The end scene when he was in back at their old university and we saw them bump into eachother the first time. That scene made me feel so much. The music, the youth they had. They didn’t know they would be intertwined forever. I cried so hard
That scene broke me the most other than seeing dex cry in his bed.. it was so beautiful they showed them meeting again though really captured the true depth of their love.
I am HEARTBROKEN. They wasted TEN YEARS of not being in each others lives. TEN YEARS. Being afraid to admit how much they YEARN for each other. Omg, how do i function after watching this.
When the last episode ended, I was just sitting with my wife on the couch, crying and hugging each other for 20 minutes straight, being devastated and filled with deepest type of sorrow you would feel. I don't remember the last time I felt so touched and impacted after watching anything so far, honestly, I'm not sure I've ever seen that pure, beautiful, sincere, and honest picture of human's love in the way that is so relatable, filled with downsides of the everyday life, brutal, natural, yet so real, mesmerizing, and worth to have once in our lifetimes. And that shots, that landscapes, that camera moves, that soundtrack... What a story. Take care of your beloved ones and don't waste your time.
I'm a cryer. I cry all the time in sad movies so to say I cried with this show would not give it justice. I was unable to breath, I was close to suffocation by the amount of tears I had the entire last episode. My wife and I held each other tightly as we watched it. Your review is fantastic. Absolutely agree. Such a beautiful and devastating show. It felt so real and so nostalgic though I was only born in the late 90s. I found myself wanting Dex to die just to escape the pain. I have absolutely balled my eyes out in other films and shows but nothing like this ever. 5 stars on letterboxed (Also considering dropping all my other reviews by half a star or so just so this one stands out).
Agreed. Dont know if I manage to recover from watching it. And even your way of describing it made me cry once more. Best british show since This is England. Maybe better. Take care
Yes that is how I feel, this is a reminder to cherish your loved ones and not take any of your time with them for granted, it was so so sad I am now so sad. 😢
I went for it, he ended it when I was 20, I met a few men for a date but nothing compared to him and then I met a man that I could love! I never really fell in love, more like I loved him if that makes sense. Three children later I ended my marriage because he loved a drink and I didn’t love him enough to stay, he wasn’t “the one” I STILL yearned for. I’m 51, I realise now that I’ll never find anyone like my first love. with not only his intellect but his charm and consideration too. I’m not trying to replace him because no one will ever come close and the ability to love with such drive and passion has gone. I no longer find people attractive and I can’t ever imagine a man consuming my every waking moment, I believe that’s something you grow out of. I’m happy to be alone. I hope your life gives you every hope and dream and never fail to see those opportunities xx
I think the point of the book was that they both had to become better people for their friendship to become a relationship. The chemistry was always there but they both had a lot of growing up to do first.
I literally kept on crying for 20 minutes after I finished it, like I‘m so heartbroken, they both deserved better and it pains me that it took them both so long to admit their feelings towards eathother. this series broke me for real
Agree, i think they played it much better than original actors and the chemistry seemed so real. More memorable performance this time .and loved the soundtrack . Cant even Remember the actor from the movie . Didnt even know it was remake of that movie until the end when she was hit by the car . Thats how i thought waiiiit i think inwatched similar movie on the past 😅
I just wanted to leave a comment of appreciation here for everyone involved in this series. I have never in my 32 years on this planet been moved so intensely by a piece of art or entertainment. At first I thought "Hey look its the Essex boy from White Lotus playing the popular boy falling in love with the nerdy girl"... Well how different of an experience this turned out to be. The show manages to break down a relationship to its core, to what drives love, what it is made of, and how important it is to protect and nurture it, in such brutal and beautiful display. I am at a fairly lonely point in my life, working abroad, away from my family, friends and girlfriend. This just reminded me to appreciate her love and support for me much more, and not to take it for granted. Especially as we get older and life's challenges tougher, one is so lucky to have someone that truly loves and supports the other, regardless of whether you are 'up' or 'down'. Without that I would probably end up struggling, loosing confidence and drown in memories or thoughts of what could have been. So thank you again for such a powerful reminder, and to everyone who is still looking (or looking again) for a 'best friend', don't chase anything, just focus on building your life, and through the relationships you form along the way, naturally someone will stand out to you.
Literally just finished this yesterday. Can’t get over that ending. All those years they knew each other and then finally got together. And then marrying each other and for him to lose her. I can’t imagine how broken he must have felt. It is so sad but I like shows like these that portray real life. We don’t always get to have a forever with our person. Life is tough 💔
I consider myself a robust character but thoughtful and reflective. I'm not ashamed to say I shed a tear occasionally when something touches me. My partner and myself have lost previous partners in tragic circumstances and watched this series together. I'm a film buff and have enjoyed some fantastic films over the years but this drama for me blew everything I've ever seen out of the water ! . . . absolutely beautiful story, well written and acted superbly. I sobbed for hours after and still have tears in my eyes a week on. A must watch. This is a true modern classic.
I don't ever really comment, but THIS! THIS! If you are young, doesn't matter if you have watched the movie and how absolute favourite it is for you. Give this a chance. It is truly one of the most beautiful magical love stories ever to be put out in years. The chemistry is magical, the music is cosmic and this story, oh this story is the most heartbreakingly beautiful one to have ever been told. If newer adaptations would be as beautiful as this is, I hope each generation would get their versions of Em and Dex. Pure Magic, this book, this movie, this series - they truly are a love letter to young love. 💌
This is so beautifully done. Props to the lead actors who embodied Dex and Em so perfectly. Cried through practically the whole last episode, and I don't do that sort of thing often anymore.
The movie had a huge impact on me. I’ve only seen it once, but I think about it all the time. It will be interesting to see it told again from a different directors POV.
This story impacted me. Time nurtures love and proves its unbreakable. All the memories and feeling build this up and I can see it changes Dex. I am a 28 year old guy but I still cried for this story. just amazing
This was absolutely Earth shattering to my soul. Met my love in 2006, only we had a brief year together and due to unfortunate circumstances, he had to leave the country. He was 24 and I, 21. Now, he's 41 and I 38. He's married with kids (unhappily married) and lives entire oceans away. I am single with my 17 year old son (not his) and everytime I see his name calling on my screen, the flame in my heart could never be any more ferocious than when I see that call. After 16 years of talking on the phone only, whenever he and I speak, it is like we are just meeting all over again and our conversations are still just as enjoyable and just as endless. Needless to say, this show ripped me to pieces and there is no such thing as putting those pieces back together.
Of course you assume he is not happily married and if he told you so once again of course if he wants to have an affair with someone as gullible as you.
I just finished the series omg cried with hot tears I don’t know why I know the ending but maybe in 2011 I was young and it had no impact on me but today 13 years later you realize that time flies so enjoy each moment
This is honestly the best love story I've ever seen in my entire life. I've watched soo many romance movies but none of them have broken my heart to this extent. It feels soo real and raw, like it could happen to anyone and be someone's reality. I see myself in both of them, so flawed yet so full of love even if they might not realise it. They belonged together but they were too late. The time they spent together was so beautifully chaotic... I will never forget their story❤️
I'm in love with the fact that they casted an actresses that looks just like us, an ordinary person, and that makes it so relatable and therefore binge-able❤
Not a paid bot. But this version is moving, loving and addresses their friendship in greater detail. Especially when the characters got older (spoiler alert, the crying scenes of Leo as a new divorcee and the scene between him and Ambika in the last episode at his new flat). The essence of their relationship was beautifully captured. Anne and Jim gave the story a different look in 2011, but these two really did the best for the 2024 version. Please don't compare the two and enjoy them.
It was hard for me not to compare in the beginning, since i love the original movie and the leads (Anne Hathaway as Emma is one of my favorite female characters portrayed on the big screen). But as i got to watch more episodes, and started to see all the details that weren’t in the movie I’ve grown to appreciate it. I really liked the acting too, especially Leo’s. He’s not only insanely good looking and charming guy, but also amazing dramatic actor. Believed him 💯.
