A Perfect Pairing

7/10 - I am certainly a sucker for Hallmark-style easy romance movies and am a Victoria Justice devotee so this movie was pretty much made for me, but I think overall, fans of either will find a lot to enjoy here.

I expected the usual romantic comedy, with a cliche plot, cheesy writing, and standard acting. But I was actually surprised by how much I enjoyed this film.

Victoria Justice was never my favorite actress but she was actually really good in this. Her acting seemed more natural than the usual actresses that get casted in these types of movies. She had a good amount of chemistry with her male lead which made the movie easy to watch.

I really liked how her character wasn't the usual over the top American female who suddenly turns into some clumsy fool who squeels after stepping in mud. Sure, Lola did some of that but it was admirable the way she embraced Australia and work on the farm.

The plot, while enjoyable, is pretty standard. The male lead is hiding a secret, which is revealed after being intimate with the female. She feels betrayed after they both opened up to each other, blah blah blah.

Have I seen this story before? Absolutely. But this movie is enjoyable if you like the familiar pacing of a rom com.

The movie started on a good shot. The story was spun in a good way to take us to Australia. The Camera work was just awesome. The ending was pretty much what you would expect, but the storyline was kinda unique. It's fun to watch it once.

This movie feels like a Hallmark production, but with better acting and script. It's still very predictable and yet works in a cheesy way. A movie that appears to be vegemite but in actual fact is far more enjoyable.

All the other reviews reference it being a rom com and while true, there is a big difference between the "Hallmark" rom coms (which this movie fits squarely into the category) and blockbuster or theatrical release type rom coms and they should be judged differently.

The lead actors are good, side characters too much as usual (but pretty good casting job all around), scenery is beautiful, story is fine for this genre but not overly memorable. Falls square into the formula that's created a niche audience for hundreds of these types of movies.

Run time is about an hour 45 and it provided for an entertaining early Friday evening movie.

Not the best, but better than a lot of them (as it should be as Netflix has deep pockets and creates less per year than say Hallmark does per season)