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Anyone but You
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWill Gluck
Screenplay by
  • Ilana Wolpert
  • Will Gluck
Story byIlana Wolpert[1]
Based onMuch Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDanny Ruhlmann
Edited byTia Nolan
Music by
[2]
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • December 22, 2023 (2023-12-22)
Running time
103 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million[4]
Box office$1.2 million[5]

Anyone but You is a 2023 American romantic comedy film starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell. It is directed by Will Gluck, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Ilana Wolpert, based on Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare.[6] The film also stars Alexandra Shipp, GaTa, Hadley Robinson, Michelle Hurd, Dermot Mulroney, Darren Barnet, and Rachel Griffiths.

Anyone but You was released by Sony Pictures Releasing in the United States and Canada on December 21, 2023.

Plot

While trying to secure a bathroom key at a coffee shop, Bea, a law student at Boston University, meets Ben, who works in finance at Goldman Sachs. The two have an instant connection, and spend the day together, ultimately falling asleep together on Ben's couch.

In the morning, Bea leaves without waking him. She reconsiders and returns to the apartment, only to overhear Ben insulting her while talking to his friend Pete. The two do not see each other again for six months, only to cross paths when Bea's sister Halle begins dating Pete's sister Claudia. The two are frosty towards each other, each blaming the other for their date ending poorly.

Halle and Claudia later become engaged, and plan a wedding in Sydney. Bea, who has broken up with her fiance and secretly dropped out of law school, is dismayed to find that Ben is not only on the same flight to Australia as her, but that the two will both be staying at Claudia and Pete's parents' house in the days leading up to the wedding.

Bea and Ben's acrimony begins to frustrate the other members of the wedding party, compounded by the appearance of Ben's ex-girlfriend Margaret and Bea's ex-fiance Jonathan. While Bea's parents attempt to push her to reconcile with Jonathan, the other attendees devise a plan to get Bea and Ben together to ensure the wedding goes off smoothly.

Bea quickly sees through the scheme, and makes a deal with Ben to pretend that the two of them are together in order to make Margaret jealous and get Bea's parents to stop pushing her to make up with Jonathan. Early efforts to sell the relationship are unsuccessful, until a party on a boat, where Bea and Ben dance together and reenact a scene from Titanic, which ends in Bea falling into Sydney Harbour.

Ben jumps in after Bea, and the two have a conversation while waiting for rescue on a buoy together. She tells him that she has withdrawn from law school, and they make a date to sightsee at the Sydney Opera House together. After returning to the house, the two have sex, but Ben slips away afterwards, infuriating Bea.

The morning of the wedding, Margaret asks Bea for her blessing to rekindle things with Ben. She assents, claiming that the two of them are only situationally involved. He indirectly reveals to Bea's parents that she is quitting law school, leaving her heartbroken.

After overhearing Halle and Claudia arguing, Ben convinces Bea to pretend to reconcile for the sake of the wedding. The ceremony goes smoothly but, during the reception, she sees Margaret kissing him and leaves in tears, heading to the Opera House. Ben, however, rejects Margaret, saying that he no longer has feelings for her. The wedding party convinces him to chase after Bea, and he once again jumps into the harbour, convincing the rescue helicopter that retrieves him to fly him to the Opera House.

Ben apologizes to Bea, telling her that he left because he did not want their relationship to become another regret. They reconcile, and return to the reception as a couple, where Halle and Claudia reveal that their argument was yet another ruse to get the two back together.

Cast

Production

It was announced in January 2023 that Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell were cast to star in the untitled film, which is directed by Will Gluck.[8] Alexandra Shipp, Michelle Hurd, Bryan Brown, Darren Barnet and Hadley Robinson would join the cast in February,[9][10] with the additions of Dermot Mulroney, Rachel Griffiths and GaTa announced the following month.[11][12]

Filming began in New South Wales in February 2023.[13] Filming in Sydney was noted in March 2023.[14] In May, the film was titled Anyone but You.[15]

In an interview given on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Sweeney stated that during the filming of the spider scene, the trained huntsman spider used for it actually bit her, resulting in a filming accident.[16]

Release

The film was released by Sony Pictures Releasing in the United States and Canada on December 22, 2023.[17]

Reception

Box office

In the United States and Canada, Anyone but You was released alongside Migration, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and The Iron Claw, and is projected to gross around $7 million from 3,000 theaters in its four-day opening weekend.[4] The film made $1.2 million from Thursday night previews.[18]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 49% of 51 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "Slick direction and a pair of tremendously watchable stars make Anyone But You a passably fizzy diversion despite a less than scintillating story."[19] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 54 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[20] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it an average of four out of five stars, with 57% saying they would definitely recommending the film.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Anyone But You". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Este Haim & Christopher Stracey Scoring Will Gluck's 'Anyone But You'". Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Anyone But You (15)". British Board of Film Classification. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  4. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 19, 2023). "'Aquaman 2' The Big Fish In Warner Bros Christmas Troika With 'Wonka' & 'Color Purple', But Holiday Box Office Not Looking Bright – Preview". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "Anyone but You". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  6. ^ https://x.com/glenpowell/status/1725212475950580184?s=20
  7. ^ Echebiri, Makuochi (May 4, 2023). "Sydney Sweeney & Glen Powell's Steamy Rom-Com Sets Christmas Release Date~~The R-rated rom-com also stars Dermot Mulroney, Alexandra Shipp, and Rachel Griffiths". Collider. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  8. ^ Kroll, Justin (January 11, 2023). "Sydney Sweeney And Glen Powell To Star In Sony Rom-Com From Will Gluck". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  9. ^ Kroll, Justin (February 10, 2023). "Alexandra Shipp Joins Sydney Sweeney And Glen Powell In Sony Rom-Com From Will Gluck". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  10. ^ Grobar, Matt (February 16, 2023). "Michelle Hurd, Bryan Brown, Darren Barnet & Hadley Robinson Board Sony Rom-Com From Will Gluck". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  11. ^ Grobar, Matt (March 7, 2023). "Dermot Mulroney & Rachel Griffiths Latest To Board Will Gluck's Sony Rom-Com". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  12. ^ Grobar, Matt (March 10, 2023). "Dave Breakout GaTa Boards Sony's Sydney Sweeney Rom-Com From Will Gluck". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  13. ^ Slatter, Sean (February 23, 2023). "Will Gluck rom-com starring Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Bryan Brown to film in NSW". IF Magazine. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  14. ^ Melendez, Miguel A. (March 8, 2023). "Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell Strip Down to Swimsuits for Rom-Com Scenes". Entertainment Tonight. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  15. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 3, 2023). "Sydney Sweeney & Glen Powell Romantic Comedy Anyone But You Eyes Pre-Christmas Launch". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  16. ^ Sydney Sweeney Shows Exclusive Clip of Her Being Bit by a Spider While Filming Anyone But You, retrieved December 23, 2023
  17. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 13, 2023). "Sydney Sweeney & Glen Powell Romantic Comedy 'Anyone But You' Tweaks Pre-Christmas Launch". Deadline. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  18. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 22, 2023). "'Aquaman 2' $4.5M, 'Migration' $1.5M, 'Anyone But You' $1.2M Previews – Christmas Caravan Of Films Begins At Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  19. ^ "Anyone but You". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved December 22, 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  20. ^ "Anyone but You". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
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