Falling Inn Love


Falling Inn Love is a 2019 American romantic comedy film directed by Roger Kumble, an American film director, screenwriter, and playwright, from a screenplay by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy. It stars Christina Milian and Adam Demos. The film was released on August 29, 2019, by Netflix.

Plot

Gabriela Diaz's San Francisco design firm folds the week of her break-up with her non-committed boyfriend Dean, and she is out of work. Inspired by a potent concoction of wine and Wi-Fi, she ends up entering a contest to "Win an Inn" overlooking New Zealand's countryside and wins the inn, supposedly a beautiful one. Thousands of airline miles later, she discovers The Bellbird Valley Farm boasts a crumbling facade, a floorboard-treading goat, a meddling neighbor who covets the space, and a 1960s Landrover. Gabriela is visited by Charlotte, the owner of the town's only B&B, who reveals that the previous owner's great-grandson entered the house in the "Win an Inn" contest to get rid of it. Gabriela considers carrying out an eco-renovation to restore the Inn, and the plot revolves around tension, friendship and courtship with the nearby town's only restoration expert, Jake Taylor, a bereaved Kiwi contractor and chief volunteer firefighter. With Gabriela and Jake completing the project as a 50-50 partnership, the story takes an interesting turn as once the final fixtures are hung, she's hesitant to leave him, the inn, and the inviting community that nurtured her creative side. Dean shows up unexpectedly from the US after Charlotte pretends to be Gabriela, and texts him using Gabriela's phone. An attractive financial offer to buy the Inn is concocted by Dean with a Melbourne investment company. This turn of events shocks Charlotte who initially planned all this so she could buy the Bellbird Valley Farm herself, thinking that Dean's sudden appearance would push Gabriela to sell the farm and return to her city life. However, after a fire at Charlotte's B&B and Jake's near-death experience, Gabriela decides to forsake her San Francisco life and remain in the community, running the Inn with Jake to recoup their investment. Romance is - predictably - in the air. The movie ends with a drone-shot sequence over the restored property, panning out to reveal no farm - just a wooded landscape and the ocean.

Cast

In February 2019, it was announced that Netflix had greenlit Falling Inn Love starring Christina Milian and Adam Demos, with Roger Kumble as the director. It was filmed in Thames, New Zealand.

Release

The film was released on Netflix on August 29, 2019.

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 65% based on 20 reviews, and an average rating of 5.7/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Warm and welcoming, Falling Inn Love doesn't reinvent the wheel, but it will give those looking for a cozy new romantic comedy a nice place to lay their heads."