One Day

After spending the night together on the eve of their college graduation, Dexter and Emma are shown each year on the same date to see where they are in their lives. They are sometimes together, and sometimes not.

Critics found this adaptation of the beloved novel to be a mostly hollow exercise that fails to replicate the emotional weight of its source material — the structure of checking in on two characters once a year translates awkwardly to screen, feeling repetitive rather than resonant. The clearest fault line in the reviews was Anne Hathaway's Yorkshire accent, which drew pointed ridicule, though even beyond the accent, detractors felt the film lacked depth while a minority found genuine charm in its wit and style.