The premise of The Idea of You might sound familiar: a middle-aged mother/creative and a twentysomething British boy-bander fall in love, much to the media and fans’ chagrin. I am, of course, referring to the endlessly discussed romance between Harry Styles and Don’t Worry Darling director Olivia Wilde. However, the …

In Michael Showalter’s The Idea of You — which sees a middle-aged mother falling for a youthful pop star — fan-fiction fantasy collides with reality in clunky ways. The result, however, is breathtaking for one reason in particular: a career-highlight performance from Anne Hathaway, who also serves as the movie’s …