Category: Netflix

7.5

Trigger Warning – This movie does dabble in the subject matter of suicide. Please contact 988 (https://988lifeline.org/) if you ever feel yourself in the darkest of dark places. As the sign at the end of this movie states, “let’s talk about it.”

With that being said, it’s a wonderful, heartfelt reflection and dark comedy about meaning and purpose in life and the importance of human connection. In a somewhat similar storyline to the “Mamma Mia,” our new friend John here finds himself with a surprise love story boomeranging back to him. He also finds out why he got the house on the island with a view for such a steal. As someone who often uses humor as a coping mechanism, I found a great kinship in this story of folks finding humor and beauty in what could be their darkest moments. Humans connecting through their shared adversity is one of my favorite genres, both on the big screen and in life. This movie does a great job of not taking itself too seriously at just the right times, which helps the heavy hitting notes to feel incredibly genuine for a Netflix movie. I was pleasantly surprised by this one! Of course, the music is also on-point throughout the runtime, which helps take it to another level. I’ll also from now on be referring to it as “jumping” into love instead of “falling,” in solidarity with my man Harry Connick Jr. He and Angi Scott had off the charts awkward chemistry and really kept the movie firing on all cylinders.