Style: Romantic Comedy
Director: Janeen Damian
Starring: Miranda Cosgrove, Pierson Fodé, Frances Fisher
Operating Time: 107 minutes
Synopsis: Texas small-town lady Daybreak (Miranda Cosgrove) is accepted to an artwork faculty in Paris, France, however doesn’t have the required journey funds. On a whim she auditions for The Honeypot courting actuality present, with the following season set to be filmed in Paris. She is accepted as a contestant, however disillusioned when the manufacturing lands in Paris, Texas. Daybreak does her greatest to get kicked-off the present, however begins to fall in love with the eligible millionaire bachelor Trey (Pierson Fodé), who will select the winner.
What Works Nicely: The Texas setting is a welcome break from typical New York and London rom-com surroundings, and poking enjoyable at actuality courting reveals is entertaining, though additionally all too simple. Miranda Cosgrove brings satisfactory down-to-earth allure within the lead function, and Pierson Fodé presents Matthew McConaughey-type angle wrapped in muscular eye sweet.
What Does Not Work As Nicely: The primary plot level is within the title, and struggling by way of the fake filming of a courting present populated by vacuous contestants is sort of worse than watching an precise episode. The principles round accepting or rejecting cash or love on The Honeypot are made-up and adjusted on the fly to go well with the whims of the featherlight script.
Key Quote:
Daybreak (livid when the aircraft lands): We’re in Paris, Texas! What we have simply been up circling for 9 hours?
Rachel (the present’s producer): You are not improper, that was not very inexperienced of us.
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