Reviews

This was such a cute movie! It instilled wanderlust with the views of Vietnam as well as that general happy feeling from watching two people fall for each other (lots of happy sighs & palm on the chin awws while watching). I'm so glad that it didn't include the tired enemies to lovers plot line-I hate it when the main character is unkind at first. This is definitely reminiscent of the 1990s/early 2000s feel good romcoms and I loved every minute. There were parts that I genuinely laughed out loud and liked watching two age appropriately matched people in their 40s have a romance. No Oscar nomination, but does it need one? It's cute and fun!

I actually enjoyed the plot of this typical holiday romance. While it does have the common secret/misunderstanding that most Hallmark/Lifetime movies have, the setting of a writer's retreat was refreshing and new. The acting was also a level above most of the holiday movies, all of the characters were likable or interesting. I do agree that the chemistry between the leads isn't 100%, but I can think of maybe 3 or 4 movies on these networks where the characters have had great chemistry. Finally, this movie had the fewest "wait whats" of a cable holiday movie that I've seen. My only critique is the conflict toward the end. Because the movies have to be 90 minutes, it's rushed and, of course, includes the "everything is a lie" drama. Other than that, it's a good midweek holiday film to watch.