Every Day (2018)

A shy teenager falls for a spirit who wakes up in the body of a different person every morning.

Director:

Michael Sucsy

Writers:

Jesse Andrews (screenplay by), David Levithan (based on the novel by)

Stars:

Angourie Rice, Justice Smith, Debby Ryan

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Angourie Rice	...	Rhiannon / A
Justice Smith	...	Justin / A
Jeni Ross	...	Amy / A
Lucas Jade Zumann	...	Nathan / A
Rory McDonald	...	David / A
Katie Douglas	...	Megan / A
Jacob Batalon	...	James / A
Ian Alexander	...	Vic / A
Sean Jones	...	George / A
Colin Ford	...	Xavier / A
Jake Sim	...	Michael / A
Nicole Law	...	Kelsea / A
Karena Evans	...	Hannah / A
Owen Teague	...	Alexander / A
Hannah Alissa Richardson	...	Katie / A

Storyline

Based on David Levithan's acclaimed New York Times bestseller, Every Day tells the story of Rhiannon (Angourie Rice), 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. The more the two fall in love, the more the realities of loving someone who is a different person every 24 hours takes a toll, leaving Rhiannon and "A" to face the hardest decision either has ever had to make.

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Plot Keywords:

singing in a car | mother daughter relationship | father daughter relationship | sister sister relationship | boyfriend girlfriend conflict | 

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Taglines:

Every day a different body. Everyday a different life. Every day in love with the same girl.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic content, language, teen drinking, and suggestive material

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in 25 days.

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Goofs

Justin confirmed the party Saturday night with his friend, but the party where Justin was at with Rhiannon and Nathan met and talked to Rhiannon was Friday night.

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Quotes

Alexander: Most people know that their first love won't be their only love. But for me, you're both.

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Alternate Versions

The UK version is cut by 4s to remove a suicide technique (cut marks shown on a girl's arm) and secure a 12A certificate instead of a 18. Surprisingly, the Irish release is uncut at the same rating, despite the fact that Britain and Ireland form the same distribution region (so British censorship usually gets carried over).

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: Every Day/Annihilation (2018)

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Soundtracks

Out of My System
Written by Tim Woodcock (as Timothy Daniel Woodcock) & Youngr (as Dario Darnell)
Performed by Youngr
Courtesy of Island Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Every Move You Make, Every Body You Take

The romantic comedy and drama series, are two genres that often go hand and hand. Unfortunately these movies often lack in the unique department, copying each other's story like Hallmark copies its own plots. Yet, they still reign supreme in the movie world, unafraid to remain the cute, cuddly, and melodramatic. This weekend though, another book adapted to movie takes a shot at relieving us from this mundane rush, to add a little flair back into the romantic atmosphere. My review, as you can read, is on Every Day, starring Angourie Rice and a mess of other young actors. What is in store? Read on to find out my friends.

LIKES:

Acting: Many romantic comedies involving teenagers are often overacted performances that are not easy for me to stomach in the volumes I see movies in. Every Day on the other hand manage to keep the acting in check, with performances that felt like kids in every day high school. As the central character, Rice did a fantastic job of handling the teenager caught between so many lives that require her energy to invest in. As for the remainder of the cast, all the extras from the jerk boyfriend (Justice Smit) to the final host of A all have their parts to play, and each represent there lifestyle stigmatism well. Such a dynamic cast kept things fun, and the story more intriguing than the run of the mill romance.

The Morals: The story is primarily a love story, but amidst the kissing, hugging, and cuddling is a strong series of ethical dilemmas that the characters must face. It starts with the common moral dilemma of finding respectful love vs. settling, teaching young kids that love does exist outside the realms of popularity and physical aspects. Soon Rhiannon (Rice) starts crashing into things such as familial discord, self-identity, and trying to move on from something because it's the right thing to do. Her ever changing opposite (A) also has plenty to face with his powers too, as each person he inhabits has issues themselves that constantly challenge his happiness and ability to have a life he so desires. These head scratchers are perfect for the young minds to soak up into and good refresher for any, leaving you reviewing your own ideas upon exiting the theater. Nevertheless, these ideas are well-baked into the tale, perfect to drive the story more.

The Twist: Let's face it, romantic comedies have difficulty with surprising me, the plots so predictable and similar that one can't help but try to fight sleep sometimes. Every Day's twist to the story doesn't defy the predictability in terms of ending, but the concept itself is the intriguing part to this story. The premise of having your love interest switch to a new body every day crosses a bridge most people haven't attempted to and it worked for me. Seeing what new adventures they would go on, how they would solve the next problem, and even how they would make this whole endeavor work were some of the questions keeping me invested in the movie. However, the biggest question of who or what A is, that is the real thing I tried to figure out. So many mysteries amidst the romantic atmosphere makes this movie stand out.

DISLIKES:

The Predictability: The movie has such a unique twist, one was hoping to have a unique ending in the works as well. Every Day's presentation may stand out, but it's ending falls back in line with the usual endings that this genre is famous for. While a bit vague at points and somewhat lackluster given the build-up they were providing. However, one should be able to see the ending coming from a mile away, and despite being on the realistic, ethically inclined side, it still lacks the emotional shine you had hoped to see.

Problems Swept Under the Rug: I mentioned how much I liked the ethics in this film and the real life portrayals of the problems that plague the world. I also would have liked to see those problems have a little more development, pacing, and satisfying conclusion than what I got. The love aspect get the most attention, there's a surprise, but as for the other dilemmas, well they get the quick treatment. Some of these make sense because again they are one life A must live and maximize, however Rhiannon's family problems are ones that she has to live with constantly, so perhaps they should have cultivated a little more integration of these problems into the movie. It would have made an interesting side story to help integrate her family into the picture, providing yet another aspect to help with this awkward relationship.

Unrealistic: No duh, a person switching lives every day is totally unrealistic, however that's not the component I'm talking about. Instead, Rhiannon's unrealistic component is how little her school work and discipline suffers despite skipping as much as she does. If many had pulled the antics she did, they would have been expelled, fortunately the power of love seemed to have rescued them. This component is ignorable to most, but for me it was cheesy and unobtainable, only taking away for the story.

Unanswered questions: The movie invests an entire ten minute dialogue to try to explain the origins of A's powers. As such, at the end I was hoping for some actual answers and hopefully get a nice tie up to A's journey of body invasion. Once again, story fails to fill in the gaps, giving little information to clarify the fog of A's life, in favor of teaching a lesson about moving on. Yeah, they took the emotionally stirring route, but in terms of story, they should have closed this book much better in regards to answers.

MY VERDICT:

Every Day breaks the mold on the typical romantic comedy presentation with its unique concept of a lover switching bodies with each passing 24 hours. All the morals that come with this responsibility add an extra layer to the a generic plot, helping to keep your mind engaged instead of rapidly decaying into a lazy sponge that rom coms have come up with. And those twists that seemed so admirable, didn't quite reach the pinnacle of what I'm sure the book was able to accomplish. Problems are ignored or swiftly wrapped up, the ending still remains predictable and sadly the questions raised are left only slightly answered. Therefore, this romantic comedy stands out on some qualities, but still drowns in the mundane tactics that Hollywood has become. So worth a trip to the movie theater? Mixed results on this, but overall hold out for Redbox or a date night film at best.

My scores are:

Drama/Fantasy/Romance: 7.0 Movie overall: 5.5

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

Canada UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 February 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Every Day

Filming Locations:

George Street Diner, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$4,900,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,016,149, 25 February 2018

Gross USA:

$6,102,076

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$10,421,847

Company Credits

Production Co:

Likely Story, FilmWave, Silver Reel

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1