One Night Only’s Preposterous Premise Gives Way to a Delightful Romantic Comedy

Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner play singles searching for a match during the one night a year when premarital sex is allowed.

A high-concept romantic comedy is a difficult thing to pull off. The success of any romcom is so dependent on any number of ordinary yet intangible factors — star chemistry, warmth, a general sense of goodwill toward all involved — that when you massively complicate the rules of the game, the balance is thrown off.…