lavatch "Every Day" might be called an R-rated Hallmark film. On the one hand, there are some lurid shenanigans going on in the life of the young high school student Rhiannon. At the same time, there is a syrupy and dishonest romantic nature to a film that simply doesn't work.Early in the film, young Rhiannon discovers a wandering soul from the spiritual world, who inhabits different people. She falls in love with the spirit, linking up with a new version of the soul each day in a different human form. There were far too many characters and some dicey moments when Rhiannon becomes erotically engaged with both girls and boys. This was supposed to be a "young adult" film. Lovely!Another disturbing part of the film occurred during a scene in a church when there was the hint that the wandering soul might in fact be the devil. With some tweaking of the script, "Every Day" could have easily moved into the horror genre in which Rhiannon would be in dire need of an exorcist.Frustrated with the challenge of encountering a new lover in her life every day, Rhiannon settles on a boy named Alexander. She tries to persuade the spirit to remain stuck in that body of Alexander, the boy with "nice shoulders." But the wandering soul recognizes the inherent unfairness to the real Alexander and his loving family to completely take over his life. Rhiannon is thus forced to go back to being just a normal high school kid. It was never made clear whether the wandering soul was a guardian angel to Rhiannon or if the spirit was the henchman of the devil. The bottom line is that the film didn't go anywhere with its premise of a special friend form the netherworld invading human souls and taking a special liking to Rhiannon. Overall, there was an inherent dishonesty in this smarmy motion picture. In the "real" family of Rhiannon, it wasn't even believable that the two adults were her parents or how they had remained in a loveless marriage. From start to finish, the film was a self-indulgent and forgettable trifle.

domtaylor This film was far better than I expected. With a unique plot that embraces our changing society, 'Every Day' feels like a breath of fresh air in the teenage romance genre. While it does conform to some of the stereotypical conventions, it's fantasy elements allow it to feel different and therefore more interesting than many romance films. Saying that, it's not fantastic as it is rather generically shot, the plot becomes fairly predictable, and it is rather forgettable. Still, it was entertaining while it lasted and paced well enough to never let you feel bored. 6/10

Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "Every Day" is a new 2018 movie from the United States that runs for slightly over 90 minutes and was directed by Emmy winner Michael Sucsy, his second big screen release and we will see if it can get as popular as "The Vow". The script is by Jesse Andrews and he also has some pretty known stuff in his body of work given how short he's been in the industry. The original novel is by David Levithan and it is already his third work that got adapted and turned into a movie, his first drama with little to no comedy. The lead actress ia Australian Angourie Rice and I must say I don't think I know her or have seen her in anything else before, but the longer the film went, the more charming her performance felt after I had some early struggles with her, but it turned out all fine, which is important obviously as she is in basically every scene and she is the only one. We'll see what the industry has in story for her in terms of her career. Now back to this movie. As much as Rice may be in the center of it all, it is probably more about the plot and romance drama here. The introduction is slightly too long and there are other moments too that did not feel entirely convincing like the scene at the restaurant when she seems to believe the guy she meets there only to all of a sudden be in complete disbelief again, an example of sub-par writing. The part when A moves into her body is also not too good and should have been among the film's highlights instead. But there are many decent moments that make more than up for it. For example I liked some of the little references about how A is looking for others like him online. Or how they got in all these scenes with new characters that A turns into, maybe a bit underwhelming in terms of how and when he turns into female characters. The story is of course one that could have gotten quickly pretentious and disappointing and too full of itself with the concept of a girl, especially such a young one, falling in love with a sould away from all physical temptations. On the contrary, the one joke about 10% how she likes how handsome his current persona was on one occasion was very smart. Eventually, the final plot twist with how she falls in love with the physical traits of somebody A is inside was good and not so good at the same time. First of all, that she falls in love with a guy she knows for a long time hmm I'm not sure, but also how A is fully altruistic in that scenario and how Rhiannon is ready for a new love all of a sudden despite not having found closure with the soul she loves may all be a bit in the rushed side. The one scene I found pretentious was the one with the suicidal young girl, this was really an inclusion that was not needed and the conflict about saving her vs. not having an impact did not feel half as important and relevant as they wanted it to be. So overall, a slightly improved teen schmaltz film I'd say. Maybe a good watch if you have a significant other and are around the same age as the characters here, or a bit older. Or if you are just a hopeless romantic like myself. It's tough to really dislike this film I must say, it has to many enchanting moments for that. I give it a thumbs-up and recommend checking it out.

adonis98-743-186503 Based on David Levithan's acclaimed New York Times bestseller, Every Day tells the story of Rhiannon, a 16-year old girl who falls in love with a mysterious soul named "A" who inhabits a different body every day. Feeling an unmatched connection, Rhiannon and A work each day to find each other, not knowing what or who the next day will bring. Every Day is a film that takes the romantic element to a whole new level and it doesn't mean that it's good to be honest, i was bored early on from the movie and despite some familiar faces it doesn't hit the dramatic part that it might have hoped it would. I recommend 'Midnight Sun' to be honest!!! (3/10)