To me, this movie is perfection.

Best movie ever!

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

This movie was unexpected, funny, and thought provoking. The script was great, a different take on a rom-com.

The One I love started off pretty interesting after the couple that are the focus of the film are sent to a country house by their psychiatrist to try to patch up their differences.I recently watched Coherence and this film went a bit Coherence-y when the couple discover an alternate version of themselves living in the guest house of the country home.Although the 'rules' are never explained, it seems (in the beginning at least anyway) that only one of the couple can go in at a time and whichever one goes in sees the alternate version of their spouse. In other words, whenever the husband goes into the guest house he only ever sees the alternate version of his wife but never himself, and vice versa.This makes up the bulk of the film, with them each taking turns at going in and interacting with the alternate version of their spouse. It's here that the pace slows and the whole thing becomes quite dull and repetitive. I lost interest quite early on and the film never got any better. At the end the alternate versions of them reveal that they knew what was going on the whole time and that in order for the alt versions to leave the guest house which they are trapped in, the original versions of the couple must take their place. What complicates matters is that the original version of the wife is falling in love with the alternate version of the husband, which was pretty predictable. The ending, where it turns out the husband unknowingly left with the alternate version of his wife was obvious and predictable too.Overall I was pretty disappointed with this film. Like Coherence, the concept was good but it was executed poorly.

First the good news. Apparently this movie was made on a budget of $100K, which is an impressive achievement in any language, regardless of the merit of the result. Bravo for that. But ultimately I have to rate this on whether I think it was a good choice on which to spend my hard earned money and while I wish I could say it was unfortunately it was not. The first sign of trouble came even before watching it when I found one review referred to it as a "psychological thriller" while another referred to it as a "rom-com". While movies don't have to fall into a category it is a worry when 2 categorisation attempts yield such extreme bi-polar opinions.In my opinion this movie is neither psychological, thrilling, romantic or in the least bit funny. I would say its category, if it must have one, is "wannabe quirky". "Quirky" is difficult to pull off, it can be extremely good, as in say the prototype quirky movie Amelie, or a complete failure, as in this one. This movie had some interesting ideas but fails to capitalise on them. Probably the major problem is the "characters", and I use that word generously. The "real" Ethan and Sophie are people of no redeeming features or interest – I could not care less about them as individuals let alone care about them as a couple. I would describe them as "Woody Allen" characters, boring, rich, superficial, shallow people who have ridiculous, unrealistic conversations. Hard to believe but the "other" Ethan and Sophie are even worse – urgh – although they had no reason to be. OK, this is not a sin but even in rom-coms, there is a character arc that attempts to change the obnoxious characters at the start of the movie into something nice by the end. These people start as boring strangers and end up as boring strangers. I don' have a problem with the whole concept of doppelgangers, my mind is capable of making that transition and suspension of logic. So I didn't need the attempts to explain how and why the doppelgangers got there just as I didn't need to be given a proof for alien life to enjoy ET. The actors have a thankless task. They are probably fine actors but how can anyone portray a character that does not have any depth, with any depth? It might have been possible to give the two dimensional characters some warmth, and there were plenty of opportunities for humour, which were duly missed. Perhaps that random comment about aardvarks was supposed to be funny? Well it wasn't, it was forced and cringe worthy. Was anyone surprised, or amused, by the so-called twist at the end? That was obvious about as soon as the doppelgangers arrived. To be honest I didn't understand the point of the doppelgangers – I gather they were supposed to give the real Ethan and Sophie an insight into what they used to be, or could be, but frankly I couldn't care enough to even think about that. And if their aim was to reconcile the real couple, why have the ending make this goal fail? But really I don't care about that either. And what exactly was the point of the therapist and the piano? So two people are supposed to strike random keys in harmony? What an absurd idea and how irrelevant to the "plot".Technically the movie is all it needs to be – which isn't much – lots of interior shots competently enough done.All in all a disappointing execution of what could have been an interesting premise.

In an attempt to save their marriage, Duplass and Moss retreat to a beautiful secluded estate, with a guest house that challenges whether or not they'll ever be able to fulfill each other's expectations of partnership. Commendable for its originality and ability to force the viewer to reflect on love; but it gets lost too quickly in genre-shuffle (dry-comedy, drama and romance iced with THE TWILIGHT ZONE), and the execution is just so poorly done that it's difficult to maintain an open-mind. Ted Danson plays the therapist who recommends the getaway spot. ** (out of four)