buckythewonderhorse
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This came up on SBS in Australia, and it had fairly positive external reviews, so we gave it a go. But the film is very low budget, and it shows.
It is very slow moving, and there are long scenes where nothing much happens, and which have no connection with the rest of the movie. The advertised plot - that the two girls get separated in a foreign city - doesn't happen until over halfway through the movie. Even then, the pace or interest does not pick up.
So if after 10 minutes you think it is moving slow and you're waiting for the movie to pick up speed: it won't. But if you find the first 10 minutes really intriguing and interesting, perhaps this movie is for you.
It is very slow moving, and there are long scenes where nothing much happens, and which have no connection with the rest of the movie. The advertised plot - that the two girls get separated in a foreign city - doesn't happen until over halfway through the movie. Even then, the pace or interest does not pick up.
So if after 10 minutes you think it is moving slow and you're waiting for the movie to pick up speed: it won't. But if you find the first 10 minutes really intriguing and interesting, perhaps this movie is for you.
OK this movie isn't 10 star, but why all the 1 star reviews from people who admit they didn't watch the whole movie? Did it offend some group in India?
Anyway, it's a fairly well-worn trope: girl hires guy to be her pretend boyfriend, and they end up falling in love. The setting at an ultra-rich Indian school made it hard to relate to (as a westerner), as well as a few odd plot points. But if you just go with it, it's quite enjoyable. Some clashes over classism and sexism keep the plot moving along.
If you want a 10-star movie, look elsewhere. But if you just want to relax with a romance which you know will have a happy ending, then it is better than average when compared to romance movies from Hallmark and the like.
Anyway, it's a fairly well-worn trope: girl hires guy to be her pretend boyfriend, and they end up falling in love. The setting at an ultra-rich Indian school made it hard to relate to (as a westerner), as well as a few odd plot points. But if you just go with it, it's quite enjoyable. Some clashes over classism and sexism keep the plot moving along.
If you want a 10-star movie, look elsewhere. But if you just want to relax with a romance which you know will have a happy ending, then it is better than average when compared to romance movies from Hallmark and the like.
I found this on Tubi and wish I hadn't...
Two parents are separated and the kids book them into the same hotel to try to get them together. Sounds great, except the characters, especially the father, are pretty unlikeable. An early scene is typical: dad turns up to the mum's house, then refuses to leave when she asks. I'm all for saving marriages, but you don't violate your partner's personal space to do so.
Anyway, the dad and the mum end up in the same hotel on their work trips, along with the kids (who have been brought along with their mum). The kids, and at times the dad, do pranks to sabotage her work and try to force their parents together. Oh and the dad physically assaults the mum's boss in one scene out of jealousy, but the movie presents that as fine.
I'm not sure who this is aimed at. It's not comedy. It's not a kids' movie - the kids are relatively minor characters and there is one quite adult scene involving gawking at a woman in her bikini. If it's meant to be a romance it's very poorly done. It's better just avoided.
Two parents are separated and the kids book them into the same hotel to try to get them together. Sounds great, except the characters, especially the father, are pretty unlikeable. An early scene is typical: dad turns up to the mum's house, then refuses to leave when she asks. I'm all for saving marriages, but you don't violate your partner's personal space to do so.
Anyway, the dad and the mum end up in the same hotel on their work trips, along with the kids (who have been brought along with their mum). The kids, and at times the dad, do pranks to sabotage her work and try to force their parents together. Oh and the dad physically assaults the mum's boss in one scene out of jealousy, but the movie presents that as fine.
I'm not sure who this is aimed at. It's not comedy. It's not a kids' movie - the kids are relatively minor characters and there is one quite adult scene involving gawking at a woman in her bikini. If it's meant to be a romance it's very poorly done. It's better just avoided.