I am a bit surprised by al the glowing reviews.. I agree with dallasallis, I got a creepy feeling from parts of this one.
In the base a nice story with a lot of potential to be romantic, heartwarming and fun. Only I think the script hasn't been worked out that great. Mostly in the leading lady part. The leading lady doesn't feel that likeable to me from the start. I get she is closed off because of some pain she suffered (although that is not explained), and she has learned to survive on her own. She's prickly, so to say. But it is just a tiny bit too much if you ask me. The thought creeps in my head why Gabe is drawn to her.
But for me the real problem is the moment a stranger is really, really clear in saying leave me alone, do not follow me. And the film just pushes through. The way it is presented has a creepy feel to it and is promoting it is okay to stalk. A really bad thing to promote if you ask me. And yes, I get the intention is good, but guess what, most stalkers think of their own intentions to be good.
If they just had just taken it down a notch, a little bit from both Cleo's pushing as Sarah's refusal, the feel would be totally different.
Having said that, I enjoyed the story base, the fun moments, the nice scenery and the warming ending including a none-prickly Cleo. 4,5 stars for that and another 1/2 for the beautyfull story it could have been.
In the base a nice story with a lot of potential to be romantic, heartwarming and fun. Only I think the script hasn't been worked out that great. Mostly in the leading lady part. The leading lady doesn't feel that likeable to me from the start. I get she is closed off because of some pain she suffered (although that is not explained), and she has learned to survive on her own. She's prickly, so to say. But it is just a tiny bit too much if you ask me. The thought creeps in my head why Gabe is drawn to her.
But for me the real problem is the moment a stranger is really, really clear in saying leave me alone, do not follow me. And the film just pushes through. The way it is presented has a creepy feel to it and is promoting it is okay to stalk. A really bad thing to promote if you ask me. And yes, I get the intention is good, but guess what, most stalkers think of their own intentions to be good.
If they just had just taken it down a notch, a little bit from both Cleo's pushing as Sarah's refusal, the feel would be totally different.
Having said that, I enjoyed the story base, the fun moments, the nice scenery and the warming ending including a none-prickly Cleo. 4,5 stars for that and another 1/2 for the beautyfull story it could have been.