One Night Only Review: Monica Barbaro And Callum Turner Turn Absurdity Into Romantic Comedy Gold
Name: One Night Only Director: Will Gluck Cast: Monica Barbaro, Callum Turner, Maya Hawke, Molly Ringwald, LeVar Burton Writer: Will Gluck Rating: 3/5 Plot What happens when officials decide intimacy should be allowed only once a year? That is the deliberately outrageous premise at the heart of One Night Only, directed by Will Gluck. Set in a version of America where premarital s*x is illegal for most of the year, the film follows Allie played by Monica Barbaro and Owen portrayed by Callum Turner as they navigate New York during the one night when intimacy is legally permitted. What begins as a potentially romantic evening quickly becomes a whirlwind of awkward encounters and unexpected complications. The film establishes its strange world quickly, giving the story an energetic opening before shifting its attention almost entirely to the central relationship. The setup immediately raises bigger questions about the society these characters inhabit. How did such a thing become normal? What happens during the other 364 days? How does an entire country organize itself around one night? One …









