This is the third TV movie made together by Almost Never Films and Reel One Entertainment which I watched in the new 2023 season. It shares cast with "The Soulmate Search" and location and director with "Love's Playlist". Being ROE TV movie it has technical issues like notorious loud background music, but most of the movie doesn't suffer from it. I only noticed one really bad cut, too. The plot takes place in the beautiful Pinellas County in the great State of Florida, and yes it was shot there, and not in Hamilton, CA like so many other ROE TV movies.
Casting was good, but acting... This is the first time I watched Ansley Gordon. She overplayed in Act I, and together with really moronic start I already tought this is again disaster like "Love's Playlist". I checked director, and, oh look, it's Brittany Underwood, former actress who directed "Love's Playlist", too. That explains it. However, Ansley was better as the movie went, and she really pulled it of. Unfortunately in the several scenes she had really bad makeup - most notably around half of the movie.
Her partner Jonathan Stoddard was disaster on several levels, and I blame director because he was pretty good in "The Soulmate Search". Firstly, he looked ridiculous with that quasi Elvis Presley hairstyle and sideburns, and on top of that what's up with that bright pink/red lipstick in the end? Secondly, over 80% of his dialogue he finished with smile/grin! Who talks like that all the time? He looked and acted like a clown in the last scene because of it. This movie is not even a real comedy except few scenes, so why constant grin? I fully blame director Brittany Underwood.
Writting was ok except abovementioned Act I with moronic/cringe comedic laptop scene.
If "Love on Retreat" had semi-competent director, it could be easy 7* for a romance TV movie, of course.
And as every other ROE TV movie, don't watch trailer if you plan to watch the movie as it shows everything!
Casting was good, but acting... This is the first time I watched Ansley Gordon. She overplayed in Act I, and together with really moronic start I already tought this is again disaster like "Love's Playlist". I checked director, and, oh look, it's Brittany Underwood, former actress who directed "Love's Playlist", too. That explains it. However, Ansley was better as the movie went, and she really pulled it of. Unfortunately in the several scenes she had really bad makeup - most notably around half of the movie.
Her partner Jonathan Stoddard was disaster on several levels, and I blame director because he was pretty good in "The Soulmate Search". Firstly, he looked ridiculous with that quasi Elvis Presley hairstyle and sideburns, and on top of that what's up with that bright pink/red lipstick in the end? Secondly, over 80% of his dialogue he finished with smile/grin! Who talks like that all the time? He looked and acted like a clown in the last scene because of it. This movie is not even a real comedy except few scenes, so why constant grin? I fully blame director Brittany Underwood.
Writting was ok except abovementioned Act I with moronic/cringe comedic laptop scene.
If "Love on Retreat" had semi-competent director, it could be easy 7* for a romance TV movie, of course.
And as every other ROE TV movie, don't watch trailer if you plan to watch the movie as it shows everything!
