On paper, “People We Meet on Vacation” seems like the perfect Netflix movie for the long winter months. It’s a sun-splashed, ultra-glossy romantic comedy about two best friends with a “will-they-won’t-they” dynamic traveling all over the globe. It’s the perfect escape from the dreary January weather. Or, at least, it would be, if it wasn’t another Netflix original movie misfire.
Based on the best-selling novel by Emily Henry, there’s a degree of potential here and the trailer certainly presents a fun watch, but actually streaming “People We Meet on Vacation” is kind of like booking a luxury Airbnb apartment only to turn up and find the website images are a decade out of date, the air conditioning is broken and there’s a funky smell in the bathroom.
