For all its flaws at least this is a film with movie stars aimed at a very specific demographic. I think it should have leant in to this more and not given as much screen time to kids - Claire van der Bloom gets a whole subplot with Aaron Jeffries, taking away from others (particular Jacqueline MacKenzie who is not only too young but I forgot was in the movie)... they would have been better off giving this story to one of the older characters.
Some beautiful shots of a gorgeous part of the world, food porn, lots of dancing, and a great cast. Too much fake drama - someone could die but they don't, someone could be someone's dad but they aren't, someone fights but they made up. In The Big Chill it was grounded but big things happened (Jo Beth Williams slept with Tom Berenger, Kevin Kline impregnated Mary Beth Hurt, William Hurt decided to stay with them).
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