Run of the mill. Any number of writers could have written it. There is a market for the formula. Katie will reach an audience with this one. The first Bridgerton romance spoiled, as it proved one could write a romance with excitement where the couple gets married first, then has sex. Not everyone uses foul language, contrary to reports, but it's here. But as long as a certain extreme of it isn't, it's passable. Still, it's not preferred or necessary for impact. The main couple meets after their respective earlier partners ditch them, by expected invention and, perhaps, deliberate mystery and guilt tripping. There are stories told that make for vulnerabilities, but this reviewer needs something different, for a change, other than those stories. Katie's daughter sings Blue Moon, good, as the opening theme. The singing gets ten stars.

OK June goes to an air bnb but instead of meeting her boyfriend there she meets a complete stranger Charlie.

First off the 'mistake' was handled badly and the acting was very B movie. So nothing whatsoever rang true from June, Charlie, the boyfriend, the mother the friend etc etc etc There was some gruesomely twee scenes, like the one where June is sitting on a table trying to look cute when Charlie brings her a McD's. It just serves to show that it's a good idea for a story, but scripted badly, translated to the screen badly and acted badly.

Nothing against Katie Holmes personally but she is far too odd looking to be romantic anyway. Her eyes droop at the corners, her mouth actually looks disfigured, and she has zero expression skills.

I felt like I was struggling to breathe, and that life was passing me by, and the world was having fun while I was sitting wasting my existence watching this slow paced rubbish.

It's up to you whether you watch it or not but I wish I could recover the time I wasted on it.

It's not bad, the story is nice, and kind and warm in parts, but... there are so many cringe-worth moments in the movie that I had to watch in two parts (and I almost gave up).

It is apparent (to me, at least) that the script needed more iterations and finessing (to remove the cringe moments for starters).

Also, none of the "couples" had much chemistry, I think the movie would be much better off with slightly older (mature) male counterparts and a more relaxed and relatable relationship between them.

Maybe in a few more years, with proper distancing from the pandemic, a refined script and more time to proper audition and cast the 2 main male characters the movie could have been much better.