(Spoiler) I totally agree with you! I just got to that episode and I deadass couldn’t even get to the twist. Their moments together as a couple felt more powerful in the series after seeing more of how amazing and tumultuous their friendship was!
*****Spoilers***** I was actually taken aback by this. I've been avoiding romantic comedies (both movies and TV shows) for years now because I find them UBER unrealistic. But some movies/ tv shows manage, rarely, to avoid this trope. Movies such as 'Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind' or this' year 'Past Lives'. That show was something I loved. I was aware that there was a movie, but I didn't catch it. The show takes its time to display their friendship through years and their lives apart too. Which is good. But, I also feel the show (I think it's in the book too, not sure) pulls the rug under me for Emma. It seemed like another tale where a boy meets a girl and she is sacrificed so that the boy can become a man. Where I have seen this before: A walk to remember, Sweet November, Autumn in New York, Me and Earl and the dying girl. Just realized this, what is it about fall and dying girls movies?!? Anyways, it really was a beautiful story, and extremely sad ending, but I wish it wasn't another story of sort of manic pixie girl's dream meets boy for him to become a man!
@@dariamorgendorffer7813to be fair I think he “becomes a man” before the tragedy happens at the end. Like I think they showed he finally had his life together only to be struck out of nowhere which very much imitates life. I understand what you’re saying about that type of trope tho! I just dk if I agree that the story fully fits- but I also haven’t read the book either.
as someone who LOVES the book, looks like this series is going TO SERVE! there are parts of the book that i actually wished that was seen in the film, however, they did not see the light of those cameras. also, with this kind of story, which covers 20 years of the characters lives, A SERIES IS A MUST! ALSO, MS. AMBIKA MOD!!!! WE'RE WATCHING FOR YOU!
Jeez... I was 18 when I first saw the film, it had a huge impact on me as a young adult. And the soundtrack? On repeat, even today. One of my all-time favourites.💙
The book and movie both where a trade mark in my adolescence, but now that I'm 27, I don't have the strength to watch/read/listen to deeply sad art, I guess it all just feels more relatable and real now that I'm older. Anyhow, I knew what I was getting myself into and I've been a teary mess for the last 5 hours, i can't seem to recover, so I've been scrolling through this comment section to find alies. Also, if you liked "One day", watch "Normal People", you can then thank me latter (but prepare to be crushed)
I loved the movie One Day when it first came out years ago, I saw it in theaters, and I also purchased it on DVD because the story was just so different and so good. The series though? The series hit me differently. It got me emotionally involved. I’ve never gotten so emotional over a show before to the point where I was sobbing. The show is so beautifully filmed that you get lost in reality. Dex and Emma seem so real. They could be your friends, even your own self. I didn’t feel like I was watching two actors filming, I felt like I was just being a fly on the wall to these two special people’s lives and they allowed me to be part of it. How can this not be their legit feelings, thoughts, wittiness, charm? That’s how good it was. I relate with Emma because I felt like I saw myself in her. Not always the most pretty, lacking confidence, knowing that I could do more, but being my own worst enemy… I saw myself in Dex because I too know what it is like to grieve and mourn for someone the way he did. I lost my mother very unexpectedly about 2 years ago, I was lost. She was my best friend. I remember crying exactly as Dexter was in the final episode. Crying into my own bed sobbing, also sitting in a quiet room as tears fell down my own face looking at my mother’s things. Emma was right though, this does pass, time does heal. I felt like the show had little pieces of myself throughout it and I just don’t think I’ll feel that way about something for a long while. A show like this doesn’t come around very often. 100% recommend.
Sobbed my heart out…. What a beautiful story. Loved the music, the cast, the gorgeous Dexter and Emma, and it took me back to my Uni days in those same years, the music, no mobiles, people talking to each other, pay phones and leaving messages, I wonder what my old crushes are doing now? Anyway glad I watched it alone too, as i could just curl up and cry and laugh and cry again. And totally binge watched it. Read the book, seen the film but this series was the best. Show your love to those you love, life’s too short❤
i have never cried so much after watching a series. thank you to the team and everyone involved, you guys made a masterpiece,it might take some time for people to realize this ig. I have told everyone I know to watch this series. To Ambika, you are beautiful. Thank you to the cast and crew for making me cry, I needed it.
I finished the show last week. and here i am, rewatching the trailer, and totally tearing up again. i don't know why this is touching me so much, and i have cried before about movies or books, but this depth of sadness and nostalgia and empathy, i guess, is new to me. i started watching it expecting a light rom-com to pass the time. maybe that's why it hit me so hard. BEST SHOW EVER! so many great quotes too.
How can this not have an effect upon each and every one of us who watches it? So thought provoking… never waste a single day. I have never in my life cried so much after watching anything on tv. Such beautiful acting. Leo Woodall is the most handsome man on the planet surely? And Ambika resonates in the hearts of all women. Message taken … never waste a moment, never waste a single day, tell ppl how much you love them. And live in the moment … make shit happen ❤
@@g.e.m9927 you’re just another mentally ill woke man-hating feminist then which is much worse than being a bot. Imagine actually crying at this woke student film tier garbage show.
Ripped my heart out. Leo Woodall stole the show. I mean it was his show but I seriously underestimated him due to his pretty face. What a performance though. Got absolutely invested in his character.....
The amazing music helped the heart to go soft more easily. I didn't realize that I had started to weep while Emma and Dexter started running through the streets of Edinburgh while the theme music was rolled to Falling Colors. God! I think I can't stop praising this show ever. Just a word of caution, stock on tissues and chocolates, you will need them. Phew! I cried bad.
Binge watched it! Incredible acting of Leo and Ambika was herself, which worked perfectly for the story. Stays with you long after its over. Bittersweet. Must watch.
She is the literally incapable of showing any emotion other than contempt. She shouldn’t be an actress and this show was god awful. I couldn’t even hate watch it.
I've been crying for 30 min after binging the entire day the serie. It was lovely ! I haven't cried like that for a long time ! Thank you for all this emotions !
I finished it. All I can say is that this was really beautiful and worth it. I'm only 19, i'm just starting life, i'm not sure if there's something for me out there but watching these series felt like a wake up call for me. We're so scared to take some steps that we miss opportunities and people we love. It's just this lack of confidence that doesnt let us grow and succeed. I guess we sometimes take our lives for granted, take others' lives for granted but each life is so fragile. If there's something I take from this show is that you shouldnt think twice about love, just love. Just love. Definitely, a must-watch. It doesnt matter how old you are or if you only like happy endings, it's a must-watch.
Wow, this story made me face my own loneliness and sadness. I avoid, numb, & escape these feelings because they are buried so deep, Im scared if I go down there I might not ever get out. Well, this show pushed me right in.. These comments are proof that are not alone, even though there are many moments in this life when it feels that way. We are all feeling the same way from this show, opened up/exposed and vulnerable/raw, feeling this pain and hollowness of how temporary existence is… yet it’s all we have. Everything we have in this moment (my cat, my parents, friends, siblings) one day, will vanish. We always think, oh I’ll call my mom back later, or one day I’ll go surprise my friend who lives far away. Even as I watched this series, I was giving my needy cat the most minimal amount of attention. One day though, these people could vanish. Time is not forever, but bonds are. So I guess all we can do is focus on strengthening bonds/ connections with the people in our lives and try each day to not take them for granted. Anyways, I highly recommend you watch (somewhere you feel safe to cry). +++ Side note, is this making anyone else feel guilty for how much time they watch tv or is it just me???
I couldn't agree more. The show really changed how I approach people in my life and how I should be present in every moment and actually make memories! I am too lonely haha love hasn't been a big thing in my life but this show makes me wonder I am too worthy of love and to go for it.
