The Charm of Love

It was cute, but so incredibly unrealistic.

Those damn heeled boots she wore to go hiking in?!! I mean, what the hell!? ANY experienced hiker (and archaeologist) would know never to use that kind of footwear! And when they were digging in the sand, with a pickaxe!? Honestly, those might have been little things, but I found them so annoying to the point of hilarity.

I managed to make it to the end, which is something. A one-time watch if you can make it through.

Old fashion romantic romp that grows on you on the strength of female lead Katrina Norma and her beau, a lovable charmer in the person of Tilky Jones. The story is chintzy. Katrina went treasure hunt in order to save her museum. She comes to scenic exotic island, ancient manuscript in hand, and meets inn owner Jones, who is based in New York but comes to the island to revive business for the charming historic Pierre Hotel. Katrina's beauty and personality grows on you during her encounter with the affable Jones. Their time together comprises much of the movie while assorted colorful, island-appropriate characters complement the back set. It's like going to an old ice cream shop when you are out on dinner stroll - comforting and everything comes out as expected. Should you be fickled and go hard on that creamery owner for not inventing new surprise gimmicks or do you enjoy the moment ?

Reused plot as in Pearl in Paradise with minor efforts of writing, directing etc, some nonsense and errors here and there, but nice locations, great lead actress, main actor had less expressivity, but I find it understandable. No great chemistry, but an enjoyable movie overall!

Must find a lovers stone or the museum closes; how lame. Girl meets bed n breakfast employee, very predictable. He is with island festival committee, who must save the festival. The myth of the lovers stone will bring in tourists. Extras in the movie make up for bad tourists. Girl gets lost in jungle...and is rescued. Senario--girl helps boy with festival, boy helps girl find stone and the same old ending as all other "hallmark" type movie But the dialog is just bad.

Whatever Up Tv is - they should find another genre - this film has a great and creative story and beautiful scenery but just didn't deliver when it came to script and cast - no chemistry, no genuineness.... worth watching just for the fun story but only just.....