# Resort to Love
**Resort to Love** is a 2021 American romantic comedy film directed by Steven K. Tsuchida and released globally on Netflix on July 29, 2021.[1](https://identicalpictures.com/resort-to-love-will-be-released-globally-on-netflix-on-july-29-2021/) It stars [Christina Milian](https://www.edgepedia.org/christina-milian) as Erica, an aspiring pop singer who takes a lounge gig at a luxury resort in [Mauritius](https://www.edgepedia.org/mauritius) and discovers that her ex-fiancé Jason ([Jay Pharoah](https://www.edgepedia.org/jay-pharoah)) is holding his wedding at the same venue, with Sinqua Walls as Jason's brother Caleb and Christiani Pitts as the bride-to-be Beverly.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/resort_to_love) The film was produced by Alicia Keys, Maggie Malina, and Jeremy Kipp Walker, from a screenplay by Tabi McCartney and Dana Schmalenberg.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/resort_to_love)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | Global Netflix premiere on July 29, 2021[1](https://identicalpictures.com/resort-to-love-will-be-released-globally-on-netflix-on-july-29-2021/) |
| Director and writers | Steven K. Tsuchida; screenplay by Tabi McCartney and Dana Schmalenberg, story by McCartney[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/resort_to_love) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12929990/fullcredits/) |
| Main cast | Christina Milian (Erica), Jay Pharoah (Jason), Sinqua Walls (Caleb), Christiani Pitts (Beverly)[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/resort_to_love) |
| Filming | Shot entirely in Mauritius, October to December 2020, mainly at a resort in Belle Mare on the island's east coast[4](https://thecinemaholic.com/where-was-resort-to-love-filmed/) • [5](https://defimedia.info/resort-love-le-film-americain-tourne-maurice-sur-netflix-ce-jeudi) |
| Budget | $11 million, with production services from the Mauritian company Identical Pictures[5](https://defimedia.info/resort-love-le-film-americain-tourne-maurice-sur-netflix-ce-jeudi) |
| Runtime and rating | 101 minutes; TV-14 in the United States[6](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/resort-to-love) |
| Reception | 65% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer (17 reviews) and 86% on the audience Popcornmeter; Metascore of 46 on Metacritic[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/resort_to_love) • [7](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/resort-to-love/critic-reviews/) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Erica (Christina Milian) is a singer trying to launch her music career in New York City while still recovering from the end of her engagement. After a public onstage disaster destroys a collaboration with a temperamental male artist, her best friend Amber (Tymberlee Hill) arranges an escape: a multi-month contract singing in the lounge of a five-star resort in Mauritius.[8](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/resort-to-love/umc.cmc.r2ly4vpb6hnmdnn39b1kx75m)
Soon after Erica arrives, Jason (Jay Pharoah) and his new fiancée Beverly (Christiani Pitts) show up to hold their wedding at the same resort. Erica tries to keep her past relationship with Jason secret from Beverly, while Jason's older brother Caleb (Sinqua Walls) works to keep the former couple apart; the film's central question is whether Erica will end up singing at Beverly's wedding or her own.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/resort_to_love)
### Content and audience guidance
Common Sense Media rates the film suitable for ages 11 and up, describing an affable romantic comedy with little sexual content but a great deal of drinking: adults drink regularly and sometimes to excess, partying nightly at the resort with wine, shots, cocktails, and beer. Violence is mostly pratfalls, and the language is mild.[12](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/resort-to-love) The review praises the diverse cast, the pop soundtrack with songs performed by leads Milian and Pitts, and the decision to play some of the more important scenes straight rather than for laughs.[12](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/resort-to-love)
## Production and filming
The film was shot entirely in the Republic of Mauritius, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, with production services from the Mauritian company Identical Pictures.[1](https://identicalpictures.com/resort-to-love-will-be-released-globally-on-netflix-on-july-29-2021/) • [9](https://www.genesisbrand.com/yes-netflixs-resort-to-love-was-filmed-on-a-tropical-island-even-those-snowy-scenes/) Filming took place in October, November, and December 2020, with the Constance Prince Maurice hotel serving as the production's base for those three months.[5](https://defimedia.info/resort-love-le-film-americain-tourne-maurice-sur-netflix-ce-jeudi) Most shooting occurred at a luxury resort in Belle Mare, a coastal area in the Flacq district on the island's eastern coast, where the cast and crew both stayed and worked.[4](https://thecinemaholic.com/where-was-resort-to-love-filmed/)
