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‘Lonely Planet’ Review: Laura Dern & Liam Hemsworth Plus Exotic Moroccan Scenery Lift Netflix’s Familiar Romdram
A review of 'Lonely Planet' starring Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth who find each other and themselves during a getaway to Morocco.
Perhaps it could have been called something more evocative of its tried and true genre, but writer/director Susannah Grant has crafted a somewhat standard and certainly familiar romantic drama about two people facing up to new self-revelations about themselves as they meet, talk, and finally hook up while at a writers retreat in beautiful and remote Morocco. This kind of thing hinges completely on aligning with its stars, and with Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth passing the chemistry test with flying colors Grant gets an ‘A’ for casting and placing them in an irresistible location that doubles as travelogue. Of course any longtime viewer of this kind of film will know immediately this brief encounter won’t be their last, and in fact while Lily and her new colleagues are meeting during the first day, Owen signs up for a local tour, and lo and behold there once again is Katharine, laptop in hand, the only other one in the van.
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