54 Thoughts I Had About ‘The Idea of You’

The Concept of You, Michael Showalter’s rom-com starring Anne Hathaway because the divorced mother of a teen and Nicholas Galitzine because the Harry Kinds–coded boy-band star she improbably falls for, is formally out on Prime Video as of this week. I extremely advocate studying the unique guide that the film was primarily based on, however nonetheless, there’s no hurt in indulging in a barely fluffy little cinematic adaptation. Beneath, discover (fairly actually) each thought I had whereas watching The Concept of You:

1. Hey, L.A.! I reside (and giggle and love) there!
2. The niceness of Anne Hathaway’s home is pissing me off.
3. Wow, Anne’s pal warning her about bears as a serious hazard of solo tenting is correct on development with the “bears versus straight men” discourse.
4. Am I actually to consider that Anne has a full-on teenage daughter? Not unimaginable, I assume, however actually, drop the skin-care routine, Hathaway glam crew!
5. Okay, August Moon is the band du jour that Anne’s daughter’s mates like. I ponder in the event that they’ll come up later!
6. Oh no, not an ex-husband’s new girlfriend in an enormous silly hat! Really an L.A. nightmare.
7. Wow, Anne’s ex is Dan Egan from Veep! Albeit with a grey beard, to show that time has passed.
8. Wow, the brand new spouse’s Coachella eye gems are even pissing me off.
9. NICHOLAS GALITZINE HAS ENTERED THE CHAT.
10. God, I really like Anne’s large solar hat. Very sexy-mom-over-40.
11. Okay, Nicholas is the lead singer of August Moon, and there are clearly sparks flying between him and Anne.
12. Anne working time beyond regulation to get her daughter into this live performance is reminding me of when my dad joined the Nicki Minaj superfan sign-up mailing listing as a way to snag “Pinkprint” tour tickets for me and my school mates. Dad and mom: Generally they’re extraordinarily cool!
13. Whoever found out the position of Nicholas’s tattoos deserves each award. (Except these are his actual tattoos? Sizzling, in that case.)
14. God, I’m so glad I’m not a teen at Coachella.
15. Significantly, simply consider the solar publicity!
16. Okay, I’m formally washed. Shifting on.
17. Anne’s “teen” daughter is certainly performed by an grownup actress, IMO.
18. Okay, I googled it, and he or she’s 22. Not unhealthy in any respect, in comparison with the actors on The O.C. who have been, like, 40 and enjoying youngsters!
19. Anne’s daughter’s pal forgetting her personal title in entrance of her boy-band crush is deeply relatable.
20. Wow, Anne’s job is proudly owning a recent artwork gallery in Silver Lake? Go off, Charlotte York!
21. Sorry, however this band is unhealthy.
22. Hey, it’s one other massive silly hat! True verisimilitude in cinema, as a result of I can not stroll down Sundown with out seeing 5 of those, even in 2024.
23. Oh rattling, Nicholas semi-dedicates a track to Anne! Horny conduct, if a tad thirsty.
24. Wow, there are hella divorced males at Anne’s celebration.
25. Hey, Nicholas is at Anne’s gallery!
26. God, I wish to be a fine-art shopper.
27. Wait, he’s shopping for all of the sculpture? Form of a boss transfer, in a Silver Lake soy-boy method.
28. Oops, he’s truly simply shopping for all the things within the gallery.
29. I can’t inform which I’m rooting for extra, Nicholas’s hoop earring or Anne’s completely uneven bangs.
30. Somebody inviting themself into your automobile with out supplying you with the possibility to wash it first? One other L.A. nightmare.
31. They’re headed to an artwork warehouse in…guess the place? Glendale! Keep in mind how I stated that specific neighborhood was the place it’s at the moment at? I’m actually the real-estate Cassandra of our time.
32. I’m somewhat bit hooked on the sight of Nicholas Galitzine in a fuzzy sweater.
33. “Let’s go to my home—I’m going to make you a sandwich” is the sexiest factor anybody might probably say (to me, anyway—doesn’t damage if it’s Anne Hathaway saying it!).
34. The Fiona Apple placement on the soundtrack is all the things to me.
35. Watching Anne Hathaway cry is like watching my mother cry; I merely can’t deal with it, emotionally talking.
36. Okay, this intercourse scene goes onerous as hell, TBH. Effectively, it’s probably not a intercourse scene, extra of a tortured kissing scene, however we like to see it!
37. Anne is dropping her daughter off at camp, which I consider frees her up for Intercourse With a Musician all summer season lengthy, however we’ll presumably discover out.
38. God, even the texting between Nicholas and Anne is sizzling.
39. Okay, now THAT was a intercourse scene, made all the higher by Nicholas ordering room-service hen fingers instantly afterward. What a person!
40. Oh, she’s happening tour with him? Down unhealthy, certainly!
41. PJ’s time!
42. Nicholas Galitzine, I’d be your “artwork guide” in a heartbeat. DM me.
43. I’m so sorry, however the cringe issue of August Moon is really making me giggle.
44. It’s loopy that Anne is even hesitating about becoming a member of Nicholas in a French villa, frankly. Your daughter’s at camp! Dwell somewhat!
45. Oh noooo, the entire serenade-to-Anne factor was a preplanned bit, and he or she’s understandably pissed.
46. Dan from Veep is clearly jealous about Anne’s fling with Nicholas, and I can’t blame him.
47. Oh shit, the brand new GF is leaving him!
48. Uh-oh, the information of Anne and Nicholas has reached the web, which signifies that on this alternate actuality, I’d completely be running a blog about it (sorry, Anne).
49. One in all these headlines about Anne simply says “HER???” Brutal, but additionally, have they seen Anne Hathaway?
50. “Folks hate glad ladies” is really the road of the yr.
51. Aww, Anne’s daughter is being bullied and having her crush be imply to her, all as a result of her mother is lastly having enjoyable for as soon as. Go away Anne alone, imply teenagers!
52. Anne breaks up with Nicholas due to her daughter, however clearly neither of them is glad about it.
53. Effectively, that didn’t final lengthy! Nicholas desires Anne to “revisit this in 5 years,” when her daughter is out of college, which…appears unlikely. (The revisiting half, not the finishing-school half.)
54. OMG, it’s 5 years later and so they completely get collectively! Once more, unlikely, however I assume it’s a rom-com.