Lovewrecked (2005) User Reviews (32)

Pretty lame, but harmless

[dashielle89-425-132181 · 4/10 · 6 May 2013]

If you're a fan of Amanda Bynes you might enjoy this just because she's in it playing her usual role, but otherwise, this movie is pretty awful.

The main character Jenny is supposed to be a smart, soon-to-be pre-med student who is looking for love while working a summer job on a tropical resort. Notice I say "supposed to be" as although they talk about her being brilliant throughout the movie, she is actually made out to be quite an idiot. She is obsessed with a famous rock star and is constantly drooling over him, and seriously considers being with him in a long term relationship even though she has never met him. Sure Amanda Bynes is cute and can be funny, but she comes across as a bit pathetic in this one.

The movie is also filled with cliché characters, which makes it a bore, and it's very predictable from the moment it starts. There are no surprises here. You have the cute best friend with a crush on Jenny, the typical mean girl enemy (who happens to be everywhere she is), the rock star's stuck up agent with a British accent and weird hair, the black friend who's a player, an unsympathetic boss, the whole works.

Now other than the characters seeming more desperate than funny, there isn't anything else horribly wrong with the movie, but it definitely falls flat and isn't all that enjoyable. But there is nothing offensive about it, it is cutesy and clean, so if you're really bored and are into teen girl rom-coms or you like Bynes, it may be worth a one time watch. If you like more substance to a movie as far as plot, characters, or humor, you will probably want to skip this one.

Shallow and predictable

[neenahhh · 4/10 · 12 March 2011]

This movie was shallow and very, very predictable. Even if it's been a very long time since I watched this movie, I'd forgotten most of the scenes, but I could already predict what the ending would be during the first 2 minutes of the movie! It was just so obvious. Watch the first two minutes, I dare you, and you'll know who Jenny's going to be ending up with.

Love Wrecked revolves around Jenny (Amanda Bynes) who is utterly in love with rockstar, Jason Masters. Her dreams are made when her idol checks in the resort that she works in. Thanks to some situations, she manages to get the both of them alone together, stranded in an island. The thing is, they're not really alone. Jenny found out that the "marooned island" that they're on, is actually connected to the resort! And mayhem occurs.

Seeing Amanda Bynes in this movie, reminded me of her in "She's the Man", "The Amanda Show" and "What a Girl wants". If you think about it, her character is all the same. A goofy teenager who does weird faces. Sort of like Jim Carrey, only younger and not as good. I'm just saying here. I don't know if that means she's a good actress or if she's just good in acting like a "goofy teenager".

I did have a few laughs. I liked the competition that Jenny and Alexis had. Aaand, that's about it. Maybe my rating was too harsh, but that's the truth. Not the best film out there. Very predictable. There's not much of a storyline here. But hey, if you just want to have a quick fun flick, this movie could be it.

Teenwrecked!

[eaw1990osaka · 4/10 · 5 March 2007]

I'm not a total teen movie, chick flick freak or anything...but I watched this movie and must admit that it wasn't anything offensive. And frankly, I find most teen movies and chick flicks do offend me. So this was quite a surprise. I liked Amanda in "She's the man!", thought that she did a decent job, and she seams to have no shame in making a fool out of herself in this movie. If you're looking for something very light and with nothing bad in it, then this might be a good movie to see once (as I'm so used to intense, sad and depressing pictures set in cold, dark, Eastern European castles where vampires are always popping up).

Jenny is a bookish girl from Massechusetts, about to enter into medical school, right after she finishes her summer school job program (along with her best of friends', Ryan). Set in a romantic Caribbean, paradise like resort, that is where she and Ryan are to spend the rest of their summer working at the Hotel. Although, suddenly something disturbs what should have been the best time for Ryan to make a move on Jenny (because he's always had a crush on her since they were kids), when a Rock star comes to stay at the Hotel for 2 days on a layover to one of his other gigs. Jenny has been waiting to be swept off of her feet by a man all of her teen life, and she's been fantasizing over this Rock star meeting her and somehow loving her that whole time. Realising that this might be her last chance in the world to get this kind of opportunity: She stows away pretending to be a waitress on one of the Hotels' private boats which Mr.Rock star will be dinning in that night. Just then a storm hits the island, somehow her and Mr.Rock star end up in a life boat together. They wake up the next morning and find that they are marooned. Jenny realizes that this could be the perfect chance to make the man of her dreams realize he "loves" her...

