April, Imagines a World Where Premarital Sex Is Outlawed in the US and Legal for Only 12 Hours on One Night a Year, a Gimmick Dubbed Sex

Universal's glossy late-summer romcom "One Night Only, the first wide-releasing romcom since April, imagines a world where premarital sex is outlawed in the US and legal for only 12 hours on one night a year, a gimmick dubbed "Sex Purge. The film follows Owen (Callum Turner) and Allie (Monica Barbaro) in New York City as they hunt for partners against a ticking clock, with biosensors detecting sex chemicals and condom surge pricing reaching $2,000. Despite its slick production and on-location NYC shooting, the movie struggles to balance its grim totalitarian premise with a sunny meet-cute, resulting in an overstuffed yet undercooked soufflé that can't quite rise to the occasion.