One of the most beautiful stories ever told. Well done! Truly an emotional roller coaster. I feel like the casting on this deserves an award. Anne Hathaway was fine in the movie, but Ambika is the most real Emma Morley, she's so perfectly placed in this role. And Leonardo Dicaprio can step aside, there is a new Leo on this horizon in Hollywood, his career has only just begun. We're gonna see big things from him. Oscars for everyone!!!!
Beautiful....watched the whole series in one evening (now 1:58am). Had everything...brilliant chemistry, gorgeous love story and now I can't stop crying. Can't remember the last time something got me this good. Highly recommend it.
I literally JUST watched the original film the other day for the first time…never been so angry at a movie in my life. Don’t get me wrong it’s a great story, but it definitely punches you in the heart towards the end
Well, that was a masterclass in acting, storytelling, production, filming, music etc. The chemistry between the two leads is utter perfection and magical *chef's kiss*, making this timeless romance believable. A genius casting decision. Following the collective and individual journeys of Dex and Em took us through soo many of life's different emotions. It felt real and deep. Ambika and Leo both deserve to win lead acting roles (BAFTAs, Emmys etc) for their performances and so does the show in general.
The book was better than the movie, and they had to leave a lot of things out... a series allows them to explore those pieces. I thought the movie was OK, watchable for sure... but this looks better
This is such an excellent love story. I watched it straight through. He is such a good guy for someone so popular in high school. He really loves her and she him. Although they are different from each other, they kept their words to each other respectful. She: I never said you were stupid. He: I never said you were boring. Because they have such a beautiful love story, that ending is so tragic for him.
this is now my favourite series ever. I am already rewatching. I cried sooo much. the messages behind it were so profound. both actors were absolutely amazing. Ambika and Leo's chemistry was WOW. the storyline, the details. I'm now reading the book too. I just loved it so much. my heart broke 9283829 times, I felt triggered, I felt happy, I cried and I cried. it was amazing. not cliche at all, just real. too real.
The end left me speechless and emotionally drained iam a 66 year old man who was brought up not to cry my wife said to me that she was surprised that I loved the show I just didn't want the show to end. A life of what ifs a life of missed opportunities a life of reflexion and as we get older we cling on to that one day
I can’t stop crying. I finished that thing 30 minutes ago and I can’t stop crying. It’s was beautiful, it was magical, it was heartbreaking. Thank you so much for this marvel.
One Day is one of my favorite books and movies! initially i picked it up in a thrift shop years ago bc the day in question is actually my birthday, but that story just tore me up in the best way. That sense of longing, growth, stagnation as well as imagination just called me in so swiftly. I really hope this is a beautiful adaptation bc it’s truly a beautiful story that deserves nothing less
the scene that broke me first was the strip club, after dex smacks the phone out of the lady’s hand and he gets dragged out. his eyes, his emotions, the music, when sylvie took him in after. i started crying there, and it just didn’t stop. scene after scene after scene restarted the waterworks
24 hours after watching the last 2 episodes and I'm still crying. And if I try to convince myself that "this is just a TV series, not real story!" it just doesn't work, because it's directed and acted so preciously. It felt like real life, almost like breaking up with a girl you loved. So... Great job everybody!
I love the book and the first movie, and I can’t wait to see this version. This trailer already brought tears to my eyes, this story is one that stuck with me through the years and sometimes I still catch myself remembering Emma and Dex. ❤
I started it cos it looked interesting and finished it in one sitting. I've been crying since episode 12. Both Ambika and Leo acted the hell out of their roles. Each stage was so convincing especially for Dex, who had to experience so much growth as a person. I want to watch it again and cry again, it's so beautiful
Bunch of people talking shit about their current partners and comparing them with that "special someone" they had a thing with 10 years ago. If you still think that you'll never experience what you had with that "special person," you're absolutely NOT going to experience something like that ever again because you already made that decision in your head. You completely reserved that part of your heart that loves deeply for that "special someone" and can't fall in love with someone else on a deeper level. When enough time goes by, you realize that it's not even about them; it's about what you've made of them in your head. I know what it's like, I've been there. I met a guy at a very rough time. He was super funny and clever. We had the same music taste and the same interests, both introverted. I thought we were meant for each other, but things just didn't work out. Took me a long time to realise that I'll meet someone else who'll make me just as happy as him. He's married and has kids now and I'm very happy and proud of him. Yes, I think about him every now and then, but overall, life goes on. I found the person I truly love and admire, and I wouldn't have been able to have that if I hadn't let go. Give yourself another chance at love, to love and to be loved on a deeper level. Please don't get stuck. It can be very lonely.
This story makes you realise how time flies and that you dont know when youre last "goodbye" will be with someone. The end of the film when Anne walked off after saying "bye Dex" and the street lights coming on crushed me. Even though that was a recap after they met. I think youre meant to look at it like she is saying "bye" for the last time. Then on the series when Dexter is standing on the grass remembering the first moment they met. Someone says "can you keep off the grass" and he mumbles "oh sorry you used to be able to dance here". Both moving scenes. I found i felt so sorry for Dexter in the series. It shows that in youth you can feel so hopeful and that life doesnt always turn out to be what you expect. There are many disapointments and set backs and sometimes you dont notice things right infront of your face. You never know when your last "goodbye" will be.
This show was amazing, I cannot believe how much I got into the show at 53 years old meeting my first true love in 1987 and through the years of hardship between us both the story is not the same but a lot of things relate to my life. This show deserves every award out there in my opinion better than the notebook
At first I wasn’t sure if I’d continue, but thank god I did. This was so beautifully written and directed. The chemistry between the two is incredible. I’m not one to cry watching movies or shows, but this series had me in a chokehold 😭
This series truly captures the complexity of human emotion and life. Nothing is black and white. It also makes you realise that time is both long and short at the same time. It was such a beautiful show.
I was soooo mad that you could see him running back in the first episode, because it is important for the novel. Nothing has made me cry like this show in a long time. The novel ages ago did. Well done ❤
Just finished this series. Without doubt the best I’ve ever watched. Shel shocked after watching, it’s a rollercoaster of ups and downs, frustrations, sadness and happiness. He cast is excellent and director’s fantastic. So accurate with its timeline dialogue is second to none.
Yo I wasn't the biggest fan of the movie. Clicked on this on Netflix because I was bored...and it was SO MOVING. When love stories get right, it's really about life. Because life = love and love is the root of all. This show isn't just about love, romance, & sex, it's also about friendship, family, dreams & becoming, grief, loss, shame, fear (all the feelings really). The things that make up our days really do end up becoming our life. Damn.
I watched it in 2 days 😍. And loved it! Wonderful series. It unlocked my emotions. I cried, laughed, was intrigued, inspired by Emma's self-confidence, and touched by Dexter's vulnerability. The series is just beautiful ❤. Very good actors and beautiful chemistry. For the '90s kid, the soundtrack is a wonderful addition. Thank you for this emotional journey and a reality check ❤.
The last episode had me sobbing but I can’t stop thinking about the moments they had together that made them fall in love badly😩❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️does this kind of understanding, love, affection, care, laughter ever exist in real life???
I will never not sing this series praises enough. There is something about the essence of real life captured in these episodes that really hit hard in making me feel connected to the characters. It felt like part of my own life was being portrayed on screen in a sense. I think this really made it so much worse once the final ending came around as following along for 20 years made me get to know them and how they communicate and show love to one another. All I know really is that i loved it so much and it broke me in so many ways. I could write a whole essay. ❤❤❤
May i just say that for the first time ive thought that a remake was actually a little better. Leo woodall is an absolutely beautiful actor, he is so real. I didn't like the acting of jim strugess in the old film opposite anne Hathaway who was brilliant. Here the male lead is sooooo much better. I seriously wasnt expecting it to be good i just started because i didnt know what else to watch and i ended up watching it all day and finished it in one day. Its beautiful.❤ A brilliant remake. I like both the actors but leo woodall is on another level. He's the best actor I've seen on one of Netflix 's love stories. Usually when its a show of film for a younger audience or a love story ive not seem much of good acting on any of netflixs show or films but this guy killed it. I'd be waiting to watch him on all his next projects. ❤
The remake is better in my opinion. I feel the actors have more chemistry, the sound track was great. The aesthetic was great the characters have more depth most likely because it’s stretched out over a series and not forced into a short movie but it was great and anyone who hesitated to watch it because they loved the first should give it a watch.
