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Ever watch a movie that was so, so bad that you just watched it till the end? Well this is THAT kind of movie. What a joke!

First of all the acting was terrible. The main 2 actors were too old to be playing this 'cute' type of characters that made the story line unreal.

The best part of the movie was the scenery which was stunning, but was ruined by the orange filters that made all actors look orange.

And the most entertainment you will get out of this movie is actually reading the reviews. This was a TERRIBLE movie.... YUCK!

It seemed like the director was obsessed with impeccably ironed clothing - even when the leads were meant to be in "casual" beach gear, they looked like they were wearing sparkly new clothes. In one scene, the lead actor was wiping his boat clean in perfect, neatly pressed shirt, matching shorts and a crisp white T-shirt on. Not a speck of dirt. Just like an Omo ad.

Dreadful, predictable script.

Thank goodness for the beautiful coastline though.

The scenery makes this film worth watching with finger on fast forward button - advance to the underwater sceneries which are stunning. Great cinematography. Forget the rest.

I really don't understand why people watch these movies knowing that they wouldn't like it when it really wasn't that bad. Then they give it a low rating. If you don't like movies like this- don't watch them. The first thing that came to my mind was that it was something you would see on the Hallmark Channel and not Netflix.

Look. I get it. This Aussie romance is going for the US market. Probably the Hallmarkesque audience. But the poor American accents are getting well and truly in the way of any decent acting. It's just plain weird.

If they'd made this as an Aussie movie with Aussie actors using their natural accents, it might have been relatively charming. But as a huge fan of the Hallmark style formulae romance, for me it this misses the mark. Manly because of the dodgy accents. It just feels odd.

This movie starts out with so many of the usual plot lines. It's almost disgusting. Lady Exec, Laura, up for promotion, sent to close a deal in her childhood home with a childhood friend. Before she leaves, she has a dinner with her totally self-absorbed fiancé who doesn't seem to have time for her needs. That's the first 10 minutes. And through the movie, just like so many other movies, the boss breathes down her neck constantly. But Laura's approach to the task is a little more interesting than the setup. Even so it boils down to being an excuse for the usual trope of throwing the two together to rekindle their friendship and more. And Chip's reluctance doesn't make that much sense. Sometimes playing to these usual tropes is clumsy. Craig Horner puts on a poor performance as Owen but the way the character is written is over-the-top.

Saskia Hampele and Liam McIntyre don't really have chemistry. McIntyre's banter comes off too flippant and Hampele doesn't really banter.

What is Gem's job. Planning the Billionaire's retirement party? Middle-management? Seems like she spends a lot of time waiting tables, making decorations, and sorting tableware.