Eternity stars Elizabeth Olsen as Joan who, upon her arrival in the afterlife, is confronted with every overthinker’s worst nightmare - having to choose where and with whom she wants to spend eternity. The options are: her first husband, Luke (Callum Turner), who died in the Korean War when he was young and has waited for Joan in the afterlife for 67 years, or with her second husband, Larry (Miles Teller), with whom she’s spent her life and built a family. With the help of their hilarious Afterlife Coordinators, Anna (Da’Vine Joy Randolph) and Ryan (John Early), Joan explores which of the two men she wants to spend her eternity with (because, unfortunately, the three of them spending eternity together is not presented as a viable option!), relearning lessons of love and loss in the process.
The concept is an undeniably creative one, which helps to elevate the central romance plot from your run of the mill love triangle into something more nuanced, as well as imbuing Joan’s choice between Luke and Larry with some serious weight, given that eternity is a very long time to spend regretting her decision. The film has a lot of fun exploring all of the different eternities on offer - such as Man Free World, Beach World, Nudist World and Smoker’s World, just to name a few - and cements the film’s status as a rom-com with the delivery of some brilliant one-liners and comedic moments.
...all of their connections to one another felt genuine and the ending never felt easy to guess.
As funny as the film is, it doesn’t shy away from more existential themes around love, grief, connection and what gives life meaning either, and there’s some real tear-jerker moments, propped up by brilliant cast performances that give you a genuine will to see all characters happily settled in their eternities. Where so many love triangles fall down is in their predictability, where it is evident rather quickly who the protagonist will end up with, but Eternity really takes its time fleshing out Joan’s respective love for both Larry and Luke and what a life with each of them would look like, meaning all of their connections to one another felt genuine and the ending never felt easy to guess.
Olsen offers a deeply emotive performance here which encapsulates the inner turmoil of being faced with such a high stakes decision, and her chemistry with both romantic counterparts is distinct and heartfelt. Turner’s Luke is charming, suave and chivalrous, at odds with Teller’s more cynical yet equally kind and humorous performance of Larry. The interplay of dynamics between the characters is compelling and comedic, though none funnier than Randolph and Early’s meddlesome pair of Afterlife Coordinators, who provide excellent comedic relief in some of the film’s weightier scenes.
All in all, Eternity was a brilliant rom-com which will warrant a rewatch as soon as it drops on Apple TV (February 13th 2026, mark your calendars if you’re subscribed!). Not only is the film a refreshing spin on the classic love triangle trope, full of humour and heart, it is a life-affirming love letter to the most meaningful relationships shared in life and their timeless nature. Of all the love triangles from 2025 you could watch, I would personally put Eternity at the top of the list - 5 stars from me!