This ambitious and occasionally moving rom-com is written by Jemima Khan and it revolves around a London-born singleton, played by Lily James, who thinks happy-ever-after stories are for saps. Zoe’s mum, Cath (Emma Thompson), is always trying to set Zoe up with suitable men. In one of the film’s sweetest moments, a stricken Zoe asks, “Am I not enough for you when I’m on my own?”
Good question. This genre exists because so many people are permanently in the mood to see the gorgeous fall in love. Khan’s project wants to satisfy that urge, but also explore more dangerous territory: Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, hypocrisy surrounding the ’white gaze’.
