First of all: the leads have GREAT chemistry. But I felt like I was watching a snapshot of the "real" movie. I feel a little betrayed. The story is about Harper, a New Yorker send to Barcelona, Spain for a business meeting. Her two best friends tag along for a party trip. In Barcelona Harper meets a deejay and they instantly connect. That's it! That's the whole story. They fall in love. Harper f's up her meeting and is fired. No one seems to care. She mentions starting her own company. The deejay calls and asks if she wants to meet him in Tokyo. She says no at first because of her new business endeavor. But then her friends convince her to all go to Tokyo. END MOVIE. I checked my Netflix to make sure it was really the end of the movie. I felt confused. Such a waste of perfectly fun characters and a storyline that could've been heading somewhere, but then it was not. Who wants to watch a movie of people instantly falling in love and being happy, the end?
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minunimion20 February 2020Giving only 1 star it means you didn't get anything. Writing down... the worst movie ever, it means you watched only few movies. You're totally out. I'm not saying that the movie is great, but acceptable and it means 5-6 stars. Not bad acting... I would like to act like that. The script is simple, some laughs, nothing really bad as someone described. I don't think I wasted my time, I enjoyed what I watched without expecting any Oscar movie. Sometimes people have expectations, that's the problem... I never have any expectations and I enjoy almost everything. Who cares whether or not Ibiza is pronounced as it should be. If you pay attention to every tiny detail, you won't enjoy anything and your life will be miserable. Smile more and the life will smile you back!
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This is the story of friends hijacking a business trip to party in Spain. They land in Barcelona and go to the beach. They then go to a club where the lead "meet cutes" a DJ. There's not much chemistry but we are expected to think there is. They then go to a pretty lame house party where my favorite actor from Sense 8 has a fling with the one girl. There's a lame scene where she runs from a knife wielding lover and gathers her friends. There's possibly some comical moments scripted but it doesn't come together on screen. They then see that the hot DJ is playing in Ibiza. They mispronounce Ibiza. A lot. It gets annoying. They catch a flight and there is an awkward lengthy scene with guys at the back of the plane which ends in shots and party music. They catch a cab and are dropped off in the middle of nowhere to watch a sunset. This doesn't look like Ibiza at all. It's not. But hey, the actors are enjoying it. The audience, not so much. The club scenes are ok. The music is great. She finds her DJ. The end. At least, this is where I should have stopped watching. But I carried on, glued to the screen hoping for a glimpse of something amazing. There was a half decent scene where the fun friend attends the business meeting in Barcelona and steals the limelight for a while. Her performance was damn good. But then the lead takes over and kills the mood. I watched in horror as they returned home, she gets fired and makes her Hollywood exit. It ends horribly, soon after that. I felt betrayed by the plot. I wanted more. I wanted more laughter, more debauchery. More action. More sex. It felt like a documentary with a happy ending.
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ccmoran187 June 2018Had some definite laugh out loud moments.. obviously if you watched the previews you know it's not a deep, thought provoking movie.. it's a great comedy none the less for when you just want something light hearted and fun.
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Netflix needs to get it green light approval process checked. I can't imagibe how someone reads this script and imagines this would need to be seen. By humans. With eyes. The narrative runs as if it were being told by a five year old recounting something that happened at school a week earlier. Completely without sense, sequence or purpose. And unlike a five year old, it doesn't even try, and it is devoid of any charm.
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supernatural0311 July 2020I loved this movie, truly. My only complaint was the ending. I would have liked to seen another 10 minutes or so. I needed to see him meet her in NY. But over all, it's an adorable romantic comedy. Richard Madden is hilariously adorable.
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maree-6498126 May 2018Ibiza is so poorly written it feels like a 15 year old was given the task. Kept waiting for some kind of plot to kick in but the whole movie just falls flat. Total waste of time.
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susegray30 May 2018Easy to watch, fun little film - good music - makes me wanna go on holiday like now
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isabellatallica26 May 2018Such a pointless movie, it's hard to top such a film which has no real story, no real romance, no real comedy and basically nothing. The only good thing is R. Madden and I hope this movie is not ruining his career. There is no plot and no jokes. It's a promotion movie for party in Ibiza and Barcelona with drugs. Totally disappointed.
