The Charm of Love

One of so many romances suported by impressive locations and a presumed erudition. Nothing original or realistic or romantic. But good ocasion to use a fairy tale theme in superficial manner. And this is, in good measure, what real matters. Not so bad acting ( sure, with some indulgence), not awful story ( the dose of indulgence becomes more serious ) . The air of presumed air of treasure hunter, the legends and the diaries, books are good tools for reasonable chain of adventures and illusion of romance. The good point - the comunity spirit. In short, a poor film with some presumed sparkles. And this is all.

Original meeting! Jokes are funny, too much work and no play makes maddie a dull woman, she's so stupid, seems like they cut out some lines??? I think she's trying to kill him tbh, best chemistry i've seen in these films, props department could have done wayyyy better, the scenes of them doing activities together are so awkward, ending is meh and it's such a shame that there were such unrealistic parts? And the mayor???? What was that about??? Literally so confused. I only write these reviews so i can remind myself what happened in these films. Overall, this film started strong but definitely deflated.

Legend based on myth or truth? Of course. Maddie thinks it's true. At least she hopes it's true. The future of her museum depends on it. Meanwhile, Fitz needs something to save tourism for the island he loves. Thus starts the search for the lover's stone. And that's the story. It's not surprising they had to throw in Fitz's girlfriend to liven things up. It didn't help. I never saw anyone so unenthusiastic about proposing to his girlfriend and that was before he really got to know Maddie. I was not familiar with Katrina Norman. I didn't recognize Tilky Jones but I had seen him in a couple of forgettable roles. The two had some mild chemistry. Like the story, nothing very exciting and no surprises. The ending is more cheesy than sappy. I like sappy, but this was too over the top for me.

The location is beautiful, the happy ending is multifaceted and, whilst there's also a lot wrong - too much to list - it is worth appreciating this movie was released in the Covid pandemic. I probably won't watch it again, but The Charm of Love slightly restored my faith in humanity during these unpredictable times.