The popular book, “People We Meet on Vacation,” has recently turned into a movie on Netflix. Is it worth watching? This review contains spoilers for the movie and book.
The synopsis of the movie is, “Poppy’s a free spirit. Alex loves a plan. After years of summer vacations, these polar-opposite pals wonder if they could be a perfect romantic match,” according to Netflix.
As a person who enjoys the romance genre, this movie was decent. It was cute to see the two main characters interact with each other. I like the back and forth format from the past to the present. I think it allows both stories to progress and eventually tie together nicely. In the end when Poppy decides that she wants to settle down with Alex, I think that was cute because she found out what she really wants the most.
However, there are some flaws about the movie. It has it’s differences from the book, like how Poppy’s friend and Alex’s younger brother, David, has his wedding in Barcelona in the movie, but has it in Palm Springs in the book. There are more differences that we can see throughout the movie, though the differences don’t make a huge change to the plot.
The movie also has predictable lines at times, so it is a bit cheesy. Personally, I found the main character, Poppy, a bit annoying at times, especially in the flashbacks. Also, I feel like they tried too hard to make the movie funny, but they didn’t have to do that.
Tyler Smith, a student at ERHS, shared her opinion on the movie.
“It’s a fun movie with a good premise,” Smith says. “Alex was really caring when Poppy was sick and came over to take care of her. I recommend the movie if you like romance.”
Alana Pasillas, a student at ERHS, shared how she didn’t like the movie that much.
“It was really cheesy,” Pasillas says. “I kept getting second-hand embarrassment half of the movie. It was an okay movie, at best.”
Overall, this movie is pretty cute to watch, but it’s not anything special or amazing. It’s really only worth it if you have read the book or really like the romance genre. Even then, it would be better to read the book and skip the movie. I give it two and a half out of five stars.
