Love Wrecked (2007)

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

As Good As It Gets

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

If you're a fan of Amanda Bynes you might enjoy this just because she's in it playing her usual role, but otherwise, this movie is pretty awful.The main character Jenny is supposed to be a smart, soon-to-be pre-med student who is looking for love while working a summer job on a tropical resort. Notice I say "supposed to be" as although they talk about her being brilliant throughout the movie, she is actually made out to be quite an idiot. She is obsessed with a famous rock star and is constantly drooling over him, and seriously considers being with him in a long term relationship even though she has never met him. Sure Amanda Bynes is cute and can be funny, but she comes across as a bit pathetic in this one.The movie is also filled with cliché characters, which makes it a bore, and it's very predictable from the moment it starts. There are no surprises here. You have the cute best friend with a crush on Jenny, the typical mean girl enemy (who happens to be everywhere she is), the rock star's stuck up agent with a British accent and weird hair, the black friend who's a player, an unsympathetic boss, the whole works.Now other than the characters seeming more desperate than funny, there isn't anything else horribly wrong with the movie, but it definitely falls flat and isn't all that enjoyable. But there is nothing offensive about it, it is cutesy and clean, so if you're really bored and are into teen girl rom-coms or you like Bynes, it may be worth a one time watch. If you like more substance to a movie as far as plot, characters, or humor, you will probably want to skip this one.

Jenny (Amanda Bynes) has just graduated from high school. But, to her infinite lament, she has never had a boyfriend. This seems very odd, of course, since she is beautiful and fun. The truth is, she never lets anyone get close, especially not longtime "friend" Ryan (Jonathan Howell). Then, too, she is stuck on a pop singer, Jason (Chris Carmack) and daydreams endlessly of his love. Her quirky parents (dad is Fred Willard) don't give very good advice, either. Now, the gal who has set her sights on starting a pre-med program in the fall has landed a job on an island resort for the summer. Off Jenny goes, along with Ryan and, to her chagrin, high school nemesis Alexis (Jamie-Lyn Sigler). Lo and behold, superstar Jason comes to the same island for a bit of R and R! He even notices Jenny when she trips in front of him, accidentally. Later that night, at a party, Jason gets ill and falls off a boat. Jenny, a trained lifeguard, pushes down a life raft and jumps in, too. Saving his life, the duo float all night and in the morning, land on a deserted island. Or is it? Maybe not, but Jason's leg is hurt and he can't walk. Therefore, since this is a big opportunity for Jenny to get close to the singer, she tries to keep Jason from finding out that the island really isn't uninhabited. How long will it last? This is a fun film, definitely enhances by Bynes winning personality and looks. She has a quirky sense of humor (see the wonderful What a Girl Wants) and lights up this film with ease. The other cast members are fine, too, but not necessarily in the same category as Bynes. The setting, naturally, is lovely and sunny while the costumes and other film amenities are top-notch. The script, too, is lively and humorous and so is the direction. In short, if you love romantic comedy, check this one out. Although the cast is quite young, the tale has a universal appeal for dedicated fans of the genre.

If you are a teenage girl full of dreams about your prince charming, and also if you don't caret to watch a movie with bad actuations and bad performances then I think you will probably like this movie. But what happens when you like to watch good movies? with good performances, great stories, fun dialogs, and you know, those kind of movies that doesn't make you feel like you have lost your time, what happens then? well, you might get up of your sit, turn off your TV and say mentally something like "oh God, I have lost me valious time, and I want it back!!" Well, you are probably not going to think that but you are going to feel like that, so the problem is that if your not a teenage girl that get fascinated with poor romance movies, then this movie will make you loose your time, anyway if you are interested in a good romance movie I recommend you "If Only" its....... wordless.

I saw it at the 1st Annual Dominican Republic Int'l Film Festival at the Sun Village Resort in Puerto Plata (as already stated, this is the location where it was filmed). I thought it was pretty good. The version they showed us was still in a rough cut stage.It is most definitely a movie for fans of Amanda. I'm not a big fan but I like her acting style and her "cuteness factor." I would recommend the movie to anyone looking for a light hearted youthful sort of teeny-Hopper movie.As for the filming location, I would recommend Sun Village to anyone looking for a great Caribbean Vacation. :) Best, Dan