THIS SHOW WAS PHENOMENAL. It's not often that I cry over a piece of media but I would be lying if I said that I wasn't absolutely BAWLING my eyes out by the time I was finished with the show. I cannot believe they wasted so much time when they were both right there, RIGHT THERE and they didn't realise that they were made for each other (there's a phrase I never use but I do not believe that God created these two people without them in mind for each other and I don't even believe in God.)
Fell in love with the film first, then read the book and fell even more in love. To me Anne and Jim will hold a special place in my heart, but Leo seems like the perfect Dex. I can't wait to get my heart re-broken. Time for a reread
I have the complete opposite of your opinion. I always imagined Dexter as the posh slender/tone English guy while Leo is too buff to fit in that description. I think Anne is okay but Ambika will be better.
I've come here after reading the book and I think I'm going to go watch the series as soon as possible because I love to suffer, apparently. Might watch the movie too. I'M IN TEARS.
i can't just comprehend it, the series was a whole ride. Aaahhh it was just so good; painful yet beautiful. Those years of hesitation and yearning for eachother might be frustrating to some but i passionately enjoyed it and i beleive there's a time for everything and everyone. Dex, i could see myself in him in my 20s.. i beleive i have got so much potential but i really am not doing enough. However now i beleive nobody is really doing enough in this world and the world works fine regardless. I definitely wouldn't watch it twice because then i would really be frustrated and annoyed with their series of hesitation. But for now they were cute together. So everyone should atleast watch it once and enjoy the story of love,passion and youth.
i will watch every show that ambika mod does, her screen presence and acting skills are unmatched. the best british actress of our generation in my humble opinion.
I put off watching this series as I've read the novel and it absolutely shattered me, now here I am crying all over again!! Couldn't put it off any longer! So much of it reminds me of an old friend. That friend was like Dex, hyperactive, social, good-looking guy, and I was like Em, shy, more serious and low confidence. We were best friends and grew apart with time. He was too busy and too cool for me, and he probably thought I would judge his lifestyle. There is no one in the world who made me feel as safe as he did. He's gone now, but the memories are just as fresh as if they were yesterday. I wish I hadn't been reminded of all these emotions, truly heartbroken right now.
Yeah as someone who did not know it was a book and then watched the movie way back I was mad. I looked at my mom like you knew didn't you? She was like sorry lol 😂. So don't think I want to put myself through it again.
I just watched the series, I sobbed for the last four episodes which is like two hours, dare I say the series is more heartbreaking than the movie 🥲 both AMAZING though, good luck hahaha
I binged watched this over the weekend. I've not been affected by a film/show in years. Even though I had seen the film and knew of the plot this still hit me hard. Ambika Mod and Leo Woodhall were fantastic. The music was incredible too, I can't stop thinking about it.
I watched the movie ages ago and loved it. But I always felt it was a bit rushed. THE SERIES is EVERYTHING! We get to see the characters evolve in a sweet pace. I couldn’t even watch the twist cz I felt more connected to Em this time than in the movie. Loved it! Loved it! And the cast was AMAAAAAZING!
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It’s 4am and i wish i had left the last 2 episodes unwatched… all in all, tearfully dreadfully beautiful.
Just finished it and I so feel this right now.
That exactly explains my thoughts... I expected a happy ending and I got a broken heart ...
Skipped the final eps after the first scene. No regrets and less pain.
Ugh but it was so well done! I liked it better than the 2011 movie. I sobbed for about five minutes in my husband’s arms though afterward.
Same here... i'm sobbing .....
The end scene when he was in back at their old university and we saw them bump into eachother the first time. That scene made me feel so much. The music, the youth they had. They didn’t know they would be intertwined forever. I cried so hard
YES 💔
for real
Such a powerful scene then they flashed back to all their moments and the great soundtrack. Such a tearjerker
Same
That scene broke me the most other than seeing dex cry in his bed.. it was so beautiful they showed them meeting again though really captured the true depth of their love.
I am HEARTBROKEN. They wasted TEN YEARS of not being in each others lives. TEN YEARS. Being afraid to admit how much they YEARN for each other. Omg, how do i function after watching this.
wdym ten years?
they both didn't think they were good enough for the other. thats why she loved that they grew up together
@@theresaweber1499did she die in the end?
She did but the series is worth watching especially last five episodes even though it's pain it is beautiful pain you can say 😅@@latronlana5749
@@nemoswiredid you watch it babe
Why is Leo such a good dexter. This man did impecable acting. Just amazed. Wow.
He was amazing! Ambika was also excellent. They had such chemistry I was pining so hard for them the whole time
he deserves every oscar
@@eraclick I couldn’t agree more
I have just watched one episode and I’m already so madly in love with his character !!!His acting skills and carisma ❤wow.
Dex genuinely comes across like he is in love with Emma and I'm here for it
When the last episode ended, I was just sitting with my wife on the couch, crying and hugging each other for 20 minutes straight, being devastated and filled with deepest type of sorrow you would feel. I don't remember the last time I felt so touched and impacted after watching anything so far, honestly, I'm not sure I've ever seen that pure, beautiful, sincere, and honest picture of human's love in the way that is so relatable, filled with downsides of the everyday life, brutal, natural, yet so real, mesmerizing, and worth to have once in our lifetimes. And that shots, that landscapes, that camera moves, that soundtrack... What a story.
Take care of your beloved ones and don't waste your time.
Dammit, your review is hitting me hard
I'm a cryer. I cry all the time in sad movies so to say I cried with this show would not give it justice. I was unable to breath, I was close to suffocation by the amount of tears I had the entire last episode. My wife and I held each other tightly as we watched it. Your review is fantastic. Absolutely agree. Such a beautiful and devastating show. It felt so real and so nostalgic though I was only born in the late 90s. I found myself wanting Dex to die just to escape the pain. I have absolutely balled my eyes out in other films and shows but nothing like this ever. 5 stars on letterboxed (Also considering dropping all my other reviews by half a star or so just so this one stands out).
This punches 🥊 my heart !
Agreed. Dont know if I manage to recover from watching it. And even your way of describing it made me cry once more. Best british show since This is England. Maybe better. Take care
Yes that is how I feel, this is a reminder to cherish your loved ones and not take any of your time with them for granted, it was so so sad I am now so sad. 😢
Just finished it. The movie broke me. This broke me. But one thing remains, if you love someone, don’t wait, just go for it!
I went for it, he ended it when I was 20, I met a few men for a date but nothing compared to him and then I met a man that I could love! I never really fell in love, more like I loved him if that makes sense. Three children later I ended my marriage because he loved a drink and I didn’t love him enough to stay, he wasn’t “the one” I STILL yearned for. I’m 51, I realise now that I’ll never find anyone like my first love. with not only his intellect but his charm and consideration too. I’m not trying to replace him because no one will ever come close and the ability to love with such drive and passion has gone. I no longer find people attractive and I can’t ever imagine a man consuming my every waking moment, I believe that’s something you grow out of. I’m happy to be alone. I hope your life gives you every hope and dream and never fail to see those opportunities xx
All these comments are either Netflix shills or people who were involved in making this highschool student film tier trash
I think the point of the book was that they both had to become better people for their friendship to become a relationship. The chemistry was always there but they both had a lot of growing up to do first.