Meanwhile, back at the resort, Jenny's worst enemy is working hard to find out her secret and destroy her...

Yes, other people have been complaining that this movie is too predictable. But on the other hand, there's nothing wrong with a little bit of light-hearted humor, plus an innocent, nice guy getting the girl in the end.

I gave it a chance.

[Blueghost · 27 November 2009]

I saw the updated Shakespeare/de-Vere play "She's the Man", and saw the trailer for this flick. I'd been wanting to rent it at Blockbuster because it looked like it might be worth a chuckle or two. So there I am in the local Safeway, buying some cereal and milk when I spot the "Love Wrecked" DVD on the impulse rack for three bucks. I'm thinking there's a reason it's $3 (American), but I'm also thinking "Meh, how bad could it be?" I mean, it's got to have at least a couple laughs in it, right? Right?

Err... I grinned here and there, but, well, maybe it's just the dude in me, I'm not sure, because I really like the romantic comedy genre, but this film seemed to fall a little flat. The direction was okay. It could have been better, but it is what it is. The acting for the genre is actually fine. But the story premise wasn't played out to its fullest.

I mean, this had the potential to be a really hilarious film, but the gags and story just seemed to plod along from one superficial "chicks fighting over dude" joke to the next.

I don't know. Maybe I'm being too unfair to the film. I'm not sure I could've done a better job with the script at hand. Then again, I probably wouldn't do any worse.

At least I only paid a few bucks for a copy. If you must watch it, borrow it from a friend, or check out the libraries copy.

A Nutshell Review: Lovewrecked

[DICK STEEL · 3/10 · 25 August 2006]

My friend CK asked me to go along for this movie, as he's a huge Amanda Bynes fan, having followed her television series What I Like About You, and both of us agreed upon her comic potential in She's The Man, which was a pretty fun gender bender movie.

With a title like that, there's nothing too cerebral about Lovewrecked. No, it's not a doomed spoof of the Love Boat, but the teenage romance here is quite as cheesy and predictable. Bynes stars as Jenny Riley, and we're quickly introduced to her character's idol worshipping of screen pop singing sensation Jason Masters (Chris Carmack), going totally bonkers during his concert, much to the detriment of best buddy Ryan (Jonathan Bennett).

During their summer job at a Caribbean resort, she finds herself caught in a man-overboard situation with Jason, and the two of them thus began a Robinson Crusoe life - until of course Jenny discovers that they aren't really shipwrecked on some remote island at all, and keeps this as a secret from Jason. When her love rival participates in her little charade, it becomes like the reality TV series Survivor, where each have to outplay, outwit and outlast the other in order to get the affections of the lone pop star.

Directed by Randal Kleiser of Grease and The Blue Lagoon fame, this movie too had Bynes strut around mostly in bikinis, the apparel of choice for any girl working at a resort / stuck in a desert island. Bynes still haven't lost her comic timing, however here she's let down by an extremely weak story, and an even more disappointing lack of laughs from the stilted comedy. There are comedic situations which either make you laugh, or make you laugh from how bad it is. Sadly Lovewrecked had more of the latter, and for one scene, had to rely on the toilet humour favourite of the fart sequence.

As for the other characters, they're basically all one dimensional. The catty love rival, the handsome scheming nice-on-outside-unethical-on-inside pop star, the pining buddy, the mean resort manager, the horny colleague, the arrogant star assistants and minders, the list goes on. The Riley parents were such throwaway characters that you wonder if their inclusion was for the sake of extending the run time, which clocks in at a short 86 minutes.

So unless you're a true blue Bynes fan, or have that penchant for teenage romance movies, do steer clear or you'll find yourself getting pretty bored at predictability.

I was even in the mood to laugh ... and still didn't

[paul-2686 · 1/10 · 13 July 2008]

Not one redeeming feature. A vaguely appealing scenario that amounts to nothing at all.

