People We Meet on Vacation works best as a light, comfort romance rather than a film built for close examination. The movie follows longtime friends Poppy and Alex across years of shared memories, using time jumps and nostalgia to tell a familiar friends-to-lovers story.
The leads have easy, believable chemistry, which carries much of the film. Their dynamic feels natural, and the structure keeps the story moving at a comfortable pace, making it an easy and pleasant watch. Visually, the film delivers exactly what you expect from a modern rom-com, and in the moment, that familiarity works in its favor.
Where the film falls short is in character development and emotional payoff. While it broadly follows the outline of the source material, the adaptation flattens several key emotional beats. The central relationship relies heavily on prolonged unresolved tension, and the film avoids fully reckoning with what that emotional limbo costs the people around them. Side characters are underwritten, serving more as narrative obstacles than meaningful emotional stakes.
As a result, the resolution feels tidy rather than earned. The movie gestures toward growth but stops short of fully committing to it, leaving the romance more assumed than deeply felt.
It’s charming but ultimately more fine than memorable.
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