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Resort to Love
A woman in an elegant green dress, flanked by two men, on in a white tuxedo, the other a black tuxedo
Official release poster
Directed bySteven Tsuchida
Screenplay by
  • Tabi McCartney
  • Dana Schmalenberg
Story byTabi McCartney
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGreg Gardiner
Edited byEmma E. Hickox
Music byLaura Karpman
Production
companies
  • AK Worldwide
  • The Malina Yarn Company
  • Story Ink
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Resort to Love Netflix original movie Resort to Love written by Tabs McCartney and Dana Schmalenberg, follows Erica (Christina Milian), an aspiring pop star in the midst of a career standstill when she ends up landing a gig as the entertainment lead of a luxurious island resort where, unbeknownst to her, her ex-fiancé is having his wedding.

Plot

Inspiring pop star Erica Wilson gets her dreams crushed when her musical partner and producer bails on his album release party, which would’ve been the start of her career. Devastated, Erica is crying in disarray with her best friend Amber down the street when the tune of “No One” by Alicia Keys begins to play by a couple of buskers. This throws Erica and the viewers into the memory of when Erica’s ex-fiancé of 4 years pulled the rug out from under her and breaks up with her right before their wedding. Hearing the song makes Erica much more hysterical since that was supposed to be the song for her first dance. Tired of seeing her friend let go of her romantic and professional life, Amber, who is a social media influencer, books Erica a gig working as an entertainer at an upscale resort. It takes a while for Erica to accept the offering, but after a bit of convincing she decides to do it and flies out to Mauritius. She’s greeted by the jack-of-all-trades to the resort, Barrington who is also in her Band. Ericas hopeful the East African Island will be paradise and a nice way to leave all her troubles behind, but soon sees the island as a cursed island when she learns that she’ll be a wedding singer. Her first performance is sub-par and she doubts her ability to keep this job. Barrington gives her the advice to sing a song that makes her happy, and we get a montage of Erica singing Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive, embracing her surroundings and making the best of her time on the island. Erica runs into Jason and learns that he’s here for his wedding weekend. Erica is shocked by news and knows she’s going to have to sing at their wedding, so she tries to make it a point not to run into each other until that day. Later in the movie Erica meets Caleb, an ex Navy SEAL who saves her from drowning. She also learns that Caleb is here for his estranged brothers wedding, Jason. Erica meets the bride to be, Beverly, and the rest of the wedding party. Erica and Jason try to avoid each other as much as they can at the resort, but Erica wounds up spending a good chunk of time with them because Beverly thinks Erica is just an old friend, not Jason’s ex. Erica spends a majority of her time with Caleb, getting to know each other and connecting on a romantic level. The night of Beverly’s bachelorette party she learns of Jason and Erica’s past relationship which cases drama before their big day. Their drama soon resolved as Erica gets a chance to explain herself in a high speed get away van Beverly’s in. After making up, Beverly and Jason get married, and Erica sings “No One” by Alicia Keys at the reception. At the end of the song Erica acknowledges her knew lover Caleb by planting a kiss on him at the end of the song.[1]

Cast

Production

The film was directed by Steven K. Tsuchida who directed other popular works like Cobra Kai, On My Block, Grown-ish, Haters Back Off, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. [2][better source needed]

It was produced by Maggie Malina, Jeremy Kipp Walker, and Alicia Keys.[1]

Filming took place on the island of Mauritius in late 2020. Viewers can stay at the same resort the movie was filmed at, at the Constance Prince Maurice. [3][4][better source needed]

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 59% of 17 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.80/10.[5] On Metacritic it has a weighted average score of 46 out of 100, based on reviews from 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[6]

Lisa Kennedy of Variety wrote: "To say that Resort to Love is slight would be akin to snatching a romance novel out of your closest friend's hands while she sits reading and sipping a margarita on a beach. Why would you do that? It's summer. Leave the girl her pleasures."[1][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Kennedy, Lisa (July 29, 2021). "'Resort to Love' Review: A Tricky Love Triangle Draws Lines in the Sand in Netflix Rom-Com". Variety.
  2. ^ “Resort to Love.” IMDb, IMDb.com, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12929990/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm.
  3. ^ Segal, Tobey Grumet. “Where Was 'Resort to Love' Filmed?” Decider, Decider, 2 Aug. 2021, https://decider.com/2021/07/30/where-was-resort-to-love-filmed/.
  4. ^ "Resort to Love". July 29, 2021 – via IMDb.
  5. ^ "Resort to Love (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "Resort to Love Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  7. ^ León, Concepción de (July 29, 2021). "'Resort to Love' Review: A Struggling Singer in Paradise". The New York Times. Retrieved July 29, 2021.


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