No characters, just cardboard cutouts. No touching moments. No laughs at all — I was even in the mood to laugh, and still didn't laugh.

I'm embarrassed to review it, because reviewing it requires admitting that I watched it! Still not sure how I ended up even sitting through it, really. Stilted dialogue, limp gags and punchlines, contrived character interactions.

Truly, a movie doesn't get any more pointless. It might be uglier, or more offensive; it might be more incomprehensible, or more annoying ... but this film takes the prize for just being pointless.

Lovewrecked-Come Hit the Deck **1/2

[edwagreen · 5/10 · 29 July 2010]

Beach blanket bingo. Here we go again.

Jenny and Ryan graduate from high school and spend their summer working on a beautiful island along the Caribbean.

A rock star shows up and when he falls off a boat, Jenny rescues him and the two appear to be stranded on a remote island. When Jenny realizes they're still on the island, she tries to fool the rock star so as to have him all for herself. Enter her rival and eventually her boyfriend.

When the truth finally emerges, the rock star threatens lawsuit, but his nasty manager wants to use the situation to concoct a story for publicity purposes.

Let's say the ending is where everyone gets what they deserve.

The scenery is beautiful but hit the deck on this one.

Cute movie

[mchi · 6/10 · 31 July 2008]

I wouldn't say this movie changed my life or anything, but it was very cute and romantic. I also enjoyed seeing "Carlton" from the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. I think that this is the first time I've seen him in something other than that show. Amanda Bynes is absolutely adorable in this film. She is slowly becoming one of my favorite young actresses. Jamie-Lynn Sigler is great as well. This movie had a "Disney Channel" feel to it. I thought it was like something that you would see that would have the tag "Disney Channel Original movie." However, the movie was entertaining and I really did enjoy it. I would recommend it to anyone who was in the market for a sweet lighthearted film.

Ridiculous movie that will entertain you and your buddies.

[taylorbutz · 3/10 · 10 August 2007]

Well, before I watched this movie, I'll admit I didn't have very high hopes for this "feature presentation" just by looking at the cover. But, I will also admit that if you come into this movie not expecting much, then you will enjoy it much more than if you expect a Academy Award out of this flick. There's nothing really wrong with this movie, it's pretty much about these kids on a tropical island paradise with rock star "hunk": Jason Masters. Jenny Taylor (Amanda Bynes) and this other girl come up with many wild and ridiculous schemes to win over Jason Masters. The jokes in this movie along with what they say can be pretty stupid, but that's why its an entertaining movie, because you just laugh at how dumb it gets in some parts. This movie hits the pinnacle of dumbness when Jason Masters states very eloquently to Jenny that, "You rock me babe, you rock me two times around the world."....What???? Must I say more? Well, overall, if you and your buddies want to entertain yourselves, and have a few good laughs, I would recommend this movie to you. But, if you're looking for a work of art that will change your perspective on the world, this movie will never satisfy your needs.

I thought it was pretty good, cute

[danstra · 7/10 · 23 April 2006]

I saw it at the 1st Annual Dominican Republic Int'l Film Festival at the Sun Village Resort in Puerto Plata (as already stated, this is the location where it was filmed). I thought it was pretty good. The version they showed us was still in a rough cut stage.

It is most definitely a movie for fans of Amanda. I'm not a big fan but I like her acting style and her "cuteness factor." I would recommend the movie to anyone looking for a light hearted youthful sort of teeny-Hopper movie.

As for the filming location, I would recommend Sun Village to anyone looking for a great Caribbean Vacation. :) Best, Dan

Pfft

[crystal_yyy · 1/10 · 28 June 2008]

I have HIGH expectations for this movie because I'm a fan of teen flicks, chick flicks and romantic comedies since I'm 15 myself. And, I'd hope this would be something awesome like, She's The Man.. but eww, much? Looks like I was way off. I like Amanda. She's bubbly and sweet. But, this movie is just something to laugh about and something we can like, label under the collection of "Worst Movies Ever". Sure, there's cute guys aplenty and the scene was amazing. But, heck. The acting stinks, the directing is not working and the set is just fake all over. If the storyline is trying to be funny, I don't think it succeeded. This movie is just too kooky and weird. Of course, that's my opinion. I'd rather stick to my collection of teen flicks.

