Movie Review - Lonely Planet

Director: Susannah Grant
Genre: Drama/ Romance
Runtime: 94 minutes
Year: 2024
Starring: Laura Dern, Liam Hemsworth, Diana Silvers
 
I WATCHED THIS MOVIE FOR MY 2024 MOVIE CHALLENGE.
WEEK 42: A FILM FROM THE 2020s
 
Description: At a retreat in Morocco, a woman (Laura Dern) meets a young man (Liam Hemsworth) whose acquaintanceship evolves into an intoxicating, life-altering love affair.

Review: Katherine travels to Marrakech for a writers’ retreat, mainly to focus on her new book and finish it in peace. Owen is twenty years younger than Katherine and has come along with his girlfriend, who has just released her first book and feels quite at home amidst the other writers. Owen himself, however, works in finance and feels out of place. When he meets Katherine, the two start to spend time together, separating themselves from the crowds as much as possible.

I really liked “Lonely Planet”. In most love stories where the is an age difference between the two main characters, it’s often the man who is older then the woman. Somehow this is more socially acceptable. I find it very refreshing that the roles are reverse now.  And both characters are likeable, you root for them. Nothing really spectacular happens, the film focuses on the little moments and the conversations between Katherine and Owen. Even though Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth shouldn’t work together as an on screen couple, they somehow do. I believed it.

It's not one of the greatest love stories of all time, but I highly enjoyed the film and both Dern and Hemsworth. I though it was worth my time and it’s a fresh and sweet film.

Rating: 3,5/ 5