The moment I saw that Brett Goldstein from Ted Lasso would be in Everything from You premiere at TIFF 2024. Then I realized that it was a dramatic role that put him in the middle of a love triangle and I was even more intrigued. I had only seen him as the rough and mean Roy Kent in Ted Lasso, I wasn’t sure if he could handle the role of a leading man, but hints of love stories in the series made me believe that he had more to show us.

I have never been so happy to be right. Everything from you is a bittersweet love story with a little twist from another reality. In this future, you can pay a sum of money to take a test that will match you with your one true soulmate. Goldstein plays Simon, the best friend of Laura (Imogen Poots), who decides to take the test. Ultimately, contrary to standard procedure, he teases her the whole time, and we get a glimpse into their close relationship with playful back and forth.

The film jumps back and forth in time, similar to We live in timebut the jumps are only linear this time. We see the friends slowly moving on with their lives and growing apart. Laura ends up with her soulmate and lives far away while Simon lets off steam. Next thing you know, Simon has moved in with someone, and Laura is living with Simon and trying to have kids. The story unfolds like this over the years and takes us through the ups and downs of the relationship, kids growing up, promotions and more. One thing remains constant in Everything from youNevertheless, Simon and Laura repeatedly intervene in each other’s lives.

“Although Everything from you is a beautiful story, it feels a little slow at times despite its running time of 1 hour and 38 minutes.”

It is only when Laura’s father dies that she acts impulsively and develops her relationship with Simon into something more – something more complicated. As a married woman and mother, the two have an affair for years, and again we see the on-off relationship, although now it is romantic and secret. Eventually, this takes its toll on both of them, with Simon feeling left behind and Laura feeling guilty.

Love is complicated and messy, and it is certainly not black and white. Everything from yousimilar to The Young Werthertakes viewers on a journey where we’re not quite sure who to root for. Goldstein and Poots convince us of the relationship long before they even know they’re in love. But rooting for them ultimately means voting for divorce, which can get pretty messy with kids.

All of You pushes the idea of ​​different types of love. Since “the test” is supposed to reveal a person’s one true soul mate, many believe it will provide the ultimate answer and that there will be no other love. However, through Laura, we see that this isn’t necessarily true. For much of the film, we are led to believe that Laura stays with her husband Lukas (Steven Cree) because she’s supposed to, but later she explains her feelings for him. She truly loves her husband, but it’s a completely different love than the one she feels for Simon. All of You explores what happens when you fall in love with more than one person, like in Laura’s case, and what happens when you can’t love anyone else but them, like in Simon’s case.

“One thing remains constant in Everything from youyet Simon and Laura repeatedly intervene in each other’s lives.”

The screenwriters are William Bridges and Brett Goldstein, and together the two have created a film that will make you question everything you believe about love. The dialogue between Poots and Goldstein takes you on a rollercoaster of emotions, but it’s the looks they exchange in All of You that tell a story words can’t capture. Whether it’s his eyes in the rearview mirror or the quick glances they exchange in a room full of people, this duo keeps you interested in their relationship even when you think it might end. Goldstein surprised me with a softness and vulnerability that I wasn’t sure he could pull off, but he pulls it off with ease.

Although Everything from you is a beautiful story that, despite its 1 hour and 38 minute runtime, feels a little slow at times. Plus, “the test” only comes into play when it comes to justifying Laura’s stay with Lukas. However, Goldstein and Poots have a rare chemistry, based first on friendship, that few on-screen duos can match. Conveying a relationship that’s silly, passionate and deep can easily fall flat, but the two pull it off effortlessly.

Everything from you could be tightened up a bit and a key plot point could be used better, but Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots tell a beautiful story about how different love can be for each person.

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