Never rent a car from Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Or maybe do, because the car rental agency she staffs in “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” has magical machinations designed to send terminally single people on a voyage through time and space in order to work out their issues and let their guard down enough to connect with a soulmate.

From afar, “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,” with movie stars in full swoon, might give skeptics pause — it looks far too sappy and saccharine. But there are indeed some trustworthy elements that make this high-concept romance worth a second view. Director Kogonada has delivered subtle and affecting films in “Columbus” and “After Yang,” and stars Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie could sell just about any love story.

The script is by Seth Reiss, of “The Menu,” and the f

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