Quartile rating: 7.5/10 · 1 rating
During her wedding ceremony, Rachel notices Luce in the audience and feels instantly drawn to her. The two women become close friends, and when Rachel learns that Luce is a lesbian, she realizes that despite her happy marriage to Heck, she is falling for Luce. As she questions her sexual orientation, Rachel must decide between her stable relationship with Heck and her exhilarating new romance with Luce.
Imagine Me & You is a charming, warm British romantic comedy that handles its lesbian love story with lightness and sincerity, but it largely follows familiar rom-com conventions — the love triangle, the moment of realization, the dash to the airport. The performances are appealing (Piper Perabo and Lena Headey have genuine chemistry, Matthew Goode is endearing as Heck) but none are exceptional. Cinematography is competent London-tinted rom-com fare without distinctive visual ambition. The novelty is limited — while its lesbian protagonist was somewhat refreshing for mainstream rom-coms of its era, the story beats themselves are thoroughly conventional. The ending is satisfying and emotionally earned within its genre but unsurprising.