One Night Only (2026)★ 6.4/10

Premarital sex is now illegal, with the exception of one night per year. This is the concept of director Will Gluck’s new rom-com ONE NIGHT ONLY. He has mostly directed movies that focus on the dynamics of sex and relationships, such as ANYONE BUT YOU and EASY A, which is my favourite of his. His newest is his strangest one yet. Think of it like this: If THE PURGE was about murder, ONE NIGHT ONLY is about singles getting it on. It features Owen (Callum Turner), the owner of a pizza shop who gets basically dumped by his girlfriend Malika (Maya Hawke). He is tired of the celibacy mandate the US government has enforced. Meanwhile, Allie (Monica Barbaro) is a hopeless romantic who sings jingles for pharmaceutical drugs. She’s just hoping to find a good guy. This being a romantic comedy, there’s a constant “will-they-won’t-they” vibe throughout the runtime. I love whenever they share the screen. The music is fun, sometimes funny. Funnily enough, this movie takes place on August 7, 2026, the day this movie was released, as well as my birthday. It’s a commentary on hookup culture, dating apps, and the modern dating hells- sorry, landscape. Overall, you can view ONE NIGHT ONLY in one of two ways. The first being the fascist, conservative, anti-sex movie that’s masquerading as a horny rom-com. The second being the fun rom-com with two good-looking leads who have amazing chemistry, with a few fun cameos sprinkled in for good measure, including a not-so-well-fleshed-out concept. I’m intent on swiping right on the latter. At the risk of having too many sexual innuendos, sometimes it’s not that deep.

O longa é mais uma comédia romântica, porém, ele consegue trazer humor, com dois personagens adultos e situações criativas e inusitadas, fazendo com que se destaque mesmo diante dos clichês do gênero. 'Só Por Uma Noite' não tenta reinventar completamente o gênero da comédia romântica, mas utiliza uma premissa absurda e divertida para construir uma história leve, caótica e, acima de tudo, gostosa de assistir. Num cenário em que as comédias românticas seguem rareadas, 'Só Por Uma Noite' é um interessante oásis em meio a tantas opções pouco atrativas.