‘Find Me Falling’ Review: Harry Connick Jr. Sings and Shines in Netflix’s Big Fat Greek Rom-Com
variety.comCourtney Howard With “Find Me Falling,” writer-director Stelana Kliris offers a pretty good getaway: a breezy 90-minute armchair vacation to a quaint, sun-swept paradise for a sand-and-salt-infused romantic comedy about Mediterranean folks taking leaps of faith.
She even throws in an Emmy- and Grammy-winning star, and carves out moments for him to sing a few wistfully melancholic tunes in his butter-smooth voice.
These are compelling reasons to take the trip. Still, while the film is generally pleasant viewing, it’s tough to ignore its mixed messaging that values companionship over self-sufficiency.
New Yorker John Allman (Harry Connick Jr.) can relocate to a tiny village and hole up in a remote shack perched on the jagged cliffs of Cyprus, but he’ll never escape himself — or rather, his chart-topping single “Girl on the Beach.” It plays constantly on the radio decades after its debut.
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