cakemixed923

This movie could've worked as a cute romcom (with a few rewrites) if they had chosen a better cast. There is absolutely no chemistry here. The lead actors are not good in these roles, especially Brooke Shields and Miranda Cosgrove. None of the core 4 have chemistry with each other, making nearly every scene cringeworthy. It's incredibly awkward to watch and feels very highschool musical. Not the movie Highschool Musical, but like I'm actually watching a high school musical. A very, very bad one.

The supporting actors are the only saving grace. The BFFs, Scott and Janice, (Wilson Cruz and Rachael Harris) should've been cast as the leads. They're far superior. Wilson Cruz is very natural and engaging. The rest of the supporting cast is pretty good as well, but it's not enough to carry the movie when the 4 main characters/actors are completely unbelievable as actual human beings. It's just impossible to connect with them. Benjamin Bratt, Brooke Shields, and Sean Teale are all good actors in general, but for whatever reason they're falling flat here. Again, I just think the casting was all wrong.

I can't imagine how awkward the actors must've felt watching the final product. I'm genuinely curious if they knew during filming that it wasn't coming together well but it was too late to turn back. I have a feeling some of them were mostly in it for the filming location. Who would say no to a few weeks on the beach in Thailand?