Even by Low Budget Movie Standards, This Was Bad
When I decided to start watching some movies from the Great American Family Channel in 2023, I was in the mood for some romance movies. It was around Valentine’s Day, after all. So I recorded a few of them, including Love in Aruba. It was obviously a low budget film. Everyone was trying their best, but it still didn’t quite work.
The premise finds single father Connor (David McConnell) looking for a nanny/tutor for his daughter Macey (Scarlett Hazen). He’s going to be spending the summer on a project in Aruba, and he wants to take Macey with him. He’s looking for someone who can watch Macey but also make sure she doesn’t forget everything she’s learned at school this past year.
Enter Amber (Sashleigha Hightower), who is looking for something to do with her summer off from teaching fourth grade. She agrees to go with them, and after a rocky start, the three start to really get along. But is something more building?
I’m placing the blame here directly on the writing. We get entire scenes of Amber taking Macey on trips and talking about animals or other school things. Seriously? Couldn’t we see them bonding in some other way? Some way that would actually be interesting? It definitely slowed things down.
Which is too bad because the complications that come up in the romance were actually pretty interesting. Since I was sitting down to watch a romance, I would have been interested to seeing how those things were handled. Instead, the ending felt rushed.
I will give the actors credit for doing the best they can with the material they are given. Some of the dialogue is pretty bad, and there isn’t much they can do with it. Still, it would have helped if the main couple had a little more chemistry.
I will say this, it was filmed in Aruba, and there are some beautiful shots. There are also some tight shots that make you wonder what they are trying not to show.
Even by low budget movie standards this one is pretty bad. I recommend you pass on finding Love in Aruba.
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