And once you tell ‘em, remind them every single day
C'mon man. lol
I literally kept on crying for 20 minutes after I finished it, like I‘m so heartbroken, they both deserved better and it pains me that it took them both so long to admit their feelings towards eathother. this series broke me for real
Me too
I just finished it and it broke my heart aswell. I wish they just ended it right at the end of the 12th episode when they got together in paris
Same
am so brokenhearted for them. But it is what it is.@@jaimeleonguzman4328
I know 😢I cried non stop, kept watching the next episode n realize Emma did die 😢 nooo, poor dex
This adaptation was beautiful. I literally wept! The way Leo and Ambika conveyed the emotions of their respective characters was incredible
I agree! I’m currently on the second to last episode and I’m so amazed by the emotions
Agree, i think they played it much better than original actors and the chemistry seemed so real. More memorable performance this time .and loved the soundtrack . Cant even Remember the actor from the movie . Didnt even know it was remake of that movie until the end when she was hit by the car . Thats how i thought waiiiit i think inwatched similar movie on the past 😅
No it isn’t beautiful. This adaptation is utter trash. It’s like the worst student film I’ve ever seen.
@@RJ-vy9chyour opinion is trash
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I just wanted to leave a comment of appreciation here for everyone involved in this series. I have never in my 32 years on this planet been moved so intensely by a piece of art or entertainment. At first I thought "Hey look its the Essex boy from White Lotus playing the popular boy falling in love with the nerdy girl"... Well how different of an experience this turned out to be. The show manages to break down a relationship to its core, to what drives love, what it is made of, and how important it is to protect and nurture it, in such brutal and beautiful display. I am at a fairly lonely point in my life, working abroad, away from my family, friends and girlfriend. This just reminded me to appreciate her love and support for me much more, and not to take it for granted. Especially as we get older and life's challenges tougher, one is so lucky to have someone that truly loves and supports the other, regardless of whether you are 'up' or 'down'. Without that I would probably end up struggling, loosing confidence and drown in memories or thoughts of what could have been. So thank you again for such a powerful reminder, and to everyone who is still looking (or looking again) for a 'best friend', don't chase anything, just focus on building your life, and through the relationships you form along the way, naturally someone will stand out to you.
You should watch "Normal people", bassed on the book by Sally Rooney, it's incredible as well, gave me the same vibes but a little heavier
Focus on building your life. Wow.
Loved it. Thank you@@chachou1514
Thank you for your comment! I wanna come back here again to read it once again
Truth of the matter is, just like this series portrays, your GF is prolly sleeping with one of your best friends while you study abroad 🤷🏽♂️
Literally just finished this yesterday. Can’t get over that ending. All those years they knew each other and then finally got together. And then marrying each other and for him to lose her. I can’t imagine how broken he must have felt. It is so sad but I like shows like these that portray real life. We don’t always get to have a forever with our person. Life is tough 💔
I’m speechless. Never has a show left me like this- the ending will leave an impact on you and you won’t forget it
I consider myself a robust character but thoughtful and reflective. I'm not ashamed to say I shed a tear occasionally when something touches me. My partner and myself have lost previous partners in tragic circumstances and watched this series together. I'm a film buff and have enjoyed some fantastic films over the years but this drama for me blew everything I've ever seen out of the water ! . . . absolutely beautiful story, well written and acted superbly. I sobbed for hours after and still have tears in my eyes a week on. A must watch. This is a true modern classic.
Beautifully acted. This series had my feelings stuck in my throat, yet screaming to get out. Absolutely brilliant.
I binged it. It was fantastic!
I respect your opinions but for me it was hard to see the connection between the couple.
They both are so so connected and acted well ❤️🩹
Netflix shill comment. This show is dire
@@RJ-vy9chyou’re so pathetic leaving multiple comments lol. Just say you have no taste and move on
I don't ever really comment, but THIS! THIS! If you are young, doesn't matter if you have watched the movie and how absolute favourite it is for you. Give this a chance. It is truly one of the most beautiful magical love stories ever to be put out in years. The chemistry is magical, the music is cosmic and this story, oh this story is the most heartbreakingly beautiful one to have ever been told.
If newer adaptations would be as beautiful as this is, I hope each generation would get their versions of Em and Dex. Pure Magic, this book, this movie, this series - they truly are a love letter to young love. 💌
This is so beautifully done. Props to the lead actors who embodied Dex and Em so perfectly. Cried through practically the whole last episode, and I don't do that sort of thing often anymore.
The movie had a huge impact on me. I’ve only seen it once, but I think about it all the time. It will be interesting to see it told again from a different directors POV.
This movie isn't yet
@danioleq9427 They already made a movie out of the book like 10 years ago, so that's the movie they're referring to :)
oh thanks@@olliemarie73
@@olliemarie73whats it called
It's also called One Day and stars Anne Hathaway (2011) @@fartunl9135
The original movie (2006 I'm sure) crushed my soul. I absolutely adored it. So bittersweet! ***2011 not 2006***
2011. I had to google that because you scared me with that for a moment!
@@katelizabeth24Made me feel a lot older than I am that comment did😂
@@katelizabeth24
What's the name?
One day (2011)@@alins59-n5k
One day@@alins59-n5k
Just watched the whole thing. This is literally an emotional roller-coaster
I just finished the show in one sitting in one day and I am bawling. THIS IS THE PERFECT ADAPTION OF THE BOOK. Love the cast.
Samee
which book
Literally watched it in “one day “. Beautiful.
This story impacted me. Time nurtures love and proves its unbreakable. All the memories and feeling build this up and I can see it changes Dex. I am a 28 year old guy but I still cried for this story. just amazing
This was absolutely Earth shattering to my soul. Met my love in 2006, only we had a brief year together and due to unfortunate circumstances, he had to leave the country. He was 24 and I, 21. Now, he's 41 and I 38. He's married with kids (unhappily married) and lives entire oceans away. I am single with my 17 year old son (not his) and everytime I see his name calling on my screen, the flame in my heart could never be any more ferocious than when I see that call. After 16 years of talking on the phone only, whenever he and I speak, it is like we are just meeting all over again and our conversations are still just as enjoyable and just as endless.
Needless to say, this show ripped me to pieces and there is no such thing as putting those pieces back together.
Sorry I’m dying young never got to be with my person so I get it sorry
Of course you assume he is not happily married and if he told you so once again of course if he wants to have an affair with someone as gullible as you.
Speak to each other as friends over the phone?
I just finished the series omg cried with hot tears I don’t know why I know the ending but maybe in 2011 I was young and it had no impact on me but today 13 years later you realize that time flies so enjoy each moment
true 。 if you have the one who you really love. do the best to keep you two together .
This is honestly the best love story I've ever seen in my entire life. I've watched soo many romance movies but none of them have broken my heart to this extent. It feels soo real and raw, like it could happen to anyone and be someone's reality. I see myself in both of them, so flawed yet so full of love even if they might not realise it. They belonged together but they were too late. The time they spent together was so beautifully chaotic... I will never forget their story❤️
I'm in love with the fact that they casted an actresses that looks just like us, an ordinary person, and that makes it so relatable and therefore binge-able❤
Not a paid bot. But this version is moving, loving and addresses their friendship in greater detail. Especially when the characters got older (spoiler alert, the crying scenes of Leo as a new divorcee and the scene between him and Ambika in the last episode at his new flat). The essence of their relationship was beautifully captured. Anne and Jim gave the story a different look in 2011, but these two really did the best for the 2024 version. Please don't compare the two and enjoy them.
It was hard for me not to compare in the beginning, since i love the original movie and the leads (Anne Hathaway as Emma is one of my favorite female characters portrayed on the big screen). But as i got to watch more episodes, and started to see all the details that weren’t in the movie I’ve grown to appreciate it. I really liked the acting too, especially Leo’s. He’s not only insanely good looking and charming guy, but also amazing dramatic actor. Believed him 💯.
(Spoiler) I totally agree with you! I just got to that episode and I deadass couldn’t even get to the twist. Their moments together as a couple felt more powerful in the series after seeing more of how amazing and tumultuous their friendship was!
