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A Tourist's Guide to Love
A Tourist's Guide to Love
	Official release poster
Directed by	Steven K. Tsuchida
Written by	Eirene Tran Donohue
Produced by	Rachael Leigh Cook; Joel S. Rice;
Starring	Rachael Leigh Cook; Scott Ly; Missi Pyle; Ben Feldman;
Cinematography	Jon Keng
Edited by	Lauren Connelly
Music by	Jina Hyojin An; Shirley Song;
Production; companies	Muse Entertainment; Head First; Ben's Sister Production;
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	April 21, 2023;
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English; Vietnamese;

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A Tourist's Guide to Love is a 2023 romantic comedy film directed by Steven K. Tsuchida and written by Eirene Tran Donohue. It stars Rachael Leigh Cook, Scott Ly, Missi Pyle, Ben Feldman, Nondumiso Tembe and Andrew Barth Feldman.

Filming was done on location in Vietnam in April 2022, and it was released on April 21, 2023, on Netflix.

Plot

Following an unforeseen end to a romantic relationship, Amanda (Cook), a travel industry professional agrees to undertake a covert mission to gain insight into Vietnam's tourism sector. She arrives just in time for the Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebration Tết, and soon embarks on a voyage of self-discovery and falls in love with her Vietnamese expatriate tour guide, Sinh (Ly). They decide to hijack the tour bus to experience life and love in unconventional ways.^[1]

Cast

Rachael Leigh Cook as Amanda Riley
Scott Ly as Sinh Thach
Ben Feldman as John
Missi Pyle as Mona
Glynn Sweet as Brian Conway
Alexa Povah as Maya Conway
Jacqueline Correa as Sam Gonville
Nondumiso Tembe as Dom Fisher
Morgan Lynee Dudley as Robin
Andrew Barth Feldman as Alex
Quinn Trúc Trần as Anh
Nsưt Lê Thiện as Ba Noi
Anh Dào as Auntie Diem

Production

In April 2021, Variety reported that Rachael Leigh Cook would star in and produce a romantic comedy, A Tourist's Guide to Love, that is based on an original idea of hers with Eirene Tran Donohue writing the screenplay.^[2] The film is a Netflix Original film produced by Head First Productions and Muse Entertainment.^[2] In May 2022, the casting of Scott Ly, Ben Feldman, Missi Pyle, Jacqueline Correa, Nondumiso Tembe, Morgan Lynee Dudley, Andrew Barth Feldman, Glynn Sweet, Alexa Povah, Thanh Truc and Le Thien was announced.^[3]

Principal photography commenced in April 2022, and took place on location in various cities of Vietnam, such as Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Hội An, Hanoi and Hà Giang.^[3]^[4] Donohue explained why it was important to her not to have an American film set in the country that focused on war, saying "There are almost no American movies set in Vietnam that aren't about the trauma of war. It was really important to me to tell a story about life now. One that was full of joy and love and celebration. I wanted to change the conversation about Vietnam, to highlight it as a modern thriving country whose stories are worthy of being told".^[1]

Release

A Tourist's Guide to Love was released on April 21, 2023, on Netflix.^[5]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 67% of 6 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6/10.^[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 47 out of 100, based on five critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Jones, Adrienne (February 11, 2023). "A Tourist's Guide To Love: What We Know About Rachael Leigh Cook's New Netflix Rom-Com". Cinema Blend. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Otterson, Joe (April 1, 2021). "Rachael Leigh Cook to Star in Netflix Movie A Tourist's Guide to Love', Eirene Donohue to Write (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Grobar, Matt (May 6, 2022). "Ben Feldman, Missi Pyle & More Round Out Cast Of Netflix's Romance 'A Tourist's Guide To Love'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
^ "A Tourist's Guide to Love to commence filming in Việt Nam". Việt Nam News. March 9, 2022. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
^ Paz, Maggie Dela (January 19, 2023). "A Tourist's Guide to Love Photos: Rachael Leigh Cook Leads Netflix Rom-Com". ComingSoon.net. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
^ "A Tourist's Guide to Love". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
^ "A Tourist's Guide to Love". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

External links

A Tourist's Guide to Love on Netflix
A Tourist's Guide to Love at IMDb
A Tourist's Guide to Love at Rotten Tomatoes
A Tourist's Guide to Love at Metacritic

[cast-1] Jones, Adrienne (February 11, 2023). "A Tourist's Guide To Love: What We Know About Rachael Leigh Cook's New Netflix Rom-Com". Cinema Blend. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.

[Variety1-2] Otterson, Joe (April 1, 2021). "Rachael Leigh Cook to Star in Netflix Movie A Tourist's Guide to Love', Eirene Donohue to Write (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.

[Deadline1-3] Grobar, Matt (May 6, 2022). "Ben Feldman, Missi Pyle & More Round Out Cast Of Netflix's Romance 'A Tourist's Guide To Love'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.

[4] "A Tourist's Guide to Love to commence filming in Việt Nam". Việt Nam News. March 9, 2022. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.

[5] Paz, Maggie Dela (January 19, 2023). "A Tourist's Guide to Love Photos: Rachael Leigh Cook Leads Netflix Rom-Com". ComingSoon.net. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.

[6] "A Tourist's Guide to Love". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

[Metacritic-7] "A Tourist's Guide to Love". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

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