The Idea of You (Amazon Prime) - Review

Anne Hathaway falls in love with the much younger Nicholas Galitzine in Amazon Prime Video's latest original streaming movie.
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[@jessrl8025]

I love it when you open with a quality dad joke.

[@M_k-zi3tn]

lol yeah, the bad ones really make my day

[@Winterbay]

A dad joke can never be too bad 🙂

[@eileen_a_b]

Honestly, a good dad joke is my favorite kind 😂

[@geoffreylynch9462]

I totally did not see that one coming. 🤣

[@padenfrank6047]

Your cold opens are always funny Anne clever.

[@HushIAmTalking]

I have never seen Dan look so wholesomely heartwarmed in a thumbnail before 😂

[@arianeauger]

i had the same thought haha!

[@purpurr707]

Bruh the acting is so good in this movie, they both felt so real.

[@lionkingflo6355]

Not they didn't

[@amycarpenter1187]

My favorite Nicholas Galitzine movie is “Bottoms.” He is FUNNY and fits so well in an absurd and surreal comedy.

[@PranavanathanYoganathan]

Such a good movie! The entire cast is amazing but Marshawn Lynch stole the show.

[@ZachBobBob]

THATS where I've seen him from. Was winding me up for most of this review

[@Miles_G_Reviews]

After I watched bottoms I found out that he was in that sorry for an excuse Cinderella movie

[@amycarpenter1187]

@@Miles_G_Reviews let’s try to forget about that movie 😂

[@Miles_G_Reviews]

@@amycarpenter1187 I legit forgot about it for almost 2 years 😂😂

[@catwmn2345]

Never change those intros, I beg you lol ❤❤

[@arasilky]

The acting by both leads was top notch, but they were let down by the script imho. Still very watchable to see Nicholas Galitzine singing and dancing as a boy band member! His vocals are so good. Fingers crossed he'll release a solo album asap ❤

[@betts3985]

Loved Nicholas Galitzine in Red, White, and Royal Blue --- such a great rom-com (based on an amazing book) and I love Anne Hathaway because she's just an amazing actor. Wasn't sure at first about this movie but now I am looking forward to watching this. Always like a really good rom-com.

[@job3rg]

That opening pun was too good to leave without a thanks

[@DoubleBlack2.0]

4:27 Oh man, you should DEFINITELY watch Red, White & Royal Blue. And Bottoms! And Mary & George! He’s incredibly talented and versatile.

[@FranciscoAreasGuimaraes]

Thanks for the review. I'm always looking for a good romcom, even more with Anne Hathaway

[@dylanrandazzo9455]

Great review Dan!! I highly recommend Bottoms, Nicholas Galitzine is hilarious in it and prob a very different performance in tone lol

[@thewackness95]

Yes, I loved bottoms!!

[@sadiegallant-holloway7950]

Yes Dan, second the recommend for Bottoms it’s a fun movie, really creative, and Galitzine is a small part of it but he’s so good and funny: the whole cast is!

[@haleyhrncir4443]

Aww, you should see Red White and Royal Blue! It's a cute romcom.

[@kmjc1213]

I'm so glad you reviewed this! I primarily watched the movie because I'll watch Nicholas Galitzine in pretty much anything. I agree that it dove deep into the characters and didn't focus solely on the age gap which made me like it a lot more than I was expecting.

[@nevskislake]

I am in the South. and I absolutely hate the summer. Maybe I would like the season if I lived near the coast, but I am too far inland, so summer is just the season of bugs, heat, and humidity where I am at. I am not into romance movies, but I always look forward to your reviews, Dan. Have a great weekend.

[@brianclaudio1942]

Maybe I'll check it out... But can Red, White and Royal Blue ever be topped? 🤭👀

[@kelsanggyudzhin2340]

Couldn't be less interested in this movie, but Dan never disappoints 👍

[@doenerkiing5117]

Really glad you reviewed this rather small film for I have been looking for a good rom-com in a while that does something more than just following the formula and casting hot people

[@_jolie_]

New Dan stock reaction pic unlocked guys??

[@the5thsun]

Hey! I’m early! Big fan of your stuff Dan!

