Overview

• The Kogonada‑directed romantasy, written by Seth Reiss and starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, opened in theaters Sept. 18–19.
• The story uses a magical rental car and GPS to guide two strangers to portal doors that revisit formative memories without revealing key plot turns.
• Praise centers on Kogonada’s visual precision, Benjamin Loeb’s cinematography and Joe Hisaishi’s score, with the Boston Herald grading it A‑ and calling the filmmaking “borderline stunning.”
• Critics at The Times, Rolling Stone, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and others fault the screenplay, pacing and the leads’ romantic spark, with some labeling the film a miss.
• Supporting roles include Kevin Kline and Phoebe Waller‑Bridge at the rental agency, with Jodie Turner‑Smith voicing the GPS, and the script originated from Reiss’s 2020 Black List entry.