Ever since its mid-August debut, Damon Lindelof and Tom King's adaptation of the Green Lantern comics has proved a major hit for HBO. After earning 9.3 million global viewers in its first three days, the series grew in popularity throughout the season, averaging 19.3 million global viewers per episode and growing by 13% from premiere to finale. Key to the show's success were lead performances from Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre, who starred as longtime superhero Hal and newcomer John.
For fans of Pierre, Lanterns isn't the only recent project of his to be impressing on the streaming charts. Released on Prime Video in October, following its Toronto International Film Festival debut the month prior, Love of Your Life has proven a big hit with viewers, scoring mostly positive reviews from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. Directed by Rachel Morrison and written by Julia Cox, the film stars Margaret Qualley as Maya, whose happy marriage to Gabriel Basso's Charlie changes forever when he loses his life in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Later in the film, whilst struggling to rebuild her life, Qualley's Maya meets Felix, played by Lanterns' Pierre, who helps her discover hope in her darkness. Patrick Schwarzenegger, Catherine Keener, Tamara Lawrance, and Corey Johnson also feature. A month on from its streaming debut, Love of Your Life is still clinging to its place among the top ten. At the time of writing, the romantic drama ranks sixth on Prime Video in the U.S., with the swampland-set thriller HUNGRY topping the charts. Other popular titles currently on Prime Video include the new comedy Ali G: Who Iz I?, the Mia Farrow-led Forget Me Never, and the rom-com The Love Hypothesis.
Love of Your Life isn't just a hit on the streaming charts. Following its TIFF debut, critics were positive in their response, including Collider's Tania Hussain, who said, "It’s not going to break new ground in terms of romantic dramas, but Qualley and the people around her make sure it still leaves a mark." The film is "certified fresh" on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, and was called "emotionally mature," "tone-rich," and "beautiful" by other critics.
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