People We Meet on Vacation

Based on the wildly popular beach read of the same name by Emily Henry, “People We Meet on Vacation” is Netflix’s latest vapid attempt at reviving the rom-com genre. Told in a nonlinear format, we follow frenetic travel writer Poppy (Emily Bader) as she tries to get her groove back when her job is no longer fulfilling. We soon learn that the heart of the problem lies with her college best friend, the introverted Alex (Tom Blyth). Ever since meeting cute in college when Poppy joined Alex on a road trip from Boston College back to their hometown of Linfield, Ohio, one summer, the two have spent one week a year on vacation together, both unable to share how they really feel about each other.