Cute film is a GREAT location

[flamingcheese · 10/10 · 2 June 2006]

Wow!!! What a GREAT location for a film! A nice cute story about a young girl who goes to the Caribbean for a summer job with a male friend who has feeling for her. When her favorite rock star shows up at the resort to rest up for a few days, she sets her sights on trying to meet him. The film is well shot and directed and the cast was great! I saw it at the Dominican Republic Film Festival and it was a wonderful film to end the festival. The film festival is hosted by the Sun Village Beach Resort and Spa which is the location for about 80% of the film. It really is a beautiful resort and a great spot for a vacation. Randal Klieser did a nice job with this film, and Amanda Bynes and the rest of the cast do a nice job as well.

Outstanding family entertainment!

Goofy fun!

[brookenichole-98054 · 7/10 · 29 July 2021]

Love Wrecked is a fun movie! It's premise is insane yet amazing! Amanda Bynes' personality shines like it does in every one of her films. And the romance between Jenny and Ryan is cute. Every characters delivery is spot on and I laughed at many of the jokes.

If your looking to find a rom-com, this is it!

too stupid and not funny

[SnoopyStyle · 4/10 · 27 September 2015]

Jenny Taylor (Amanda Bynes) is a rabid fan of rock star Jason Masters (Chris Carmack). Alexis (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) is her ever present nemesis. Her best friend Ryan (Jonathan Bennett) is secretly in love with her. She and Ryan go to work at Masters' favorite Caribean resort. The jaded Masters later arrives at the resort with his entourage. Masters falls overboard on a yacht and he's rescued by Jenny. Nobody else notices and the two are stranded on an isolated beach. Jenny discovers that they landed close to the resort but she hides it from Masters. Ryan is convinced to help her in her ruse. Alexis follows Ryan and competes with Jenny while joining in on the ruse.

This is a silly teen comedy. It tries to be a little sexy with Amanda in her bikini. I actually don't mind the Blue Lagoon start. It has some possibilities but it gets too convoluted and too silly. Jamie-Lynn Sigler is not helping anything. Amanda is still a charming performer at the time but this is not good.

A teen movie with way too bizarre storyline

[ichocolat · 1 August 2007]

When I rent this tape, I thought it's gonna be a wonderful movie, with the features of actors such as Amanda Byrne and Chris Carmack. Boy, aren't I mistaken.

The movie is way too bizarre. It started off with both Jenny Taylor (Amanda Byrne) & Jason Masters (Chris Carmack) 'stranded' in an uninhibited island, while actually there were just at the other side of the island. Jenny knew about this but she didn't tell Jason. Why? I don't know.. But based on the movie, it's because she wanted to spend time with Jason all by herself. Talk about being stingy, huh..

By now you wouldn't have known how Jenny can end up with her best friend, Ryan Howell (Jonathan Bennett), right? But as I said earlier, this is a bizarre movie. All of a sudden, in the Caribbean Island, a place that seldom has a sudden change in the weather, was suddenly ht by a storm.

So the brave Ryan took him upon himself to help Jenny. That was weird. Because I think if Jenny was his mother, he wouldn't know that Jenny was in trouble. Or the best that he could do is to tell the authorities concerned about the missing of her mom. Haha ..

Yeah yeah, just like all other teen movie, they finally were together. However illogical it could be, however weird that the events turned out to be, they still managed to be with each other. Funny, huh? It'd be nice if the love in real life could be that simple as in the movie.

So, a score of 3 out of 10. All credit to Amanda who tried his best to make this movie at least a watchable one.

First of all Puerto Plata is not the Caribbean, its the Atlantic Ocean.

[DHAYDEN823 · 1/10 · 23 January 2007]

I saw it at the 1st Annual Dominican Republic Int'l Film Festival at the Sun Village Resort in Puerto Plata (as already stated, this is the location where it was filmed). I thought it was pretty good. The version they showed us was still in a rough cut stage.

