The One I Love

Ethan and Sophie are never more than playthings of the premise; Moss and Duplass are the sole sources of nuance and vitality, and they seem unduly hemmed in by the movie's unimaginative confines.

Like figures in a funhouse that is both philosophical and phantasmagoric, the characters in "The One I Love" spook you, both inside your head and inside your heart.

"The One I Love" is a weird but gutsy exploration of what happens when we alternately idealize and find fault with our romantic partners.

Says more about intimacy and individuality than any romantic comedy or romantic tragedy in years.

"The One I Love" is an odd, unsettling and ultimately satisfying movie.

There is something slightly subversive and satisfyingly spot on when a movie about love and marriage turns on a solitary detail.

There's just something refreshing, at least for me, about going to a movie and not knowing what it's going to be, even down to its genre.

Ultimately the surreal concept is half-baked and poorly executed, which will take audiences out of the movie all leading to an unsatisfying conclusion.

McDowell's picture goes to dark, introspective places without sacrificing the relatively light tone that works throughout.

It is the performances of Duplass and Moss that help the film truly shine.

at #4 on the top10 Indie films in the iTunes store.

It's gently funny, it's compelling, the performances are excellent, and it flies in the face of conventional romantic films, always carving its own path. Satisfying, charming and recommended.