Apple TV+ movie “All of You”, which was released on last Friday, explores those tricky matters of heart via one complicated romantic relationship. Like many other love stories out there, it goes up and down as its two main characters pull or push each other along the story, and the overall result is fairly engaging thanks to the solid chemistry between its two lead performers.

At first, the movie quickly establishes its futuristic story premise. At some point in the future, there comes an amazing technology which can instantly identify one’s true soulmate via a simple test, and the opening scene shows many digital advertisements promoting that soulmate test, which emphasize how it has been successful and popular among millions of customers out there for years.

In case of Simon (Brett Goldstein) and Laura (Imogen Poots), both of them do not believe that much in that soulmate test, but they also cannot help but feel insecure about their longtime relationship. So far, they have been each other’s best friend, and they have never considered going further than that, but it does not take much time for us to sense the growing romantic vibe between them during their very first scene in the film.

As a matter of a fact, that is the main reason why Simon convinces Laura to take that soulmate test, but both of them are pretty casual about however their relationship will be changed by the result of the test. After all, they have just been supposed to be no more than very close friends, so it looks like they can remain same to each other as before even though he does not turn out to be her soulmate.

The story moves forward to a point not long after the test result comes out, and we see how things are indeed changed for both Simon and Laura. Via the result of the test, Laura is matched with some other nice guy instead, and Simon does not seem bothered about that on the surface. In fact, they are going to have a double date because Simon happens to be dating some other woman recommended by Laura, and we soon see these four people having a mostly pleasant dinnertime.

However, Simon cannot help but feel more attraction toward Laura, and Laura knows that while also feeling attracted to Simon more than ever. Yes, he is not supposed to be her soulmate, but she only finds herself emotionally depending on him more and more – especially when she is going through a period of loss and grief right after the death of a close family member of hers.

Not long after that point, Laura and Simon begin their romantic affair while not telling anything to others around them. This ironically helps and supports Laura’s relationship with her husband, and there is a little amusing moment when Laura’s husband sincerely confides in Simon about how much he appreciates Simon for being always there for his wife.

However, the screenplay by director/co-producer William Bridges and his co-producer/co-writer Brett Goldstein does not provide a simple answer for its two main characters’ complicated romantic circumstance. Sure, it is possible to both of them that soulmate test is not totally accurate, and Simon actually begins to consider going further with his relationship with Laura, but Laura hesitates for good reasons. Still caring a lot about her husband and their little daughter, she is not so sure about her relationship with Simon, and their situation becomes more difficult as their respective lives continue to bring more complications to their relationship.

While there eventually comes a moment when its two main characters face more of the inherent issues inside their relationship, the movie thankfully does not resort to going too melodramatic as handling the story and characters with enough care and sensitivity. Although there is not much detail outside their relationship, Simon and Laura are gradually fleshed out along the narrative as engaging figures to observe, and we come to care more about their relationship than before.

Furthermore, the movie is constantly buoyed by the good efforts from its two lead performers. Goldstein, who has been more prominent thanks to his Emmy-winning supporting performance in Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso”, shows the more serious side of his acting talent, and Imogen Poots, who has recently appeared in a number of notable films including Oscar-winning film “The Father” (2020), complements her co-star well with her equally sensitive acting. Right from their first scene in the film, we can instantly sense a long history between their characters, and that comes to function as the firm ground for the dynamic relationship drama unfolded between their characters along the story. As the two small but crucial supporting characters in the story, Zawe Ashton and Steven Cree hold each own small spot well around Goldstein and Poots, and Ashton is especially good when her character silently senses whatever is going on between Simon and Laura early in the story.

In conclusion, “All of You” can be regarded as another typical romance drama, but it still holds our attention mainly thanks to a number of intimate moments generated between its two lead performers. Personally, I doubt whether our matters of heart will ever be under any kind of control in the future, but the movie interested and then touched me with its bittersweet qualities, and that is enough for recommendation for now.