Title: Find Me Falling
Actors: Harry Connick Jr. Agni Scott, Ali Fumiko Whitney and more
Director: Stelana Kliris
Writer: Stelana Kliris
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Length: 1h 33 min
My Rating:
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Find Me Falling
John Allman is a rockstar, but after a failed comeback album, he decided to return to Cyprus and buy a house. But what he didn’t know, is that this house is next to a famous cliff. It is a suicide hotspot. He wanted to get some peace, but now he witnessed someone killing himself.
One of the police officers invites him to dinner and that is where he sees Sia again. The woman he fell in love with many years ago. They met when John was in Cyprus before he got famous. He even wrote a song about him. Is this a second chance for love?
Review
One thing I’ve learned in school about giving feedback is that you always start with the positive things and then you talk about the negative things. Honestly, it’s not easy to find something good about this movie. I love romance books/movies. It’s what makes me happy. So when I saw the trailer for a new romance movie, I got excited. Well, the setting in this movie is beautiful. Cyprus is so beautiful and it was nice to see a movie with beautiful scenery. It kind of reminds me of the movie (Faraway) from last year. In both movies, they speak English but also their native language and it takes place in a European country. I really liked ‘Faraway’. But Find Me Falling not so much.
First of all the acting was a bit meh. Not terrible, but also not great. I only knew Harry Connick Jr. from one other romance movie (New in Town). I don’t think I’ve seen him in other movies. The actors were unknown to me, but I am not the biggest fan of their acting. The woman who plays Sia wasn’t convincing enough. I also didn’t care about any of the characters, except Melina. I kind of liked her vibe.
Then the next reason why I didn’t like this movie. In romance movies there always should be chemistry between the main characters. I mean, what is romance without chemistry? It’s just boring. I want to see and feel the chemistry. But there wasn’t any chemistry between the two. They could have been a best friend. Honestly, I think there was even more chemistry between John and Melina, which was kind of weird considering their relationship.
On IMDB, it says that the genres of this movie are Romance and Comedy. I am still looking for the comedy part. I am now wondering if the suicide backstory is supposed to be funny. I hope not. This movie did not make me laugh at all. Even better: this movie didn’t make me feel anything. It is also kind of weird to have a suicide backstory in a romance movie. Very interesting combination.
I appreciate that Netflix is releasing these movies that include other cultures, food, and music. That is what I loved the most about this one. But overall this movie felt flat. No chemistry, and a weird backstory. I really hope that streaming platforms are going to put more effort into making (romance) movies again. Although, recently I watched ‘The Idea of You‘ and that one was pretty great. But I wouldn’t recommend ‘Find Me Falling’ to anyone. The only reason I am giving it two hearts is Cyprus.