Alright, folks, let’s dive right into “The One That Got Away”. You know, sometimes you watch a film and it makes you think about all those missed chances, like when you didn’t ask out that cute girl at the summer festival in Avesta or neglected to buy that vintage vinyl at the flea market in Gamla Stan because 200 kronor felt too much.

This flick, directed by I-can’t-remember-his-name, really plays on the theme of regret. It’s kind of your classic love story/tragedy with a few twists thrown in for good measure. I gotta admit, there were moments I was glued to the screen. You can almost taste the rain in the opening scene, it’s so damn vivid. The gritty cinematography captures that dreariness we all feel when looking back on what could have been.

The acting? Spot on. The lead actress – she’s got that gravitas, man. She really drags you through her emotional whirlwind. It’s like she’s living in a perpetual Swedish winter, cold and dragging but with those unexpected bursts of sunlight that break through the clouds. And the music? Think of it as a comforting acoustic soundtrack you’d hear at Stockholm’s Södermalm neighborhoods’ cafe, mixed with raw, emotional notes.

However, I think (and here’s the rub) the storyline is sometimes a bit, I don’t know, formulaic? Like, I’ve seen a million romances and sure, this one tried to stand out, but some plot points felt recycled. But maybe that’s the point? Maybe it’s trying to remind us how our stories aren’t that unique after all. We all have that ‘one that got away’, don’t we?

A personal memory: I remember watching a similar movie back in the 80s with my first crush. We sat in the smallest, coziest Biograf in Norrmalm. We were awkward teenagers and barely said a word. Even after, as we took the tunnelbana home, we barely spoke. Sometimes, silence says more than words.

To wrap it up, “The One That Got Away” is worth a watch, especially for those who like to wallow in a bit of nostalgia. Grab a big mug of coffee, some kanelbullar, and settle in for an evening of reflective viewing.

Catch the trailer here: The One That Got Away