It is most definitely a movie for fans of Amanda. I'm not a big fan but I like her acting style and her "cuteness factor." I would recommend the movie to anyone looking for a light hearted youthful sort of teeny-Hopper movie.

As for the filming location, I would recommend Sun Village to anyone looking for a great Caribbean Vacation. :) Best, Dan

Dan is an idiot! Second of all the movie was horrible, I can't stand those goofy faces that chick makes. And for anyone thinking about staying at Sun Village BEWARE. The food is disgusting, the beach and water are nasty and the drinks suck! Go to the Bahamas, you'll thank me later.

A silly yet enjoyable film

[lisafordeay · 5/10 · 8 August 2022]

Love Wrecked is a 2005 romantic comedy starring Amanda Bynes,Chris Carmack,Jonathan Bennett and Jamie Lynn Sigler. A young woman is madly in love with her teen crush Jason Masters,a rock star. So she comes up with a bizzare plan where she pretends that herself and Jason are stranded on a desert island not knowing to Jason that they are still at the resort.

While this is happening Jenny Taylor's (Bynes) best friend Ryan Howell(Bennett) is also in love with her. Will she choose Jason or Ryan?.

Overall it was a very silly underrated film.

PG or PG-13?

[dac-40056 · 6/10 · 7 February 2020]

I must not have seen the full version that has prompted the PG-13 rating. The only version I've seen was rated PG. And, the content description gives no indication of anything that warrants a PG-13.

I'm not much into these types of movies, to be honest. I only watched it because it had Amanda Bynes in it. I like the actress herself (which is why I gave it a 6/10 stars). I remember her from "The Amanda Show" and wanted to see what she was like here in "Lovewrecked".

Does it really deserve a PG-13 rating? What exactly gives it this rating?

Stupid, funny and charming

[ivagsaban · 6/10 · 21 October 2020]

I liked this movie. Yeah, the story line is pretty unrealistic and ridicilous, but it had some good laughs, and it left me feeling good. Amanda Bynes is charming in this role, the location is gorgeous., the end was kind of sloppy but overall this movie was good fun.

Sometimes people are so dramatic!!

[jawarneh_lubna · 10/10 · 13 July 2019]

Idk why people are giving this cool movie a low rating, though it's one of the cutest teen movies ever, it tells a love story with fun, beauty of the place and good looking actors. You know I saw very bad movies with high rating like napoleon dynamite, but funny movies like this one are underrated!

Funny and charming!

[i77310 · 6/10 · 8 May 2010]

Somehow, Amanda Bynes is always good in comedies, and this one does not disappoint. I love the parts where she and Jamie-Lynn Sigler fight over the rock star guy. Really funny. Bynes is not pretty but looks great in a bikini and convincing as an island-type of girl, which suits the story as it has an island resort setting.

Jonathan Bennett looks handsome and very likable as the shy and nervous lovable guy who has a crush on his best friend. Chris Carmack is cool as the vain and spoilt rock star. Both guys and the girls look great on camera. Even with no story, it is great to see beautiful people running around the beach :) It is a happy movie that keeps you smiling out of the cinema. The songs aren't great but the story is sweet and light-hearted. I'm surprised by the PG-13 rating. To me it is definitely a PG movie, great for tween.

Fun romance-in-paradise flick with Amanda Bynes

[Wuchakk · 6/10 · 16 June 2015]

Released in 2005, "Love Wrecked" stars Amanda Bynes playing a high school student who has a crush on a rock star (Chris Carmack). After getting a summer gig at a Caribbean resort she learns that her idol is visiting the island and, unexpectedly, ends up marooned with him on a deserted island. But is it really deserted? Jamie-Lynn Sigler plays her catty nemesis and Jonathan Bennett her guy pal who desires more than just friendship.

Amanda was 18 years-old during filming and has an undeniably cute face, but her body's not very curvy. Nevertheless, she easily carries the film with her fun-spirited charisma and likable disposition. The movie starts out great, but settles into moderately amusing by the second act. The paradisal Dominican Republic locales are a highlight.

The film runs 87 minutes.