[@mywalkabout40]

Dan puns for a Friday! Great start to my weekend. May the force be with you 😊

[@adraino7345]

Gonna do a double feature this and May December

[@nancykerrigan]

😮

[@marielozoria]

☹️

[@TwinRiver100]

thanks for the double review drop today i don't think i've ever seen you do that thanks for the double vids

[@DanMurrellMovies]

I decided to give it a shot and see what happens

[@TwinRiver100]

i think becasue these were short few minute reviews that this was kind of a neat thing you did. i'm not sure I'd say to implement this all the time. But maybe a once and a while thing if it's something you can do no problems if there's only a little bit you have to say or can condense it down to do stuff like this. thanks for doing it.

[@MelLovesMoviesAndBooks]

@@DanMurrellMovieswhat happened to the review inside the reviews you were doing?? Lol

[@HH-bp3lo]

Loved the Dad Joke😂😂First movie I have started over immediately Loved it The charecters are so likable. The music is really awesome. I have totally been mooned 😊 I for sure will tell others to watch it. Great review Dan.

[@TheClockchan]

The intro made me laugh more than the entirety of the unfrosted movie. Thanks!

[@lurategh]

I LOVED this movie and I'm so glad to hear you, one of my fave reviewers, liked it too! I just found it so charming and heartfelt as well as topical. Instant fave and comfort movie for me. Anne & Nick are so so good and have such great chemistry, and the boyband/music aspect of the movie is incredibly believable and well done. The way the marketing team went all out to promote August Moon as a real band is insane. It was my first time seeing Nick Galitzine in anything too, and I became an instant fan and looked into his other work. And I actually don't think this movie will fade into irrelevance. Maybe among critics and casual viewers, but I definitely think it's got a devoted fanbase now who'll keep it alive from here on out.

[@TwinRiver100]

i think you're pretty much right as far as this being one of those kind of movies that might get lost in the streaming library with maybe being talked about for one weekend and never heard about again. But to be fair, I don't really do romcoms unless they're mixed with a bigger genre that I like and enjoy more. based on what you describe about the two leads being deep characters with a bit of a weird age gap and all that with wanting more out of life and vastly different experiences and all that, that almost makes it interesting for me to consider and see. Not sure if this is for me or the kind of thing I'd like. not sure i'd really be shouting this from the rooftop praise wise, but i could be wrong. I think I'll at least put it aside on my wish list to maybe consider later. Thank you for reminding me about The Big Sick.

[@janelevey3435]

Great review!

[@jackson857]

Not gonna lie, if you'd told me that Dan would give the same rating for the Anne Hathaway age gap romance movie over the Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling action comedy The Fall Guy, I'm not sure I would have believed you.

[@colettejames9754]

Hello my name is Doris was great! I forgot all about it....thanks for the reminder, definitely a rewatch for me!

[@CoryDominic]

So you're telling me it's the DCOM StarStruck (2010) with some edge.

[@NadeemShekh-uy9zn]

Nice review

[@barbaraallen5290]

Anne Hathaway hath a way with a lot of people: younger and older men and younger and older women. This movie was well done. Real heart is right!

[@Ruddline]

The male character is literally Male Daisy Ridley and it kinda freaks me out a little bit.

[@jasonraschen1109]

Thank you for posting this review. Also, I loved the “Hathaway” joke. I will seek it out. Maybe not this weekend because I want to see “Fall Guy” and finally check out “Civil War”.

[@QuirkyQuillify]

One of the problems is that Anne Hathaway is an extremely beautiful, put-together, successful woman. It's kind of hard to relate to her. Her being insecure just because she is 40 (gasp, what an ancient relic) comes across as insincere and much ado about nothing.

[@DanMurrellMovies]

It’s not just that she’s 40, it’s that Hayes is so much younger, and her insecurity stems from being older than so many of his peers, especially other women. Having turned 40, I can relate to that and I don’t face the same societal standards that women do

[@YanaPetruk]

It’s not how it works. I’m a really attractive 32 yo woman. And my bf is 7 years younger than me. We’ve been together almost 4 years. And even though I’m attractive and don’t look my age at all, the sociatal standards are still like that, that women can’t be older for some reason. Or everyone is sure, that he’s just having fun with me. And they know bettter. And etc. there are many problems for such kind of couples even if they are both attractive. I can relate.

