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Holiday in the Wild (2019)
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Director:
Ernie Barbarash |
COUNTRY
USA |
Genre
Romantic comedy |
NORWEGIAN
TITLE
Holiday in the Wild |
RUNNING
TIME
86
minutes |
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Producer:
Brad Krevoy
Any Krell |
Screenwriter:
Neal Dobrofsky
Tippi Dobrofsky |
Review
When her husband dumps her
right before their so-called second honeymoon to Zambia, Kate Conrad,
played by Kristin Davis, decides to make the journey on her own. And, lo
and behold, at the hotel she meets a fellow American who not only looks
like Rob Lowe, but also spends all his time helping traumatized
elephants. What would those poor locals have done without the help of
bleeding-heart Americans? This romantic comedy has got its fair share of
sweetness buried in postcolonial ethos, which is just as unerotic as it
sounds and makes the inevitable romance between Davis and Lowe
completely asexual, like a primary school fling. The script feels like
it's written by 10 year old girls, but hey, everyone should have a
voice. At least the film's got heart – which is expressively stated in
the end credits. That's Rob Lowe's son John Owen playing Kristin Davis's
boy (!), which is kinda fun, but rather dumb.
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