But director Michael Sucsy’s film does benefit greatly from the likability of its star, Angourie Rice, who was so magnetic a few years back as Ryan Gosling’s wise-beyond-her-years daughter in “The Nice Guys.” (Rice’s naturalism, presence and even her voice are reminiscent of a young Amy Adams.) Here, she plays a much simpler type: a sweet, cute Maryland high school student named Rhiannon. She’s decent and kind—you want her to find happiness at the end of this wild romantic adventure. And she has to be the solid figure at the center as the cast of characters is constantly shifting around her, which is tougher than it looks.
Because you see, Rhiannon has fallen in love with someone—a soul, a spirit, something—that changes bodies every day. He—or is it she?—goes by the initial 'A'. A wakes up every day inside a different teenager—always around the same age, always around the same area—and spends 24 hours there, sort of existing side-by-side with that person but mainly taking over without causing too many changes. The person wakes up the next day with only hazy memories of what he or she did the previous day. And then A is on to the next one.
Why? Who knows. That’s just the way it is.
Rhiannon first meets A when A takes over the body of her boyfriend, the handsome but cocky Justin (Justice Smith). On ordinary days, Justin is definitely not deserving of someone as lovely as Rhiannon. But on this day, Justin is magical: attentive and inquisitive, doting and caring. Rhiannon falls in love all over again—and it seems she’s stirred something in A, too, to the extent that every day from then on, A seeks out Rhiannon to spend more time with her. It’s the first significant emotional connection A has ever felt, prompting A to question whether there’s a way to stop this whole body-hopping thing and settle down for good.
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