L'isola del vero amore

I tried to get onboard with this but within the first 5 mins the lead actress had already manhandled a incredibly badly made arts and crafts "artefact" like a child from there it just got worse and worse... i know its supposed to be romantic and we all need to suspend belief and invest in the journey etc but when she started stomping through a tropical garden (which I'm assuming was supposed to replicate a wildly overgrown jungle) as an unconvincing female Indiana Jones in.... wait for it.... Hot pants and heeled platform lace up boots i could no longer bear to watch.

Also the 2 lead actors had zero chemistry so even that couldn't bring it back round for me.

Old fashion romantic romp that grows on you on the strength of female lead Katrina Norma and her beau, a lovable charmer in the person of Tilky Jones. The story is chintzy. Katrina went treasure hunt in order to save her museum. She comes to scenic exotic island, ancient manuscript in hand, and meets inn owner Jones, who is based in New York but comes to the island to revive business for the charming historic Pierre Hotel. Katrina's beauty and personality grows on you during her encounter with the affable Jones. Their time together comprises much of the movie while assorted colorful, island-appropriate characters complement the back set. It's like going to an old ice cream shop when you are out on dinner stroll - comforting and everything comes out as expected. Should you be fickled and go hard on that creamery owner for not inventing new surprise gimmicks or do you enjoy the moment ?

Good as a background movie where you don't have to actually pay attention.

But seriously though, she goes hiking on heels? Are you all out of your mind? 😅

Reused plot as in Pearl in Paradise with minor efforts of writing, directing etc, some nonsense and errors here and there, but nice locations, great lead actress, main actor had less expressivity, but I find it understandable. No great chemistry, but an enjoyable movie overall!

One of so many romances suported by impressive locations and a presumed erudition. Nothing original or realistic or romantic. But good ocasion to use a fairy tale theme in superficial manner. And this is, in good measure, what real matters.

Not so bad acting ( sure, with some indulgence), not awful story ( the dose of indulgence becomes more serious ) . The air of presumed air of treasure hunter, the legends and the diaries, books are good tools for reasonable chain of adventures and illusion of romance. The good point - the comunity spirit.

In short, a poor film with some presumed sparkles. And this is all.