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This movie was so much fun. It was laugh out loud funny, the cast had great chemistry, the storyline was silly and uncomplicated. I can't believe how negative the reviews are! Were people expecting an Oscar nominee? If you're looking for a fun hour and a half of hilarious drunken shenanigans and some sweet romantic moments, this movie will tick all of those boxes.
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yuan_yuan31 June 2018I thought the film was enjoyable, just from the trailer you know the whole story as very straightforward. So I actually recommend it when you want to have a relaxing Friday night with a nice bottle of wine not much brain required entertainment.
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danscales-6699726 May 2018Clearly no one involved in making this movie has ever been to Ibiza. Maybe they all just did drugs together at an EDM festival in Miami and imagined they had been. Garbage. Utter garbage.
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Melissadicaprio26 May 2018How do they get good actors to do bad movies? Netflix is a great series maker but the movies are the worst!
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amrestrepo16 June 2018For all the negative reviews .. Geez! Come on guys , it's not a movie to take serious .. It's a feel good movie , girl gets guy at the end .. It's fun, and I laughed , that's it! Thumbs down to the negative peeps on here ...
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larshermans28 May 2018With all their money, Netflix somehow always throws cash at the bottom of the barrel with their original movies.
It's just so, so lazy. I know the title is Ibiza, but does every scene have to be either 'sassy dialogue' or generic clubbing? The writing is awful and irritating, and there is so little going on visually that you might as well listen to an audio book. The whole lesson of this movie is to gamble with your career, take drugs and YOLO. No consequence. No depth. No comedic timing or even funny jokes. Not to mention, NO ROMANCE. The movie seems to think it's being more romantic than it is.
I'm not even sure they filmed this on Ibiza. Which would be super awkward given the title. They sure didn't capture the atmosphere or vibe of the island at all. The fact that most scenes are filmed indoors just makes it more suspicious.
I guess it just angers me that Netflix picks up the most uninspired, generic and badly made rubbish while ignoring projects that truly deserve support. -
alex-125028 May 2018I was not sure if something could be both shallow and empty at the same time, but this movie is exactly it. It's not that bad though if you use it as background noise. On the other hand, should you decide to actually watch it, Gillian Jacobs is perfectly watchable throughout.
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christmaspresents26 May 2018Fun summer movie, some very funny laugh out loud moments.
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This movie did not have a clue how Ibiza is..It was all filmed in Croatia..even the Sunset.. The director, producers or anyone to do with this movie obviously never been to Ibiza and zero, zero understanding of the vibe and charisma that Ibiza gives any filming.. Movie is not worth watching... Cheap story line..The actors in this movie are not all too bad, but they failed on not researching what Ibiza is really like.. Dont bother watching it..
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paulinhat28 May 2018I don't understand the many bad reviews on this movie.The plot is simple: 3 girls go on a trip and meet guys they're interested in.There's a cute romance with two great actors (Gillian Jacobs and Richard Madden), who immediately click, because they're both awkward and honest. Besides that, it had many light moments, which brought a smile to my face. It's not supposed to be a super smart movie, so I watched as such. Although I thought the music and the acting were great, while the filming was kind of artistic at points.
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How did I know this movie was going to be pretty awful? The "go-to" scene in mostly every comedy, it includes a black light, a hotel room, and a whole lot of screaming.
The humor in this film falls short, extremely short. The plot of the entire movie is lost in the desperation to be relevant. Honestly Its a miracle that the 3 main characters who are supposed to portray grown women didn't end up in a torture hostel or kidnapped and sold into human trafficking based off their choices. -
hannahmccreadie5 June 2018I'm not quite sure why there are so many negative reviews, this isn't a life changing film and doesn't pretend to be. It is however a funny, easy-to-watch film. There is a lot of chemistry between Harper and Leo and the friends are funny. Would recommend for a funny, chilled out film with good music!
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Titan_Honey20 July 2021There is nothing new here..just overused plot.. But if you love these type of movies it's an ok film...
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ashelyfernando10 September 2018The movie was an utter waste of time. Horrible chemistry within the cast. Honestly have no idea what the director wanted to illustrate, #Regrets
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I'm usually up for movies of this type as they could be a fun way to relax. But this might be the worst movie I've ever seen. I don't remember there being any scene that could be called funny, everything is poorly executed and just plain boring- the story, the dialogues, technical side... everything sucks. I am still finding it hard to believe Netflix actually made this. I definitively don't recommend watching this as you will just be wasting your time during it, and even after just trying to make sense of the storyline and everything that accompanies this movie.