Netflix adds romantic drama to platform and fans 'can't stop sobbing'
Netflix has once again done what is does best by adding gripping drama to its streaming platform. And this time, the romantic drama We Live In Time has gripped the nation by storm.
The British based TV show, starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh, follows the couple's love story over a decade.
Alumut, played by Florence, who is a chef and former figure skater accidentally hits and knocks over Tobias, played by Andrew, with her car.
Viewers are then taken on their love journey as the pair navigate their way through ten years of different points in their lives.
The film was first released in cinemas across the nation in January this year before landing on Netflix. But it's already fast become a huge hit among subscribers.
The official plot reads: "Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. !"
It adds: "As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of the unconventional route their love story has taken, in filmmaker John Crowley's decade-spanning, deeply moving romance."
And viewers are loving it. One fan took to X and said that she could not sobbing after watching the highly acclaimed drama.
The fan said: "Finally watched we live in time and I'm so grateful I didn't watch in the cinema I've not stopped sobbing."
But that fan is by no means the only one. According to reports, the drama has received 79% on film website Rotten Tomatoes.
Those reviewing the drama on the site praised the believable chemistry between both lead characters.
After the show's debut at at the Toronto Film Festival last year, the Guardian awarded it four stars and described it as "irresistible" and a "smart and sensitive crowd pleaser."
It then added: "It's such a joy to watch two such assured and natural performers allowed the room to exercise both movie star and actor muscles as well as showcase their ease with both comedy and drama."
The review went on to add: "Their chemistry is just so electric that it would be hard to imagine how any of it could work quite so well without them."
And in an interview with Radio Times, the director, John Crowley was asked about the chemistry between the two lead stars.
He explained: "I had an instinct that the two of them would work well together, and that's not based on anything. That's just a hunch, right? So it's very unscientific."
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