*****Spoilers***** I was actually taken aback by this. I've been avoiding romantic comedies (both movies and TV shows) for years now because I find them UBER unrealistic. But some movies/ tv shows manage, rarely, to avoid this trope. Movies such as 'Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind' or this' year 'Past Lives'. That show was something I loved. I was aware that there was a movie, but I didn't catch it. The show takes its time to display their friendship through years and their lives apart too. Which is good. But, I also feel the show (I think it's in the book too, not sure) pulls the rug under me for Emma. It seemed like another tale where a boy meets a girl and she is sacrificed so that the boy can become a man. Where I have seen this before: A walk to remember, Sweet November, Autumn in New York, Me and Earl and the dying girl. Just realized this, what is it about fall and dying girls movies?!? Anyways, it really was a beautiful story, and extremely sad ending, but I wish it wasn't another story of sort of manic pixie girl's dream meets boy for him to become a man!
@@dariamorgendorffer7813to be fair I think he “becomes a man” before the tragedy happens at the end. Like I think they showed he finally had his life together only to be struck out of nowhere which very much imitates life. I understand what you’re saying about that type of trope tho! I just dk if I agree that the story fully fits- but I also haven’t read the book either.
Thanks!
as someone who LOVES the book, looks like this series is going TO SERVE! there are parts of the book that i actually wished that was seen in the film, however, they did not see the light of those cameras. also, with this kind of story, which covers 20 years of the characters lives, A SERIES IS A MUST! ALSO, MS. AMBIKA MOD!!!! WE'RE WATCHING FOR YOU!
okay without spoilers does it have a happy ending?
sameeee
I'm so excited to see her!!!! omgggg
@@hesterwesseling8398i mean, it shouldn’t. Not if it’s true to the book.
@@hesterwesseling8398Uhm that would be a spoiler itself…
Jeez... I was 18 when I first saw the film, it had a huge impact on me as a young adult.
And the soundtrack? On repeat, even today.
One of my all-time favourites.💙
YES I also still play the movie soundtrack on repeat, love the theme song so much.
Yeeessss the soundtrack!!!
Rachel Portman's music ROCKED.
@@arontamas5639she is the queeeeennn
Me too!! I still get goosebumps listening to “good life” by one republic till this day
The book and movie both where a trade mark in my adolescence, but now that I'm 27, I don't have the strength to watch/read/listen to deeply sad art, I guess it all just feels more relatable and real now that I'm older. Anyhow, I knew what I was getting myself into and I've been a teary mess for the last 5 hours, i can't seem to recover, so I've been scrolling through this comment section to find alies. Also, if you liked "One day", watch "Normal People", you can then thank me latter (but prepare to be crushed)
I loved the movie One Day when it first came out years ago, I saw it in theaters, and I also purchased it on DVD because the story was just so different and so good. The series though? The series hit me differently. It got me emotionally involved. I’ve never gotten so emotional over a show before to the point where I was sobbing. The show is so beautifully filmed that you get lost in reality. Dex and Emma seem so real. They could be your friends, even your own self. I didn’t feel like I was watching two actors filming, I felt like I was just being a fly on the wall to these two special people’s lives and they allowed me to be part of it. How can this not be their legit feelings, thoughts, wittiness, charm? That’s how good it was. I relate with Emma because I felt like I saw myself in her. Not always the most pretty, lacking confidence, knowing that I could do more, but being my own worst enemy… I saw myself in Dex because I too know what it is like to grieve and mourn for someone the way he did. I lost my mother very unexpectedly about 2 years ago, I was lost. She was my best friend. I remember crying exactly as Dexter was in the final episode. Crying into my own bed sobbing, also sitting in a quiet room as tears fell down my own face looking at my mother’s things. Emma was right though, this does pass, time does heal. I felt like the show had little pieces of myself throughout it and I just don’t think I’ll feel that way about something for a long while. A show like this doesn’t come around very often. 100% recommend.
Sobbed my heart out…. What a beautiful story. Loved the music, the cast, the gorgeous Dexter and Emma, and it took me back to my Uni days in those same years, the music, no mobiles, people talking to each other, pay phones and leaving messages, I wonder what my old crushes are doing now? Anyway glad I watched it alone too, as i could just curl up and cry and laugh and cry again. And totally binge watched it. Read the book, seen the film but this series was the best. Show your love to those you love, life’s too short❤
i have never cried so much after watching a series. thank you to the team and everyone involved, you guys made a masterpiece,it might take some time for people to realize this ig. I have told everyone I know to watch this series.
To Ambika, you are beautiful.
Thank you to the cast and crew for making me cry, I needed it.
I finished the show last week. and here i am, rewatching the trailer, and totally tearing up again. i don't know why this is touching me so much, and i have cried before about movies or books, but this depth of sadness and nostalgia and empathy, i guess, is new to me. i started watching it expecting a light rom-com to pass the time. maybe that's why it hit me so hard. BEST SHOW EVER! so many great quotes too.
How can this not have an effect upon each and every one of us who watches it? So thought provoking… never waste a single day. I have never in my life cried so much after watching anything on tv. Such beautiful acting. Leo Woodall is the most handsome man on the planet surely? And Ambika resonates in the hearts of all women. Message taken … never waste a moment, never waste a single day, tell ppl how much you love them. And live in the moment … make shit happen ❤
Paid Netflix shill bot. This show is beyond dire.
@@RJ-vy9ch that’s your opinion … 🤣 clearly a man 🤣 no bots here …..
@@g.e.m9927 you’re just another mentally ill woke man-hating feminist then which is much worse than being a bot. Imagine actually crying at this woke student film tier garbage show.
This should make everyone feel 💯❤️🎯
Ripped my heart out.
Leo Woodall stole the show. I mean it was his show but I seriously underestimated him due to his pretty face. What a performance though. Got absolutely invested in his character.....
The amazing music helped the heart to go soft more easily. I didn't realize that I had started to weep while Emma and Dexter started running through the streets of Edinburgh while the theme music was rolled to Falling Colors.
God! I think I can't stop praising this show ever. Just a word of caution, stock on tissues and chocolates, you will need them.
Phew! I cried bad.
Binge watched it!
Incredible acting of Leo and Ambika was herself, which worked perfectly for the story. Stays with you long after its over. Bittersweet. Must watch.
She is the literally incapable of showing any emotion other than contempt. She shouldn’t be an actress and this show was god awful. I couldn’t even hate watch it.
I binged watched it too .. great❤️ but 😔
Loved this series and the characters.. the 2011 movie was sweet, this for me is better ❤
@RJ-vy9ch I agree and not only that I don't find her attractive at all
I've been crying for 30 min after binging the entire day the serie. It was lovely ! I haven't cried like that for a long time ! Thank you for all this emotions !
I’m
Rewatching and crying all over again
@@flavorbaby2535 OMG I'll join you don't worry haha
I finished it. All I can say is that this was really beautiful and worth it.
I'm only 19, i'm just starting life, i'm not sure if there's something for me out there but watching these series felt like a wake up call for me. We're so scared to take some steps that we miss opportunities and people we love. It's just this lack of confidence that doesnt let us grow and succeed. I guess we sometimes take our lives for granted, take others' lives for granted but each life is so fragile. If there's something I take from this show is that you shouldnt think twice about love, just love. Just love.
Definitely, a must-watch. It doesnt matter how old you are or if you only like happy endings, it's a must-watch.
Wow, this story made me face my own loneliness and sadness. I avoid, numb, & escape these feelings because they are buried so deep, Im scared if I go down there I might not ever get out. Well, this show pushed me right in..
These comments are proof that are not alone, even though there are many moments in this life when it feels that way. We are all feeling the same way from this show, opened up/exposed and vulnerable/raw, feeling this pain and hollowness of how temporary existence is… yet it’s all we have. Everything we have in this moment (my cat, my parents, friends, siblings) one day, will vanish.
We always think, oh I’ll call my mom back later, or one day I’ll go surprise my friend who lives far away. Even as I watched this series, I was giving my needy cat the most minimal amount of attention.
