People We Meet on Vacation

Our first Netflix movie of the year is The People We Meet on Vacation. Obviously this is based on a book, one of those “summer reads” kind of books. So the expectations for this movie are very low. It’s gonna be some fluff and that’s okay as long as it doesn’t try to be more than what it is. I have no problem with mindless films as long as the movie itself knows it's mindless.

Oh she’s kind of insufferable. She never shuts up and she is very annoying. This poor guy. They could not be more opposite people and so of course they become besties. So the first part of this plot is going to be why these two stopped being friends. Of course the obvious answer is that someone had feelings that weren’t reciprocated. But I guess we will see.

I am totally going to be the mom that buys my kids condoms to make sure they are safe but also to embarrass the hell out of them.

So it seems we are just going to see the last 8 years of friendship between these two until there is a conflict. Weird way to structure this. The first impression of this movie was that it was a romcom between people who met…on vacation. Not a best friend to lovers romance. Which is what this is, falling out or not.

Okay she’s a little funny. Pretending you are on your honeymoon to get free shit is in fact the funniest thing ever. Making up background stories for each other is so good. Oh he’s so cute…yeah someone has been in love this whole time I just don’t know who. Both of them honestly. “I’m only weird when I’m with you” oh it's definitely him, he loves her so much.

Yeah why are you here? This is a best friend trip significant others need to sit out. EWWWWW I hate this man.

He passed up a trip to Norway to take care of her when she was sick??? Oh we’re pretending they aren’t in love with each other. Mkay that’s fine.

Does Netflix have a special contract with Taylor Swift? I feel like they use an obscene amount of her songs. Not that I mind I like T-Swift but when she is playing in the background of some cheesy shit it makes the song sound terrible. It’s like extra cringe.

Okay we are finally going to find out what the falling out was. Including the significant others is so awkward. Hey guys if you have best friends as an adult you are allowed to go on just friend vacations WITHOUT your significant other. This is doubly true if you are just dating, if you aren’t married there is 0 reason to take the person you’re dating everywhere.

Ohhhhh they almost kissed. Feelings started to come through and he stopped them but she walked it back. You can’t take it back. He wants her so bad and she is determined to keep him as a friend. Hey guys newsflash you cant “ruin” a friendship. If you are actually best friends you will be the BEST couple. Or you will realize that you’re better as friends and it will be fine. But if you are actually that close you can’t ruin it by trying for something more.

He proposed after Poppy tried to kiss him? Actually crazy. What an insane thing to do.

Yeah he ghosted his best friend because the fiance didn’t like how close they were. I have actually been there and it sucks. I never got to see him again or get any kind of closure so that’s how you know this is fiction.

And we walk out into the rain because how else are we going to make this dramatic.

The overall quality is exactly what I expected it to be. Nothing special but it's fun if you just need something to shut your brain off. 8/10 for what it was. The movie definitely understood its purpose so if you like cheesy movies that star attractive people then here you go.