We Live in Time (2024)

The critic praises the achingly resonant performances of Pugh and Garfield and the thoughtful, non-linear structure that creates poignant moments in this romantic drama about a couple facing cancer.

The non-chronological structure adds unpredictability to the weepy romcom, and the straightforward story packs a punch thanks to powerhouse performances. Pugh and Garfield are a force with abundant chemistry in this likably earnest, satisfyingly complicated love story.

The critic sees it as every generation getting the cancer romance it deserves, a brutally efficient but aggressively middlebrow and forgettable tearjerker. Pugh's driven performance gives the melodramatic scope some substantial appeal amid the structural manipulation.

The critic praises the honest London romance in which Garfield and Pugh break your heart, with the time-hopping structure adding value by letting viewers consider the relationship in its totality. Strong performances keep scenes free from cliché and make the film feel real and honest.

It would take a heart of stone to be unmoved by this saccharine time-hopping tearjerker, with Pugh and Garfield on knockout form and their intimacy captured frankly. The structure keeps viewers on their toes, and certain sequences may leave audiences sobbing.

The critic praises the genuine chemistry between leads Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield but finds the nonlinear structure contrived and the cancer drama manipulative, reducing it to a run-of-the-mill story despite strong performances.

The critic notes that strong performances and some touching scenes are undermined by a needlessly complicated timeline and overly mawkish elements, resulting in a film that works in flashes but lacks cohesion.

The non-linear structure and lead chemistry fail to rescue this conventional terminal-illness romance undermined by product placement and a bland score.

The romantic weepie leans too often on cliche with a startlingly regressive message, feeling contrived rather than clever despite tasteful execution. Garfield and Pugh deliver wonderful performances, and the film is beautifully shot, but the characterisation and conclusions undermine it.

The critic finds the film syrupy and overly curated, failing to move despite strong performances, criticizing the contrived structure and lack of raw emotion.

Pugh and Garfield lack chemistry in this lumbering, calamitous romantic weepie that fails to land despite its non-linear ambitions.

The critic calls it a considered and classy tear-jerker laden with overcooked metaphors and scrambled plot convolutions. The leads' performances are the saving grace in this thoughtful but over-thought film.

The critic finds the film an eminently watchable but contrived weepie that never feels grounded in real life. The undeniable chemistry and performances of Pugh and Garfield help sell the time-shifting story despite its structural contrivances and lack of authenticity.

Garfield and Pugh deliver charm and poignancy in this funny, wise and touching non-linear romance that treats its cancer premise with upbeat energy.

The critic praises the non-linear structure that reveals the evolution of the central relationship across three timelines and highlights the electric chemistry and performances of Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield as they portray a grand, believable love story.

The critic finds the film a truly charming and surprisingly rich bittersweet romance. Pugh and Garfield are singled out for their enormously charming yet skilled performances that prevent the story from tipping into sentimentality.

The review praises the delicious chemistry between Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh in this decade-spanning romantic comedy. It highlights the film's effective non-linear structure and the lead actors' appealing performances as key strengths.

The film is a refreshingly direct and gently moving tear-jerker that avoids sentimentality. Excellent performances by Pugh and Garfield, especially Pugh's nuanced portrayal of a woman facing mortality while remaining ambitious, are singled out for praise.

The film is genial mainstream entertainment that benefits greatly from its two leads. Pugh and Garfield elevate the time-hopping romance above its somewhat twee mundanity.

The critic finds the non-linear romantic drama an affecting tearjerker that benefits from Pugh and Garfield's strong chemistry and performances, but notes irregularities in the timeline and some unconvincing character decisions.

The critic finds the scrambled non-linear timeline gimmicky and lacking emotional or narrative depth, resulting in a film that feels like a watered-down version of the screenwriter’s earlier work despite solid lead performances.