[@QuirkyQuillify]

@@DanMurrellMovies I see. Being on KZbin, you probably feel the pressure to connect with younger viewers and compete with channels that are louder and more playful. I find 80% of your reviews helpful in finding movies I would enjoy. This is just one of those rare times that the movie just bored me and didn't connect.

[@QuirkyQuillify]

@@YanaPetruk Cool perspective, thanks for sharing. Never been in your situation, but it makes sense. Enjoy your wonderful relationship and try to ignore everyone else. They don't matter.

[@Juul1964]

Anne Hathaway is apperently busy. This is the 3rd new trailer i've seen her in today.

[@carveraugustus3840]

Oh man that’s open was hilariously. 😂

[@jazclarinetist]

Last two videos I'm going to post this :-) If you can find the time to review, positive or negative, Turtles All the Way Down on Max, it would be wonderful! I am worried it will just be swallowed up in the slew or streaming content and hope more eyes will find it!

[@jessrl8025]

I may have to give this one a shot. Sounds like it might be worth a chance

[@siddhantbanerjee3328]

Dan's gonna be a great dad, he's got the jokes down

[@PranavanathanYoganathan]

Dan you should watch Bottoms!!

[@jag519]

will you be reviewing Turtles All The Way Down that just came out on Max?

[@nicolasmoyano_]

Michael Showalter is so good. Now I´m interested!

[@yannhollister9091]

Harmless cheese, no good or bad imo

[@JDotWill]

If the movie were about 20 mins shorter & a little more cleverly written, I think I would’ve enjoyed it as much as Dan did. I was enjoying it well enough until the last 30 mins. It’s Fine

[@zitapuskas2772]

I really liked it. ❤

[@PranavanathanYoganathan]

Rim shot opening

[@lunavioleta001]

Speaking of age gap. A great romance film from the 70s I recommend is "Ali: Fear Eats the Soul".

[@author2838]

Dan should never abandon the dad jokes 😄 ! On a serious note, he pinpointed an aching reality - streaming makes us pass through movies and shows too fast. Almost everything is replaced by the next thing and the pace is making us forget even things we loved.

[@TVandManga]

This will be going on my Prime watchlist.

[@raydunn8262]

Dan, thank you. You walking away was a set up after that 'joke'.

[@jfess1911]

I laughed at that opening joke. I really don't know if I should be embarrassed. OK, OK, I can't wait until my Wife gets home to tell it to her.

[@DisneyFan-eg3oz]

David here I been a movie fan for over fifty years and I liked the movie very much 😊 But you would never guess how I had Heard about it? The View! lol 😂 I just got done watching and I injoyed it! How they met was hard to believe but it was a fun story. It would of felt different if he was not a pop star. It was nice to get away from unfrosted. I was upset about one scene in it. I wrote you some comments under your review. It was a nice movie. I don’t know how it would work in real life but it was a nice movie. See you at the movies 🍿

[@Pupeyes]

It’s easy to believe this when Anne Hathaway looks the way she looks. I’m here like, this is totally believable already and I haven’t watched this movie. This would be far more interesting sounding if the hot guy fell in love with a Hispanic, 40 year old custodian.

[@SimonBuchanNz]

I was waiting for the "older woman" to show up 😂

[@moviemelody2210]

@@SimonBuchanNzthis is one of the issues I have with the film. OF COURSE a guy (young or old) is going to fall for a woman that looks like Anne Hathaway! I also didn’t like how there was no music during some emotional scenes (their first kiss) and how most of the actual “relationship” was reduced to montages Overall a nice cozy watch, but nothing profound

[@goodial]

@@moviemelody2210 I actually liked the no music moment for the first kiss. I somehow made the moment more intense to me, as if everything else had stopped

[@moviemelody2210]

@@goodial that’s cool that you got a different take than me

[@shawnyang435]

I just finished this movie 10 mins ago. It’s adapted from a Harry Styles fanfic, and it shows. The dialogues are not well written, the love at first sight kills any development of the relationship, and I don’t feel the chemistry.

[@somuchnope2]

Thanks for this incredibly important piece of information

[@SimonBuchanNz]

Huh, was it one from that weird period where Amazon was trying to commercially publish fanfic? I don't hate the idea, but if we're doing this there's more stories out there than wanting to bone your favorite celebrity or character. Fanfic is where I've found some of the most unhinged, swinging for the fences storylines, and some of the most interesting characters. Why not give people a taste of that stuff, with or without the serial numbers?