GRADE: B-

Aammm....

[craftercool · 6/10 · 15 January 2009]

If you are a teenage girl full of dreams about your prince charming, and also if you don't caret to watch a movie with bad actuations and bad performances then I think you will probably like this movie. But what happens when you like to watch good movies? with good performances, great stories, fun dialogs, and you know, those kind of movies that doesn't make you feel like you have lost your time, what happens then? well, you might get up of your sit, turn off your TV and say mentally something like "oh God, I have lost me valious time, and I want it back!!" Well, you are probably not going to think that but you are going to feel like that, so the problem is that if your not a teenage girl that get fascinated with poor romance movies, then this movie will make you loose your time, anyway if you are interested in a good romance movie I recommend you "If Only" its....... wordless.

I love this movie, the view is beautiful

[seenow · 10/10 · 14 September 2019]

Amanda is so cute, the story is funny. I can't buy this DVD in HONG KONG, so disappointed.

So incredibly light and fluffy it just about floats away...and that's it's strong point

[Robert_duder · 6/10 · 5 May 2007]

I don't exactly know where Lovewrecked came from and I have to assume it was just a hobby for most of the cast and the director because there isn't anything amateur about director Randal Kleiser who has been directing for over 3 decades and helmed absolute classics and cult classics such as Grease, Flight of The Navigator and The Blue Lagoon. And Amanda Bynes has been up and coming and a terrific comedienne for quite some time really giving a hilarious performance in such great films like She's The Man and What A Girl Wants. Nonetheless here is Lovewrecked which is not quite a teen movie but ultimately turns into that and despite a rather amusing premise never really takes off the way you might hope. It would have made a better after school movie perhaps?? The most important thing to consider about Lovewrecked is that it's fluff...pure fluff and in this case that's not a bad thing. The film is watchable, it even has some rather amusing moments and it's as pure as the driven snow with nothing a parent need worry if their young ones watch it. There is no sexual content, no bad language, no really inappropriate humor with the except of a slightly crude 'fart' scene involving a noise maker which for once a 'fart' scene that was actually half decently amusing mostly because of Amanda Bynes.

Amanda Bynes is still neat and tidy and just funny and cute in her role as star obsessed Jenny Taylor who has an unhealthy fascination with a rock idol Jason Masters. Bynes still has great comedic timing but the script doesn't exactly do her justice and she could do far better...we've seen far better from her but she makes some of the more flat jokes seem a little more funny and she brings life to what could have been a rather dull film. Jason Masters is played by former O.C. alumni Chris Carmack who does an okay job but his role and his performance is a little mundane and laid back. He has his moments playing the shallow and pampered star but overall you don't really get much from his character. Jonathan Bennett is a sadly underused addition to the cast as Jenny's best friend since child hood Ryan Howell who happens to be completely in love with Jenny despite her obsession with Masters but Jenny doesn't know. Bennett does a good job, much like Bynes, considering the script given to him which doesn't give him much to play with but as the underdog secret admirer he is really good and him and Bynes have great chemistry and I would love to see them do something of a higher caliber together. Lovely Soprano's actor Jamie-Lynn DiScala leaves her Jersey accent and tough girl demeanor behind to play the pampered and popular Alexis Manetti, Jenny's nemesis who is also obsessed with Masters and the two girls find themselves at each other's throat over him when they stumble upon him in real life. Bynes and Manetti have a great rivalry and I have to harp on the script again because the creators of the film lost out on what could be a great comedic rivalry between them. They have almost hilarious moments against each other but it's such a light movie that nothing ever takes off.

The thing with Lovewrecked that so many people are having a problem with is that it's 'cute', and absolutely nothing more than that. You can't get any more out of it because it tends to be a shallow and short little film with a 'cute' story but little depth to it at all. But even still there are far worse things and the demographic for this film is probably far younger than what they anticipated making it appropriate and watchable for girls under 11. But they like movies too so that's fine and dandy but if you're looking for a romance for yourself or adults then this one isn't gonna fit the bill but if you want something the whole family can enjoy with no worries and no explanations needed then you could do worse than Lovewrecked. 6/10