Amor em Aruba

It has a good premise which flings the couple together, but they don't gel and it's only Hallmark quick-fixit scriptglue that joins them together at the end.

While it's realistic that Connor is awkward about how to relate to a beautiful live-in help (and where does a responsible employer draw the line?) McConnell delivers a one-note awkward wooden, work-nerd characterisation throughout - what Sashleigha is supposed to see in him is beyond me (and we won't explore the 20 year age gap between the actors.) And if after all the years he's been working in alternative energy, the fact that he hasn't worked out how to sell his product to a reluctant public suggests he's a man of little imagination. No wonder his wife left him!

It's like watching a tip-top table tennis player try to make a match with a guy holding a tennis racquet stuck on the baseline - one hopes that Sashleigha has a more lively sparring partner in her next love-match!

The two lead characters would make the most dull couple imaginable. If they went on a first date, I am certain they would end it with a handshake. It's a decidedly unromantic romance movie. If you squint hard enough, you might be able to see one or two forced sparks fly, but I almost want to talk them out of it rather than cheer them on. I would especially want to know from Amber what she sees in Connor.

That said, the overarching plot and background scenery keep this movie watchable. I thought the child actor did a good job in her role, and her interactions with the leads were much better than is usual in this genre.

What a charming and entertaining movie. Good clean family friendly movie with a great message of love can overcome all boundaries. Granted the movie has its clichés, and pilot is very predictable, but . . . For all of that, you really get into the move. The acting was great considering the simple script that was given, and the actors had to perform fleshing out their characters with some earnest to keep the character becoming flat on the screen. The music is a little less to be desired assigning itself to just background music and swells to crescendos at the right time. Who said that a romantic movie has to be raunchy one?

My summary line is sort of an inside joke my wife and I have. We watch Hallmark movies and a predictable feature is near the end we always get the "Hallmark kiss". Just one. This non-Hallmark movie has three of them!

For a simple, low-budget romance movie this one is very nice and entertaining. The dialog could have been trite but it isn't, it is well-written and the main actors seem genuine, especially the 10-yr-old daughter.

Premise is, divorced 50-ish man has to travel to Aruba for a wind farm project, being the start of summer he wants to hire someone to accompany him and care for his small daughter. He interviews 19 ladies before selecting one that is in fact a 4th grade teacher, off for the summer.

The movie is shot on location in Aruba, the woman and the young daughter hit it off very well, the dad is reluctant, still not over the fact his wife of 10 years abandoned them. But romance movies have a way of working things out.

Good movie, we enjoyed it. At home streaming FreeTV on Amazon Prime.

If you have something else better to do, just skip this. The acting is mediocre and no chemistry among the actors. Character development is horrible but the landscape scenaries are awesome.