[@QuirkyQuillify]

Couldn't agree with you more. The writing had zero wit or insight.

[@khatiash.3512]

I actually felt that they had crazy chemistry

[@JDotWill]

Was the novel it’s based on Fanfic or is the novel based on Fanfic?

[@Szanth]

Whaaaat Michael Showalter

[@MelLovesMoviesAndBooks]

I liked this because the performances are great. But it lost me at the end. SPOILERS……….. so they waited 5 years so he can still be famous and she looked miserable and sad then he comes back and all is well?? I thought the movie was going for there will be different seasons of your life. Some will be sad but you’ll be okay! Their life styles weren’t compatible and should not have ended up together. It did not make sense at the end!

[@Saucyminx597]

I agree, sometimes a bittersweet ending is the best option

[@manasas868]

It's an open ending . I don't consider it as a happy ending . U can interpret as u like, what will happen in the future . I like open endings bcoz it gives chance for audience to interpret what they want in the future . Every person has different imagination. So it fits very well. And I don't think she was unhappy in the five years time gap at all. She is just sad that she let go of a kind person who she really connected with .

[@MelLovesMoviesAndBooks]

@@manasas868I do not consider it open. He goes back to LA for her. They are back together even he’s still famous. Would’ve been better had she moved on in those 5 years!

[@KeyannaButler]

Amazing movie the ending made me cry 🫶🏽

[@Rosula_D]

This is nothing groundbreaking but it's decent. The acting is obviously above average compared to typical streaming romance. I wouldn't categorise this as a rom-com, even though it features several tropes. I actually think it could have been a little longer, mostly to show Solene slowly understanding that people of Hayes' age live in a completely different world. Because that's a reality that all millennials feel when they try to communicate with Zoomers.

[@me45116]

It's almost a plot line from Girls5Eva

[@palmyrapalmyra1681]

May the Fourth be with you.🙄

[@rachelm.3173]

I really enjoyed this movie! So much that I would actually watch again and again.

[@oldschoolabrahamhicks2742]

Gosh, I really struggled to get through this film- Anne was great, Nicholas felt really wooden...

[@patriciabarthaud5533]

Very enjoyable movie.

[@ZachBobBob]

Hathaway looking incredible at 41

[@riverlynnxo]

is this your way to say you are having a kid Dan? because let me tell you, your dad jokes are getting too good!

[@williamyoung6311]

Did you not see bottoms Dan nicholas is really good in it

[@janicebailey2898]

I love this movie. Not perfect, but very good.

[@wallstreetwarrior100]

Guys be like it's Ann Hathaway! Just like women were like its Robert Redford 😂

[@AnNguyen-fi4ng]

You’re funny! 😁

[@timderuijter]

Here's a comment for you, good sir, the algorithm will like it!

[@kranwa15]

Its a good solid movie at 2 am.

[@Stefarooh]

This film was terribly unmemorable. Is poor Anne Hathaway relegated to these "mother" roles now that she has hit her forties? Nicholas Galitzine was incredibly weak and definitely the wrong choice for this role. In fact none of the films I have seen him in have been any good with his performances always coming across as wooden

[@QuirkyQuillify]

Just watched this movie based on your recommendation and I was so disappointed. This was a very shallow portrayal of a deeply insecure woman in an off and on relationship with a celebrity who for no appearant reason just loves this older woman no matter how many times she breaks his heart. It was maddening to watch them go through the tired tropes. I was expecting better. Bad writing, no chemistry, unrelable characters. A waste of time.

[@primeparagon]

Someone needs to cut all of Dan's joke intros together and cap it off with this one. This is hard to top.

[@tiagomaqz]

I absolutely loved this movie. The acting was amazing and the story did feel very believable and real. And it’s been a while since I’ve watched a comedy movie that made me feel like that.

[@bobby5359]

great joke lmao

[@arkangelarkangel1302]

I actually liked the movie, and here's the catch, i'm a happily married 50 year old married to my 50 year old wife since we were 21, and i wouldn't change a thing, but if this happened to anyone I knew and she was 40 and dated a 24 year old guy, YOU GO LADY, ENJOY YOUR RELATIONSHIP, AND YOU CAN TELL THE TROLLS AND THE HATING INTERNET CLOWNS TO KISS YOUR BUTT AND TWICE ON SUNDAY... SCREW THEM. 😂😂😅😮

[@akhilprem4265]

Did women are really sexually active even after 40 years???

