An Island Away From You

9/21/2026

Few movie genres are lower on my watch list than romcoms that try too hard to be funny and fail. Such is the fate that befalls this latest release from director Alexis Morante, an episodic, often-lame tale that struggles to generate little more than a few modest laughs while mostly trying viewer patience. When Harry (Freddie Dennis), a stressed-out London chef, is unceremoniously jilted by his handsome but self-absorbed fiancé and business partner, Javi (Horacio Colomé), he and his best friend, Yaiza (Julia Martínez), take off on vacation to her picturesque homeland, the Canary Islands. But what is supposed to be a fun-filled getaway soon turns into a series of misadventures that, sadly, are riddled with clichés and more misunderstandings than an episode of *Three’s Company*. Despite all t