This Little Love of Mine

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.

Gem is the Secret Gem!

Cheesy love story but nice for a rainy afternoon.

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.

My title says enough for my opinion, but I will add that many of the tropical background scenes appeared to be fake. They reminded me of the technology offered by Zoom to enhance the background on video calls.