Netflix’s latest rom-com, Love at First Sight, premiered on the streaming platform over the weekend, and it’s safe to say that it has wowed viewers.
A film based on a novel for young adults, Statistical odds of love at first sightJennifer E. Smith, stars White lotus actress Haley Lu Richardson and Czech rhapsodyBen Hardy as young twenty-somethings who meet on an international flight.
WATCH: Trailer for the Netflix film Love at First Sight
The synopsis reads: “Two strangers meet on a flight to London, only for fate to separate them. A reunion seems unlikely – but love has a way of defying the odds.”
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, viewers praised the film for its feel-good feel, with one person writing: “#LoveAtFirstSight is everything you want it to be and more. Romcoms are baaaack baby!!!!!” while another added: “Ok #LoveAtFirstSight is absolute perfection! I loved every second of this movie. It’s now my favorite rom-com of the year.”
© NetflixHaley Lu Richardson as Hadley Sullivan and Ben Hardy as Oliver Jones
A third fan commented: “#LoveAtFirstSight is one of the cutest movies I’ve seen in a long time! Loved it!!!!”
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The best TV shows coming to Netflix, Apple TV+, Amazon and Disney+ in SeptemberOther viewers commented on the performances of the two leads and applauded their on-screen chemistry. “The CHEMISTRY between Ben Hardy and Haley Lu is CRAZY, one thing about them is that they will ALWAYS slay their roles #LoveAtFirstSight,” wrote a fan, while another added: “This movie is so sweet and tender, it makes me believe again in love, the chemistry between Hayley Lu Richardson and Ben Hardy is 10/10.”
© NetflixViewers praised the film
A third person tweeted: “We’re going to need more movies with Haley Lu Richardson and Ben Hardy together because like – CHEMISTRY!”
Many asked for a sequel to the film. “Wonderful. We’ll need a sequel,” wrote one viewer, while another added: “#LoveAtFirstSight was beautiful!!! It was so unexpected. Great dialogue, perfect cast and heartwarming story. More of this please!!! “
What is Love at First Sight about?
Love at first sight follows two young strangers, Oliver and Hadley, who form a romantic relationship after sitting together on a flight from New York to London.
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However, after landing in London, the couple gets lost at customs.
© Netflix. The film follows two twenty-year-olds, Hadley and Oliver
“The likelihood of us ever meeting again seems impossible, but love – and London – may have a way of defying the odds,” the synopsis reads.
Who is starring in Love at First Sight?
Ben Hardy and Haley Lu Richardson play Oliver and Hadley.
Oliver is a data-driven chief statistician from the UK, while Hadley travels from New York to London for her father’s wedding.
© NetflixJameela Jamil as Narrator
In the meantime, Disaster star Rob Delaney plays Hadley’s father, Andrew and Sally Phillips (Bridget Jones’s Diary) portrays Oliver’s mother, Tess.
The cast is rounded off by Jameela Jamil (Good place) as a narrator.
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