Love, Rosie (film)

Love, Rosie
UK release poster
Directed by	Christian Ditter
Produced by	Robert Kulzer Simon Brooks
Written by	Juliette Towhidi
Based on	Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern
Starring	Lily Collins Sam Claflin Tamsin Egerton Suki Waterhouse Jaime Winstone Christian Cooke Lily Laight
Music by	Ralph Wengenmayr
Edited by	Tony Cranstoun
Production company	Canyon Creek Films Constantin Film Octagon Films
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release dates	17 October 2014 (2014-10-17) (Philadelphia International Film Festival) 22 October 2014 (2014-10-22) (United Kingdom) 30 October 2014 (2014-10-30) (Germany)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United Kingdom Germany
Language	English
Box office	$4,419,000

Love, Rosie is a 2014 British-German romantic comedy-drama film directed by Christian Ditter and written by Juliette Towhidi, based on the 2004 novel Where Rainbows End by Irish author Cecelia Ahern. The film stars Lily Collins, Sam Claflin, Tamsin Egerton, Suki Waterhouse, Jaime Winstone and Lily Laight.

Plot

Alex and Rosie have been best friends for almost as long as they can remember. The day after her 18th birthday, Rosie is upset about having gotten drunk, and tells Alex that she wishes the night had never happened. Greg, the "fittest guy in their year" asks Rosie to the school dance. She originally intends to go with Alex but accepts Greg's offer when she learns that Alex is going with a girl named Bethany. After the dance, Rosie had sex with Greg, but the condom slips off inside her .

Rosie gets accepted to a hotel management course at Boston University. She rushes to tell Alex but finds him having sex with Bethany, which causes her to vomit. She discovers that she is pregnant. She refuses to tell Alex, fearing that he will forego his chance to study at Harvard to help take care of her. After Alex leaves for America she gives birth to a daughter named Katie. Alex learns of Rosie's pregnancy from Bethany and becomes Katie's godfather.

Five years later, Rosie visits Alex in Boston and they spend a night together talking and visiting places. The following morning, she comes to know of his girlfriend's pregnancy. She understands that Alex's living situation was not proper and tries to discuss the same with him. But he rebuffs her saying that at least their kid is going to have both parents. Infuriated Rosie leaves Boston immediately. She reconciles with Greg, who had initially fled to Ibiza upon learning of her pregnancy, eventually they too marry. She later knows that Alex and his girlfriend split after knowing that baby wasn't his. Alex attends the funeral of Rosie's father and reconciles with her.

Rosie bumps into Bethany, now a famous model, and suggests that she look up Alex on a coming trip to America. After having noted Greg's boorish behavior at the funeral, Alex writes Rosie a note saying that she deserves better and that he can be that better man. However, Greg intercepts the note and hides it from Rosie. Later, Rosie discovers that Greg is cheating on her and kicks him out. While disposing of his things, she finds the letter from Alex. She calls him, but discovers that Bethany is living with him now and the two are engaged. They invite Rosie to be the "best man" at their wedding.

Rosie gives a speech at the wedding, telling Alex that she loves him as a friend. Her daughter Katie brings a friend named Toby with her, both reflect the friendship of Rosie and Alex when they were children. During the dance, Toby suddenly kisses Katie, and Katie pushes him back and runs outside. Rosie and Alex follow her. Alex counsels her and told her to follow her feelings with Toby otherwise she might regret it. After a moment, Toby finds Katie and apologizes for what he did and tells her just to forget whatever had happened. Katie runs and kisses him before he could even finish apologizing. Alex realizes that Rosie does not remember the kiss which they shared on her 18th birthday and that he misinterpreted her desire to forget that night as her not wanting to be more than friends. Rosie soon leaves and bids goodbye to Alex in the airport.

Rosie finally made her dream come true. She starts her own hotel. Her first guest was the guy she was with in the elevator during the time when she realized that Greg's condom slipped into her. Alex then arrives, and tells her that he has ended his marriage with Bethany. He tells her about a recurring dream he has had about the two of them being together and they share a kiss.

Cast

• Lily Collins as Rosie Dunne
  • Beau Rose Garratt as Rosie (6 years old)
  • Lara McDonnell as Rosie (10 years old)
• Sam Claflin as Alex Stewart
  • Tighe Wardell as Alex (6 years old)
  • Tom John Kelly as Alex (10 years old)
• Tamsin Egerton as Sally
• Suki Waterhouse as Bethany Williams
• Jaime Winstone as Ruby
• Christian Cooke as Greg
• Lily Laight as Katie Dunne
  • Rose Molloy as Katie (5 years old)
• Nick Lee as Herb
• Nick Hardin as Joe American
• Jamie Beamish as Phil

Reception

Love, Rosie received negative reviews from critics, as it currently holds a 26% approval rating in the review site Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 4.6/10 based on 46 reviews.

Production

Filming began in May 2013 in Toronto before moving to Dublin.

External links

• Love, Rosie at IMDb