk to her about roommates, classes, whatever - no college kid wants to talk about the freaking weather.

In the movie she said she was a junior, so 5 years to finish high school and college.

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Anonymous wrote:I saw the trailer and it looked like the premise was that she was lucking out getting this young hot guy, but I find it so weird, this idea that SHE would not be the catch. A lot of women m in their 40s are gorgeous, fit, accomplished and interesting, and it's very weird to hear her say, "I'm too old for you." As if he's the catch in the scenario. It's just stupid. Their age difference should be a non issue, not the premise of the movie

? Haven’t read the book or seen the movie yet, but as a woman in her late 40s with kids (including sons) there’s no way I would feel comfortable dating a 20 something or even 30 something. So I completely understand the premise of the movie and why the female lead would say such a thing.

I'm 48 and dating (and living with) a man who is 36. We're both totally comfortable with our age difference. There was no point at which I felt too old for him.

Wait til you are 58.

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Anonymous wrote:I thought Anne was great but the movie didn’t do it for me. Her daughter looked like she was her sister, for one thing. One of the main parts of the conflict in the book was her daughter being in that early puberty awkward phase, which that character definitely was not.

Let's talk about the daughter, can we? 1. The father gives the daughter a car, so she's clearly 16. But her parents are driving her to and from school? Unrealistic. 2. If she's 16 she's in 10th or 11th grade. Why does Solene say they have to wait five years? Wait until Izzy has graduated and gone off to college, okay fine. But that's 2+ years, not five. 3. Let's assume Izzy is in 10th grade rather than 11th. Five years from then, she's a sophomore in a college in Chicago. Clearly she's worked out her wardrobe, yes? So why is Solene talking about getting her sweaters? It was so stupid - talk to her about roommates, classes, whatever - no college kid wants to talk about the freaking weather.

In the movie she said she was a junior, so 5 years to finish high school and college.

So silly - there was no need to wait five years.

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Anonymous wrote:I was surprised that I enjoyed Anne in this--normally I don't care for her. And she's never looked better. Love the long hair with bangs on her.

I wonder if she didn't take ozempic. She's gotten very, very thin.

She’s scary skinny in the movie. She’s 41 IRL. It’s not easy to be that thin. Her arms and thighs are too teeny tiny.

Yes, I was a little shocked by the bathing suit scene. Absolutely zero fat on her body now.

And then they had to make her pretend to feel self concious about her body and wear a frumpy caftan at the pool. That was a really false note in the film

She was self-conscious about her boobs having "fallen" compared to 20 or early 20's women. But that getup she wore at the pool was AWFUL and unrealistic. If they'd just given her a sarong that would have been more believable.

No stress just self concious about her bangin bod overall. If it was just about the boobs, she would have worn a tunic and shown off her legs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I thought Anne was great but the movie didn’t do it for me. Her daughter looked like she was her sister, for one thing. One of the main parts of the conflict in the book was her daughter being in that early puberty awkward phase, which that character definitely was not.

Let's talk about the daughter, can we? 1. The father gives the daughter a car, so she's clearly 16. But her parents are driving her to and from school? Unrealistic. 2. If she's 16 she's in 10th or 11th grade. Why does Solene say they have to wait five years? Wait until Izzy has graduated and gone off to college, okay fine. But that's 2+ years, not five. 3. Let's assume Izzy is in 10th grade rather than 11th. Five years from then, she's a sophomore in a college in Chicago. Clearly she's worked out her wardrobe, yes? So why is Solene talking about getting her sweaters? It was so stupid - talk to her about roommates, classes, whatever - no college kid wants to talk about the freaking weather.

Silence states her daughter just finished her junior year during the pool scene, which takes place during summer break. That would make her a senior when news breaks that Solene and Hayes are dating. Waiting 5 years would align with her graduating from college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only problem with this is that it should have been a 6 part series.
I started the book years ago but could not get past reading the male love interest was 19. 24 is better but it could have worked at any age with any famous artist who's plagued by paparazzi and a grueling touring schedule.

yep, I just want more