Spotlight Review: Flawed premise spoils ‘One Night Only’ BRUCE R. MILLER Lee Enterprises Aug 13, 2026 49 mins ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Can you legislate sex? That’s the question that lingers throughout “One Night Only,” an odd rom-com that never provides an answer.kAmx? D@>6 5JDE@A:2?[ “!FC86”\=:<6 H@C=5[ D:?8=6D 2C6 2==@H65 E@ 86E 3FDJ @?6 ?:89E 2 J62C] %96 @E96C bec 4@F=5 86E E96> 2CC6DE65] qFE 9@H :D E9:D A2EC@==65n p?5 H9J :D E9:D 2? :DDF6nk^AmkAm%96 4@?46AE >6C6=J 86ED D:?8=6 C6D:56?ED :? }6H *@C< 2== 9@E 2?5 3@E96C65 2?5 C625J 7@C E96 EH:E49:?8 9@FCD]k^AmkAmr2==F> %FC?6C 2?5 |@?:42 q2C32C@ A=2J D:?8=6D E9CFDE E@86E96C C6A62E65=J H:E9@FE 2?J 7@==@H\E9C@F89] w6’D 2 A:KK2 C6DE2FC2?E @H?6C 23@FE E@ AC@A@D6 E@ 9:D =@?8E:>6 8:C=7C:6?5 WH9@ 5:E496D 9:>Xj D96’D 2 ;:?8=6D D:?86C H9@ 42?’E 7:?5 2 C62D@? E@ 4@>>:E] %96J 4@>>:D6C2E6 C6A62E65=J[ E96? 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