Fresh

Fresh stars Sebastian Stan as Noa, a hopeless romantic currently in a frustrating cycle of endless dating app swipes, long conversations, but little success. This bleak state is amplified by meeting strangers on lopsided dates designed to seem more like thinly veiled interviews. While swiping through her dating app profiles, her mundane experiences only exacerbate her anxieties about love. In one of many grocery store trips as she navigates the daily grind, her chance encounter with Steve, played by Daisy Edgar-Jones, stirs a glimmer of a desire to put herself out there again. It is here that Steve reveals himself as an endearingly awkward and charming individual who swiftly wins Noa over. For the first time in a long while, she musters up the courage to share her phone number with a stranger in what feels like a bold break from her norm. In a defining turn of events, their budding romance intensifies in the subsequent days, to the surprise of both Noa and Steve, who wasn't confident in initiating a follow-up with Noa. These interactions offer Noa an invaluable source of emotional peace, contrasting with the unfulfilling nature of her dating experiences before Steve. Without hesitating, Noa embarks on a chance-filled path, her renewed excitement for Steve solidifying their connection as an antidote to what had been an era filled with dissonance. Their unpredictable and rapidly escalating relationship sets a whirlwind pace for Noa and Steve, as the excitement gradually becomes more overpowering by the day. A promising chance is provided by a shared trip to Paris to celebrate Steve's reunion with old friends and Noa to reconnect with her childhood roots. Their travels intertwine personal gratification with the pressure-cooker of intimacy that plagues this fledgling relationship. Noa and Steve exhibit both hilarious infatuation and difficult moments through flashbacks filled with early conversations of their blossoming romance. Before the start of this connection, Noa experienced seemingly doomed romantic endeavors with the aid of a dating app. Consequently, the pair discover and try new things to gain that perfect stability – only to constantly gauge whether they are walking the correct path and searching for a balance. The cinematic revelation by Mimi Cave shows how a chance coming together can have a profound effect on altering one's apprehension related to letting down guards and getting involved with other individuals. That change often represents a courageous exploration in navigating who one ought to care about.