People We Meet on Vacation has shot to the top of the Netflix charts – but viewers have taken issue with one aspect of the new film.
Adapted from the 2021 romance novel of the same name by Emily Henry, People We Meet on Vacation stars Emily Bader and Tom Blyth as old friends whose charged relationship is charted through a series of annual holidays.
The film has received mixed responses from viewers, with many arguing on social media that it should have been adapted into a miniseries instead, in the vein of Netflix’s 2024 romance One Day.
“This should’ve been a miniseries like one day (2024) and i will die on this hill,” one person wrote on X/Twitter.
“I’m sorry but People We Meet On Vacation was sooo boring Emily Henry is my favorite romance author and I was so excited but … maybe it would’ve worked better as a miniseries,” remarked another.
“Okay, People We Meet On Vacation... I haven't read the book. But I thought that the actors were fine, color grading was gorg, but I agree with the general consensus that this should have been a miniseries,” someone else wrote.
“Or maybe it was a directing issue? Adaptation issue? Editing issue? It felt disjointed and fell flat emotionally. Kinda bummed because we are in dire need of good romcoms.”
Others also echoed the sentiment, with one person claiming that the movie “took out too much” from the source material.
Even some of those who were complimentary about the film agreed with the notion, with one person writing: “People We Meet on Vacation was everything I wanted it to be. Even though I still maintain it was more fitting to have be a TV miniseries.”
People We Meet on Vacation is currently No 1 on Netflix’s movie charts, ahead of films such as The Life of Chuck and KPop Demon Hunters, the latter of which has remained in the chart for over half a year after its release.
Last year, KPop Demon Hunters, an animated children’s film that combines music with supernatural fantasy, overtook Squid Game to become Netflix’s most-watched series ever.
It is also the highest-grossing Netflix release at the theatrical box office.
