Netflix’s Love at First Sight is a super cute romance that follows Hadley and Oliver. The two fall in love on their six-hour flight from New York to London after having a meet-cute at the airport. Unfortunately, the two lose each other at customs, and the possibility of seeing each other ever again seems impossible. However, destiny and fate play a huge role in trying to change those odds. The film is based on the book The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith. The film is directed by Vanessa Caswell and was released on September 15, 2023. The movie is surely impactful for its viewers and is available to stream right now.

Love At First Flight 

This movie isn’t very realistic, but most romance movies never are. Most people in their lives have experienced an airport crush, but this takes it to another level. Hadley misses her flight, and because of that, she gets to meet the love of her life. This is probably very unlikely, but it makes for a good plot. Missing a flight would probably just lead to stress, and the only good thing about it is to get food. Oliver and Hadley’s first interaction was a little cringy as they made jokes about what they would do on each date. Furthermore, the two then go to dinner. This is also unrealistic, but the two do have a cute conversation about fears. 

While on the flight, the flight attendant/narrator states that over the next six-hour flight, the two will fall in love. Again, this is extremely unrealistic, but it is wholesome for those daydreamy fans. After the flight, the two exchange numbers, but someone bumps into Hadley. This bump causes Hadley’s phone to hit the floor, crack, and die. When she gets into her cab and plugs in her phone (also weird that the cab has a charger), her phone powers on, and Oliver’s phone number is gone. Conveniently, while at her father’s wedding, she overhears someone talking about Oliver’s event. With the new information, she goes to see him. The probability of someone at her father’s wedding knowing Oliver’s family, considering how big London is, is extremely unlikely. However, the odds jack up quite a bit when it’s a story about fate. On her way back, something realistic actually happens as she gets lost. The plot overall made sense, and the pacing was well done. The only aspect that was lacking was reality, but the best romance movies come from delusion.

Love Birds

The film stars Haley Lu Richardson as Hadley. Richardson is an American actress who has been in a lot of movies but is most remembered for another romantic comedy that had a very emotional storyline, Five Feet Apart. Richardson starred in this film alongside Cole Sprouse. Co-starring with Richardson in Love at First Sight is Ben Hardy, who plays Oliver. Hardy is an English actor who is best known for his role as Roger Taylor in Bohemian Rhapsody. He is also in a psychological thriller series called The Girl Before, where he plays Simon. The Narrator also has quite a big role in the film as she plays a key role in helping Oliver and Hadley make their way back to each other. She is played by Jameela Jamil. Jamil is a British actress and activist who is best known for her roles in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and as Gisela in the TV series Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin.

Richardson and Hardy did a great job of showing the ups and downs of being in love, as well as the fear that comes with commitment. The characters were also very relatable. They have fears, and they’re even sometimes scared to share those fears.