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A nice job at a New York PR consultant agency has left Amy (Claudia Restrepo) completely burnt out - so her boyfriend Max (Ben Coleman), himself a successful and hard-working banker, takes her to a village in the mountains for a romantic holiday and to clear her mind - but before you know it, Max is called back to the city for work, and he leaves Amy pretty much to her own devices but tasks her to help planning their upcoming wedding - something she doesn't feel cut out for. But what to do, she only knows to people in the village, Max's rather vapid childhood friend Fiona (Caroline Kwan), which whom she finds no common ground, and Loren (Derrick Joseph DeBlasis), a guy who has given her a fishing lesson. Now Loren is something she shouldn't find any common ground with, he's a drop-out who has been living in his car for years now, who doesn't care much for possession or professional success, and who lives on odd jobs as a tourist guide and occasional dishwasher. And yet she feels weirdly drawn to Loren and let's him show her around the countryside and lets him introduce her to his points of view, his philosophy, which kind of gives her back the energy she has lost after her burn-out. She's really about to fall for Loren - when pretty much out of nowhere Max returns from New York to pick up where they've left off ...

Sure, this film shows many of the hallmarks of a romance, starting with the trope of the city girl drawn in by a simpler life, but it never goes all the way, as it actually takes a slice-of-life approach to things, choosing quiet scenes over inflated emotions, going for little hints instead of big gestures, preferring naturalism over spectacle, and making this as much about a clash of philosophies as about love itself, up to the point where a very ambiguous ending makes perfect sense. And thanks to a suitably subtle directorial effort and relatable performances by all involved, this sort of storytelling is brought to life rather beautifully, making for a thoughtful yet enjoyable watch.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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