[@desi6372]

Um its kinda weird how we view a relationship with 40 year old woman with 24 y.o man as ''heartwarming'' when we all agree that a relationship between a 40 y.o man and 24 y.o woman is low key predatory. Idk i think both are kinda weird imo

[@lurategh]

Thing is, no matter how much many of us may find major ick in that age gap between an older man and younger woman, at the end of the day that age gap is *incredibly* common and quite a norm.

[@NonalignedVideos]

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[@christypassy]

The “Hayes Campbell is not me” line did nothing for Hayes. The movie doesn’t show him being anything else. We don’t see him being particularly caring towards others, doing charities, working with disabled children or being a part of mental health support groups as a guy who experienced fame early and struggles with everything that comes with it like low self esteem or feelings of unworthiness. If anything, his character falls in the same tropes that make him forgettable. To get a woman’s attention, he buys all items in her gallery, flies her out to his concerts to be his personal escort. He is not particularly kind to his fans either and ignores them when they get excited to see him at the red light scene. When Paparazzis start hounding Solene house and the dad shows up, he very arrogantly talks about security adding extra cameras instead of taking in consideration the psychological impact the situation might have on people unaccustomed to such level of harassment and scrutiny. There is no clear motive for him pursuing an older woman except that he met her unconventionally and she is “hot or whatever” although he actually seems to like her. We don’t see him do any special acts of love either for Solene except leaving his expensive watch over and over and buying that art piece for her. No flowers, no special cards, no reminders of little things she said or that they did together etc. The whole movie was mid at best honestly. I don’t usually go this hard on rom-coms because I accept them for what they are but this one actually annoyed me. I also felt like besides the great chemistry Anne H and Galitzine had, she was not the actress for this role. I kept wondering why she was in this because she is so much better than doing a movie about dating a guy 16 years younger than her. Also, what kind of 40 years old is this comfortable dating a guy almost the age of her daughter? We saw her struggle a bit about this and being conflicted so that part was good but she also ran back to the guy just to break up with him again when she saw the impact on her daughter but didn’t consider it earlier.. Also, her only motive for continuing the relationship seemed to be that her ex broke her heart and Hayes was a bit of freedom and tingles (which are all valid btw) but what else did he really bring to her life? Im still looking. I watched the whole movie with an open mind but boy, was I more and more annoyed. I think this movie would have been better if it focused more on the genuine and positive impact the love they felt for each other had on their respective lives to justify the relationship. Anyway, just my opinion🤷🏾‍♀️

[@sadiegallant-holloway7950]

Two things: Hayes grows as a character. In the beginning he buys all the art to impress her and she does tell him off for it. That he isn’t valuing these artists. But later he buys the one piece of art that makes her feel everything. I also think him leaving the watch in the beginning as an excuse to see each other again was cute but I loved the symbolism of him leaving it at the end. Literally giving her time

[@shnarfer]

Worst movie I’ve seen in years. Terrible rom com. I can’t believe I wasted 2 hours watching this flaming dumpster fire I should’ve stuck to watching Smallville

[@kylecasey9254]

I want to see the opposite of this, older man gets with young woman after a.... bathroom issue.... and see how the public reacts. Just like to point out the double standards

[@DanMurrellMovies]

The movie points out the double standards

[@sarizonana]

Honestly as a woman wouldn’t object, just make it a young girl met Jon Bon Jovi in his crush era( better known as the it’s my life era) . The young fan got in his dressing room trailer and from then the romance starts, we could have it set it in the early 00s. I’m tempted to write that fan fiction and see if someone wants to turn it into a movie. Instead of a boy band we have a rock band. Imagine so a movie with 00s nostalgia.

[@lurategh]

Dude there are SO many movies where the man is significantly older than the woman. That's the norm. This movie is the exception to the rule, and the point of it was to show the opposite dynamic and point out the double standards.

[@clickolodeon]

Nothing to see here. Says nothing new about May-December romances. The usual past aw-aw stories for each character. Bland dialog, flat, uninteresting character arcs. Zero depth. Don't waste your time. I can't believe Murrell and I watched the same movie.