One day though, these people could vanish. Time is not forever, but bonds are. So I guess all we can do is focus on strengthening bonds/ connections with the people in our lives and try each day to not take them for granted.
Anyways, I highly recommend you watch (somewhere you feel safe to cry).
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Side note, is this making anyone else feel guilty for how much time they watch tv or is it just me???
I couldn't agree more. The show really changed how I approach people in my life and how I should be present in every moment and actually make memories! I am too lonely haha love hasn't been a big thing in my life but this show makes me wonder I am too worthy of love and to go for it.
One of the most beautiful stories ever told. Well done! Truly an emotional roller coaster. I feel like the casting on this deserves an award. Anne Hathaway was fine in the movie, but Ambika is the most real Emma Morley, she's so perfectly placed in this role. And Leonardo Dicaprio can step aside, there is a new Leo on this horizon in Hollywood, his career has only just begun. We're gonna see big things from him. Oscars for everyone!!!!
I still remember those lines "I love you, Dexter. So much. I just don't like you any more" that broke something in me...♥♥
💔
This show had me crying for 10 minutes after it was over. It was just so so well done. So beautiful and heartbreaking.
Being men, we feel so strong within ourselves, but this series! especially the last episode, just made me cry like a small baby.
Beautiful....watched the whole series in one evening (now 1:58am). Had everything...brilliant chemistry, gorgeous love story and now I can't stop crying. Can't remember the last time something got me this good. Highly recommend it.
I can’t just stop tears from flowing down my eyes, it’s really long I watched something so relatable and emotional.
I literally JUST watched the original film the other day for the first time…never been so angry at a movie in my life. Don’t get me wrong it’s a great story, but it definitely punches you in the heart towards the end
can you let me know the name of the original movie, please and thanks
@@ssc8704 one day
I don't even want to rewatch this movie, the ending was 💔
That scene with the freaking bike…..*internally screaming*😖😖😖
me too hahhaha
Well, that was a masterclass in acting, storytelling, production, filming, music etc. The chemistry between the two leads is utter perfection and magical *chef's kiss*, making this timeless romance believable. A genius casting decision. Following the collective and individual journeys of Dex and Em took us through soo many of life's different emotions. It felt real and deep. Ambika and Leo both deserve to win lead acting roles (BAFTAs, Emmys etc) for their performances and so does the show in general.
This movie is my favorite movie of all time and i also told this to a lot of my friends and why they are even remaking it . It was already perfect.😩😭
Cause god forbid Hollywood come up with original ideas they haven't done before 🙄
Because people get fired for putting out a new story that fails, but they don't get fired for putting out a re-hashed story that fails. 😆
read the book and this looks way better than the movie@@nkwari
This movie with anne hathaway riggt?
The book was better than the movie, and they had to leave a lot of things out... a series allows them to explore those pieces.
I thought the movie was OK, watchable for sure... but this looks better
This is such an excellent love story. I watched it straight through. He is such a good guy for someone so popular in high school. He really loves her and she him. Although they are different from each other, they kept their words to each other respectful. She: I never said you were stupid. He: I never said you were boring. Because they have such a beautiful love story, that ending is so tragic for him.
Just watched the complete series. It's is beautiful, let me in tears and dare I say it was better than the movie.
Agree, it's way better than the movie.
One of the best shows I’ve seen on Netflix
this is now my favourite series ever. I am already rewatching. I cried sooo much. the messages behind it were so profound. both actors were absolutely amazing. Ambika and Leo's chemistry was WOW. the storyline, the details. I'm now reading the book too. I just loved it so much. my heart broke 9283829 times, I felt triggered, I felt happy, I cried and I cried. it was amazing. not cliche at all, just real. too real.
The end left me speechless and emotionally drained iam a 66 year old man who was brought up not to cry my wife said to me that she was surprised that I loved the show I just didn't want the show to end.
A life of what ifs a life of missed opportunities a life of reflexion and as we get older we cling on to that one day
I can’t stop crying. I finished that thing 30 minutes ago and I can’t stop crying. It’s was beautiful, it was magical, it was heartbreaking. Thank you so much for this marvel.
me too. i don’t know how to stop crying…
Underrated movie adaptation of the book. Way better than the original movie. Absolutely beautifully done. David Nicholls would be proud of this!
Came to the comments here bc I just finished this and my heart is utterly broken. Thank you all for commenting on this masterpiece. 🥺
One Day is one of my favorite books and movies! initially i picked it up in a thrift shop years ago bc the day in question is actually my birthday, but that story just tore me up in the best way. That sense of longing, growth, stagnation as well as imagination just called me in so swiftly. I really hope this is a beautiful adaptation bc it’s truly a beautiful story that deserves nothing less
me too! hello, fellow July 15er
also my birthday! That's why I watched the movie :D
the scene that broke me first was the strip club, after dex smacks the phone out of the lady’s hand and he gets dragged out. his eyes, his emotions, the music, when sylvie took him in after. i started crying there, and it just didn’t stop. scene after scene after scene restarted the waterworks
24 hours after watching the last 2 episodes and I'm still crying. And if I try to convince myself that "this is just a TV series, not real story!" it just doesn't work, because it's directed and acted so preciously. It felt like real life, almost like breaking up with a girl you loved. So... Great job everybody!
This book AND its movie completely broke me. Feels weird to see a new adaptation but you bet that I'll watch it as soon as it comes out!
I love the book and the first movie, and I can’t wait to see this version. This trailer already brought tears to my eyes, this story is one that stuck with me through the years and sometimes I still catch myself remembering Emma and Dex. ❤
So original isn’t it? Brown girl called Emma with a white guy…I’ve never seen a story line like this before
I started it cos it looked interesting and finished it in one sitting. I've been crying since episode 12. Both Ambika and Leo acted the hell out of their roles. Each stage was so convincing especially for Dex, who had to experience so much growth as a person. I want to watch it again and cry again, it's so beautiful
Bunch of people talking shit about their current partners and comparing them with that "special someone" they had a thing with 10 years ago. If you still think that you'll never experience what you had with that "special person," you're absolutely NOT going to experience something like that ever again because you already made that decision in your head. You completely reserved that part of your heart that loves deeply for that "special someone" and can't fall in love with someone else on a deeper level. When enough time goes by, you realize that it's not even about them; it's about what you've made of them in your head. I know what it's like, I've been there. I met a guy at a very rough time. He was super funny and clever. We had the same music taste and the same interests, both introverted. I thought we were meant for each other, but things just didn't work out. Took me a long time to realise that I'll meet someone else who'll make me just as happy as him. He's married and has kids now and I'm very happy and proud of him. Yes, I think about him every now and then, but overall, life goes on. I found the person I truly love and admire, and I wouldn't have been able to have that if I hadn't let go. Give yourself another chance at love, to love and to be loved on a deeper level. Please don't get stuck. It can be very lonely.
This story makes you realise how time flies and that you dont know when youre last "goodbye" will be with someone.
The end of the film when Anne walked off after saying "bye Dex" and the street lights coming on crushed me. Even though that was a recap after they met. I think youre meant to look at it like she is saying "bye" for the last time.
Then on the series when Dexter is standing on the grass remembering the first moment they met. Someone says "can you keep off the grass" and he mumbles "oh sorry you used to be able to dance here". Both moving scenes. I found i felt so sorry for Dexter in the series.
It shows that in youth you can feel so hopeful and that life doesnt always turn out to be what you expect. There are many disapointments and set backs and sometimes you dont notice things right infront of your face.
You never know when your last "goodbye" will be.
Man this made me cry and I haven’t even watched the series, nicely written!
Netflix needs to bring these two back together again in a comedy to make it up to us for breaking our hearts !
This show was amazing, I cannot believe how much I got into the show at 53 years old meeting my first true love in 1987 and through the years of hardship between us both the story is not the same but a lot of things relate to my life. This show deserves every award out there in my opinion better than the notebook
At first I wasn’t sure if I’d continue, but thank god I did. This was so beautifully written and directed. The chemistry between the two is incredible. I’m not one to cry watching movies or shows, but this series had me in a chokehold 😭
This version had me bawling for almost 30 minutes straight. But really it was so beautiful and showcased the complexities of relationships.
