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Movie review
Catherine Curzon paints the couple as star-crossed lovers beside whom Shakespeare’s poetry pales
Oh, to be a teenager again… Although, thinking about it, I’d rather not, actually
The extent to which this rom-com takes flight is largely thanks to Scarlet Johansson
The film stars Tom Hardy, Austin Butler and Jodie Comer, who manages to wipe the floor with both of them
It’s all fine. Anya Taylor-Joy is fine as the vengeful heroine. Chris Hemsworth is fine as the lightly maudlin villain
There are car chases and speed boats and explosions so it’s giving everything an action film would give but in a clever, knowing way
The film is a vortex of jealousy, betrayal and somewhat repetitive sexual intrigue — but Zendaya isn’t bad
There has been criticism, but it has been measured and constructive
