It almost seems like the typical "Christmas Movie" genre has spawned a sub-genre of summer romances.
Same formula. Same quality level. Just no snow and exotic locales.
Which is what you should expect in a movie like this.
It doesn't really rise to the level of a studio "rom com" It's a Christmas movie in all but the Jingle Bells.
So with that in mind, Tourist's Guide to Love was above average.
I loved that it focused on Asian representation and culture, given recent Asian hate crimes in the news.
Plot was thin and predictable--but you can't really hold that against a formula. That's part of the agreement with the audience going in.
Characters were fleshed out to an average degree. Acting was acceptable.
The one thing I'll say as a big criticism is that while in a movie like this I expect the locale to be a "character" of sorts, I do NOT expect it to be the MAIN character.
Loved seeing the sights, but a little less tourism would have allowed for a little more story development. And perhaps I would have then cared a little more for the plot.
Same formula. Same quality level. Just no snow and exotic locales.
Which is what you should expect in a movie like this.
It doesn't really rise to the level of a studio "rom com" It's a Christmas movie in all but the Jingle Bells.
So with that in mind, Tourist's Guide to Love was above average.
I loved that it focused on Asian representation and culture, given recent Asian hate crimes in the news.
Plot was thin and predictable--but you can't really hold that against a formula. That's part of the agreement with the audience going in.
Characters were fleshed out to an average degree. Acting was acceptable.
The one thing I'll say as a big criticism is that while in a movie like this I expect the locale to be a "character" of sorts, I do NOT expect it to be the MAIN character.
Loved seeing the sights, but a little less tourism would have allowed for a little more story development. And perhaps I would have then cared a little more for the plot.