By the time the title card drops in “A Tourist’s Guide To Love” (ten minutes in — the Netflix rom-com equivalent of the 40-minute wait in “Drive My Car”), we know exactly what we’re in for: The hea…
By the time the title card drops in “A Tourist’s Guide To Love” , we know exactly what we’re in for: The heartbroken heroine at the film’s center is going to experience a life-altering perspective shift via romance when embarking on a work trip.
After experiencing a slight fish-out-of-water mishap at the airport, Amanda is greeted by her quick-witted tour guide Sinh Thach and his colorful bus-driver cousin Anh , who whisk her away to her hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Amanda’s tour group has the good fortune of visiting the country during Tet, the Vietnamese New Year celebration where everyone participates in traditional renewal rituals — letting go of the past year and opening themselves up to new prospects in the coming one.
There’s a light feminist streak here, as both Amanda and Sinh save each other from despair at various points, while a callback that sees Amanda navigating chaotic city traffic as a pedestrian — thus showcasing her evolving confidence — is well-handled. However, the female characters’ relationships with each other are woeful. From Amanda’s nail technician to Sinh’s grandma, their primary topic of conversation usually revolves around a man.
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