**Local involvement.** A few scenes were shot in the streets of the capital, Port-Louis, and even the New York snow scenes were staged in Mauritius. The production cost $11 million, and 245 [Mauritians](https://www.edgepedia.org/mauritians) appeared in the film among the hotel staff, third-party suppliers, and local actors.[5](https://defimedia.info/resort-love-le-film-americain-tourne-maurice-sur-netflix-ce-jeudi) Mauritius offers film productions a rebate of up to 40 percent on qualified production expenditures, covering items such as travel, accommodation, local equipment rental, and cast and crew costs.[10](https://clgglobal.com/mauritius-offers-a-plethora-of-schemes-and-facilities-for-the-entertainment-industry-recently-premiered-netflix-film-resort-to-love-entirely-filmed-in-mauritius/)
The behind-the-camera team included composer Laura Karpman, editor Emma E. Hickox, and cinematographer Greg Gardiner.[11](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/resort-to-love-movie-review-2021)
## Reception
Critical response was mixed. The film holds a 65 percent Tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes, with 11 fresh and 6 rotten among 17 reviews, and an average of rated reviews of 6.00/10; the audience Popcornmeter stands at 86 percent from more than 250 ratings.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/resort_to_love) On Metacritic, five critics produced a Metascore of 46, categorized as mixed or average, with all five reviews counted as mixed and none as positive or negative.[7](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/resort-to-love/critic-reviews/) [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) lists an IMDb rating of 5.7 from about 7,500 user votes.[6](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/resort-to-love)
Reviewers split along familiar lines for the genre. Lisa Kennedy of Variety wrote that calling the film slight would be like snatching a romance novel from a friend reading on a beach, asking why anyone would do that in summer.[7](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/resort-to-love/critic-reviews/) Monica Castillo of RogerEbert.com gave it 2 of 4 stars, calling it a cute love story with attractive leads that has the look and feel of a vacation on a budget.[11](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/resort-to-love-movie-review-2021) The New York Times' Concepción de León called it as uninspired as its name, finding the chemistry between the characters hard to believe.[7](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/resort-to-love/critic-reviews/) More favorable notices included Robert Levin of Newsday at 3/4 and Tilly Pearce of Entertainment Daily at 3.5/5, who wrote that it feels like a Hallmark Christmas movie without the Christmas.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/resort_to_love)
## Availability
As of late 2026, the film streams on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads in the United States, with no free streaming options listed; the Netflix version is offered in 4K with [Dolby Vision](https://www.edgepedia.org/dolby-vision) and [Dolby Atmos](https://www.edgepedia.org/dolby-atmos).[6](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/resort-to-love) It is also available on Netflix in Brazil (as *Não Podes Fugir do Amor*), Mexico (as *No se puede huir del amor*), and South Korea, though it is not currently in the Netflix Germany catalog.[13](https://br.justwatch.com/br/filme/resort-to-love) • [14](https://www.justwatch.com/mx/pelicula/resort-to-love) • [15](https://ottasia.com/title/movie/785539/resort-to-love?country=KR) • [16](https://de.flixboss.com/film/resort-to-love-81076586)
## References
1. [Resort to Love will be released globally on Netflix on July 29, 2021, Identical Media](https://identicalpictures.com/resort-to-love-will-be-released-globally-on-netflix-on-july-29-2021/)
2. [Resort to Love, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/resort_to_love)
3. [Resort to Love (2021) full cast and crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12929990/fullcredits/)
4. [Where Was Resort to Love Filmed? Netflix Filming Locations, The Cinemaholic](https://thecinemaholic.com/where-was-resort-to-love-filmed/)
5. [Resort to Love : le film américain tourné à Maurice sur Netflix ce jeudi, Le Defi Media Group](https://defimedia.info/resort-love-le-film-americain-tourne-maurice-sur-netflix-ce-jeudi)
6. [Resort to Love streaming: where to watch online?, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/resort-to-love)
7. [Resort to Love critic reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/resort-to-love/critic-reviews/)
8. [Resort to Love, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/resort-to-love/umc.cmc.r2ly4vpb6hnmdnn39b1kx75m)
9. [Yes, Netflix's Resort to Love Was Filmed on a Tropical Island, Genesis Brand](https://www.genesisbrand.com/yes-netflixs-resort-to-love-was-filmed-on-a-tropical-island-even-those-snowy-scenes/)
10. [Mauritius Offers a Plethora of Schemes and Facilities for the Entertainment Industry, CLG Global](https://clgglobal.com/mauritius-offers-a-plethora-of-schemes-and-facilities-for-the-entertainment-industry-recently-premiered-netflix-film-resort-to-love-entirely-filmed-in-mauritius/)
11. [Resort to Love movie review and film summary, RogerEbert.com](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/resort-to-love-movie-review-2021)
12. [Resort to Love Parents' Guide and Movie Review, Common Sense Media](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/resort-to-love)
13. [Não Podes Fugir do Amor, JustWatch Brazil](https://br.justwatch.com/br/filme/resort-to-love)
14. [No se puede huir del amor, JustWatch Mexico](https://www.justwatch.com/mx/pelicula/resort-to-love)
15. [Where to watch Resort to Love in South Korea, OTTASIA](https://ottasia.com/title/movie/785539/resort-to-love?country=KR)
16. [Resort to Love bei Netflix Deutschland, Flixboss](https://de.flixboss.com/film/resort-to-love-81076586)
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