La magia de la isla

I really don't understand why people watch these movies knowing that they wouldn't like it when it really wasn't that bad. Then they give it a low rating. If you don't like movies like this- don't watch them. The first thing that came to my mind was that it was something you would see on the Hallmark Channel and not Netflix.

As a non-native English speakers I didn't even noticed that they were Australian until I saw the reviews here. Ok, the accent of the grandfather was a bit off but rather then that I didn't noticed. It was easy to watch feel good movie, but indeed as most of you also said it had a lot of cliche moments. It reminded me of many other romantic comedies. Overall we still enjoyed watching it and considering the fact it was shot during corona times it was not too bad.

Gem is the Secret Gem!

Cheesy love story but nice for a rainy afternoon.

This movie starts out with so many of the usual plot lines. It's almost disgusting. Lady Exec, Laura, up for promotion, sent to close a deal in her childhood home with a childhood friend. Before she leaves, she has a dinner with her totally self-absorbed fiancé who doesn't seem to have time for her needs. That's the first 10 minutes. And through the movie, just like so many other movies, the boss breathes down her neck constantly. But Laura's approach to the task is a little more interesting than the setup. Even so it boils down to being an excuse for the usual trope of throwing the two together to rekindle their friendship and more. And Chip's reluctance doesn't make that much sense. Sometimes playing to these usual tropes is clumsy. Craig Horner puts on a poor performance as Owen but the way the character is written is over-the-top.

Saskia Hampele and Liam McIntyre don't really have chemistry. McIntyre's banter comes off too flippant and Hampele doesn't really banter.

What is Gem's job. Planning the Billionaire's retirement party? Middle-management? Seems like she spends a lot of time waiting tables, making decorations, and sorting tableware.

...but that's the only thing good about this film. The plot is contrived (Hallmark can do better) and the acting is atrocious. Couldn't get past the first 30 minutes...but now I really want to vacation in Australia.