Love at First Sight

Love at First Sight is a 2023 American romantic comedy film directed by Vanessa Caswill and written by Katie Lovejoy, based upon the 2011 novel The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith. It stars Haley Lu Richardson, Ben Hardy, Dexter Fletcher, Rob Delaney, Sally Phillips and Jameela Jamil. The film premiered on Netflix on September 15, 2023. Plot 20-year old American student Hadley Sullivan, who has a knack for tardiness and not always keeping a fully charged phone, misses her flight to London by four minutes but is able to get rebooked on the next one. Afterwards, at the mobile phone charging station, she goes to charge her phone and meets British 22-year old Yale statistics student Oliver Jones, who offers to lend her his phone charger. They get along well and eat dinner together. At the cafeteria, they learn more about each other. Oliver learns that Hadley is flying to London for her dad's wedding, having already divorced her mom, her three greatest fears (dentists, small spaces and mayonnaise), and that she is undecided on her studies. Hadley learns that Oliver is studying statistical inference and is conducting a research project, though he’s a bit shady on what it is, and that he also shares a mutual hatred for mayonnaise. Hadley admits she has misgivings about attending the wedding, but Oliver encourages her to forgive her father and reconcile with him. Seeing Oliver is carrying a garment bag, Hadley assumes Oliver is also going to attend a wedding and he does not contest this. After boarding they part ways, but when Oliver takes his seat, his seat belt is broken and he is moved, funnily enough, in the seat right next to Hadley. They spend the flight falling in love. After landing, Oliver gives Hadley his phone number, telling her to text him, but her phone dies and she loses the number. With no way to find Oliver, Hadley goes to her dad Andrew and his fiancée Charlotte's wedding, arriving right before it's due to start. While still struggling with her father's decision to remarry, Hadley is struck by Charlotte's kindness and consideration of her and Andrew's happiness. After the ceremony, Hadley overhears family friends telling Charlotte that they’ll be leaving early to attend a memorial service.