This series truly captures the complexity of human emotion and life. Nothing is black and white. It also makes you realise that time is both long and short at the same time. It was such a beautiful show.
I was soooo mad that you could see him running back in the first episode, because it is important for the novel. Nothing has made me cry like this show in a long time. The novel ages ago did. Well done ❤
SOOOO disappointed this movie didn't even get an Emmy nomination. It was possibly one of the best shows this year!
Just finished this series. Without doubt the best I’ve ever watched. Shel shocked after watching, it’s a rollercoaster of ups and downs, frustrations, sadness and happiness. He cast is excellent and director’s fantastic. So accurate with its timeline dialogue is second to none.
Yo I wasn't the biggest fan of the movie. Clicked on this on Netflix because I was bored...and it was SO MOVING. When love stories get right, it's really about life. Because life = love and love is the root of all. This show isn't just about love, romance, & sex, it's also about friendship, family, dreams & becoming, grief, loss, shame, fear (all the feelings really). The things that make up our days really do end up becoming our life. Damn.
I watched it in 2 days 😍. And loved it! Wonderful series. It unlocked my emotions. I cried, laughed, was intrigued, inspired by Emma's self-confidence, and touched by Dexter's vulnerability. The series is just beautiful ❤. Very good actors and beautiful chemistry. For the '90s kid, the soundtrack is a wonderful addition. Thank you for this emotional journey and a reality check ❤.
The last episode had me sobbing but I can’t stop thinking about the moments they had together that made them fall in love badly😩❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️does this kind of understanding, love, affection, care, laughter ever exist in real life???
It does.
This series was amazing, if you find your soul mate don’t hesitate take action because life is short!
I will never not sing this series praises enough. There is something about the essence of real life captured in these episodes that really hit hard in making me feel connected to the characters. It felt like part of my own life was being portrayed on screen in a sense. I think this really made it so much worse once the final ending came around as following along for 20 years made me get to know them and how they communicate and show love to one another. All I know really is that i loved it so much and it broke me in so many ways. I could write a whole essay. ❤❤❤
I loved this new version. Their chemistry is off the charts! ❤️❤️❤️
May i just say that for the first time ive thought that a remake was actually a little better. Leo woodall is an absolutely beautiful actor, he is so real. I didn't like the acting of jim strugess in the old film opposite anne Hathaway who was brilliant. Here the male lead is sooooo much better. I seriously wasnt expecting it to be good i just started because i didnt know what else to watch and i ended up watching it all day and finished it in one day. Its beautiful.❤ A brilliant remake. I like both the actors but leo woodall is on another level. He's the best actor I've seen on one of Netflix 's love stories. Usually when its a show of film for a younger audience or a love story ive not seem much of good acting on any of netflixs show or films but this guy killed it. I'd be waiting to watch him on all his next projects. ❤
Leo was sensational. Watching him actually gives you the reasons why Emma loved him through all those years.
The last episode was the most beautiful thing I think I’ve ever seen I can’t stop thinking about it
It was so sad I'm actually in shock how sad it was
Beautiful is definitely not the word I would use.
The remake is better in my opinion. I feel the actors have more chemistry, the sound track was great. The aesthetic was great the characters have more depth most likely because it’s stretched out over a series and not forced into a short movie but it was great and anyone who hesitated to watch it because they loved the first should give it a watch.
This book and the movie have saved me so many times, it is truly something special. Can't wait to see all the omitted parts in the movie!!
Finally watched the series so deep and touching
Both characters played were on point especially Emma
She is that girl you don't wonna hurt
they already made this movie with Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess. I don't think it will ever be better done but I'll probably still watch it
I think the same, it's gonna be another bad remake just because they don't have any new ideas anymore. The few new ideas for movies they have suck!
Same
Yea it’s actually just a copy and paste why can’t anyone be original anymore (characters have the same names on my god)🙄
The movie was not a good adapation of the book . How they hired Anne Hathaway as a girl from Yorkshire i dont know
Same
😭 😭 the saddest most beautiful thing I’ve ever watched, I can’t wait to read the book.
THIS SHOW WAS PHENOMENAL. It's not often that I cry over a piece of media but I would be lying if I said that I wasn't absolutely BAWLING my eyes out by the time I was finished with the show. I cannot believe they wasted so much time when they were both right there, RIGHT THERE and they didn't realise that they were made for each other (there's a phrase I never use but I do not believe that God created these two people without them in mind for each other and I don't even believe in God.)
Fell in love with the film first, then read the book and fell even more in love. To me Anne and Jim will hold a special place in my heart, but Leo seems like the perfect Dex. I can't wait to get my heart re-broken.
Time for a reread
I have the complete opposite of your opinion. I always imagined Dexter as the posh slender/tone English guy while Leo is too buff to fit in that description. I think Anne is okay but Ambika will be better.
Just finished it. Now listening to Fade Into You, thinking about their lives. Really sad but beautiful.
I've come here after reading the book and I think I'm going to go watch the series as soon as possible because I love to suffer, apparently. Might watch the movie too. I'M IN TEARS.
casually watching the trailer after bawling my eyes out finishing the series
love how her wedding speech is the opening for the trailer seeing it now
i can't just comprehend it, the series was a whole ride. Aaahhh it was just so good; painful yet beautiful. Those years of hesitation and yearning for eachother might be frustrating to some but i passionately enjoyed it and i beleive there's a time for everything and everyone. Dex, i could see myself in him in my 20s.. i beleive i have got so much potential but i really am not doing enough. However now i beleive nobody is really doing enough in this world and the world works fine regardless.
I definitely wouldn't watch it twice because then i would really be frustrated and annoyed with their series of hesitation. But for now they were cute together. So everyone should atleast watch it once and enjoy the story of love,passion and youth.
one of the most beautiful shows I’ve ever watched. thank you for teaching me that loves starts with friendship em and dex ❤️
i will watch every show that ambika mod does, her screen presence and acting skills are unmatched. the best british actress of our generation in my humble opinion.
The Last two episodes are just 😭😭😭😭😭😭
I put off watching this series as I've read the novel and it absolutely shattered me, now here I am crying all over again!! Couldn't put it off any longer! So much of it reminds me of an old friend. That friend was like Dex, hyperactive, social, good-looking guy, and I was like Em, shy, more serious and low confidence. We were best friends and grew apart with time. He was too busy and too cool for me, and he probably thought I would judge his lifestyle. There is no one in the world who made me feel as safe as he did. He's gone now, but the memories are just as fresh as if they were yesterday. I wish I hadn't been reminded of all these emotions, truly heartbroken right now.
I binge watched this until 4:30am this morning. I was left devastated 😢
Oh man, I already sobbed once at this movie, I can’t go through it again. 😢
Do they end up together in the movie?
IKR!😢
Yeah as someone who did not know it was a book and then watched the movie way back I was mad. I looked at my mom like you knew didn't you? She was like sorry lol 😂. So don't think I want to put myself through it again.
I just watched the series, I sobbed for the last four episodes which is like two hours, dare I say the series is more heartbreaking than the movie 🥲 both AMAZING though, good luck hahaha
I am emotionally traumatized after watching this series. It's just so HEAVY.
I binged watched this over the weekend. I've not been affected by a film/show in years. Even though I had seen the film and knew of the plot this still hit me hard. Ambika Mod and Leo Woodhall were fantastic. The music was incredible too, I can't stop thinking about it.
I watched the movie ages ago and loved it. But I always felt it was a bit rushed. THE SERIES is EVERYTHING! We get to see the characters evolve in a sweet pace. I couldn’t even watch the twist cz I felt more connected to Em this time than in the movie. Loved it! Loved it! And the cast was AMAAAAAZING!