Teresa (Madison Lanesey) and Drew (Travis Quentin Young) are on their late honeymoon, and the marriage isn’t all that great for Teresa. Drew? Everyone loves the guy, and he seems so happy no matter what. Teresa is one of those people who constantly has to tell everyone how much she loves them, even calling an ex on the day of her wedding to do this.

To be frank, Teresa may be one of the most hateable characters I’ve ever seen in a movie. When one of her energy bars almost kills a fellow passenger with a nut allergy, her husband takes the blame. And this makes her angry! And yes, I saw Madison Lanesey write on Letterboxd not to hate this movie because of her character…”I know, I know, she’s hard to love.  But then again, it IS hard to love.”

Then they meet Paz (Arta Gee), a non-binary native whom they hope to seduce. As you can imagine, the sex is great. But when Drew is honest and sleeps with Paz alone — something he got permission for — she flips out and goes hard at him about how she never loved him. He gets on a boat and has a sad sailaway, a broken man.

And what are we to learn from this?

G.G. Hawkins, who directed and co-wrote this with Madison Lanesey and Scott Monahan, appears to be someone with considerable talent. I just couldn’t get past the vapid nature of this film, and even though it’s a lean 79 minutes, it felt like being trapped with a couple that everyone knows really hates each other behind closed doors, regardless of what their social media posts say.

You can watch this and many other films at CFF by buying a pass on their website. Over the next few days, I’ll be posting reviews and articles, as well as updating my Letterboxd list of films I’ve watched.