Our take
If it takes your girlfriend dying before you’re able to open up to her, you’re probably not acting like a good significant other, especially when she moved all the way across the Atlantic Ocean to live with you. It’s hard to root for If Only’s leading man with such a rough start, but there’s a certain charm to the story that makes the movie watchable, the sweet reminder to cherish the people in your life while they’re still here to be cherished. While the schedule of Ian’s repeated day is kinda ridiculous, the lines are a bit cheesy, and the plot is a bit too predictable for a premise that can be made much more fantastic, If Only won’t disappoint viewers just looking for a cute romance.
Synopsis
After his impetuous musician girlfriend, Samantha, dies in an accident shortly after they had a fight (and nearly broke up), a grief-stricken British businessman, Ian Wyndham, living in London gets a chance to relive the day all over again, in the hope of changing the events that led up to her getting killed.
Storyline
After his girlfriend Samantha dies in an accident, grief-stricken British businessman Ian Wyndham gets a chance to relive the day of her death, leading him to hope that he can change things to keep her alive.
TLDR
Jennifer Love Hewitt, you deserved better!!!
What stands out
Jennifer Love Hewitt's performance is great, but the musical number at the end is awkwardly placed, poorly mixed, and doesn't showcase her voice in a great way.