THE WRONG PARIS

If you want a romcom that's actually funny, this one delivers. Miranda Cosgrove and Pierson Fodé have real chemistry, the supporting cast of fellow contestants is hilarious, and the film's gentle send-up of Bachelor-style dating shows lands its jokes. Underneath the laughs is a story with a genuinely good heart: a woman who chooses family, friendship, and love over a cash prize.

But this is not a movie for the family room. The language is frequent and strong, the humor leans suggestive throughout, and the wardrobe — bikinis, a suggestive mechanical-bull scene, shirtless men — is a steady presence. None of it is graphic, but there's a lot of it, and it adds up.

For adults and older teens who don't mind strong language and reality-TV-style raunch, this is an easy, entertaining watch with a sweeter core than you'd expect. For anyone raising younger viewers, this one's for date night, not family night.

Dawn dreams of studying art in Paris — France, that is. When money for tuition runs short, she auditions for a reality dating show taping in "Paris," hoping to grab an appearance fee and disappear before the cameras find her. Instead, she lands in Paris, Texas, competing for the heart of a rancher named Trey — who, inconveniently, won't let her get voted off.

As the competition goes on, Dawn finds herself genuinely drawn to Trey, even while hiding the real reason she came on the show. What happens when the cash prize and her heart start pulling in different directions? That's the question the rest of the movie answers.

Four stars means this is a romcom that actually works — funny, well-cast, and confident in what it's doing. The chemistry between Cosgrove and Fodé carries the central romance, and the ensemble of fellow contestants brings real comic energy to the reality-show setting. The film's light satire of dating shows like The Bachelor gives the familiar formula a fresh, playful edge instead of just going through the motions.

There's little here in the way of ambitious craft — this is a Netflix romcom, not an art film — but within its lane, it's a well-executed one. The humor lands, the leads are likable, and the story's emotional turn feels earned rather than forced.

This is a light moral worldview, and a genuinely good one as far as it goes. Dawn has a strong bond with her family — she's sacrificed her own savings for her grandmother's medical bills — and her friendship with a fellow contestant is one of the film's warmest threads. The story's real spine is her growing realization that love matters more than money, dramatized when she's willing to forfeit her winnings for the chance to make things right with Trey. There are even small, positive Christian touches, like a passing mention of driving her grandmother to Bible study.

What the film doesn't carry is any real moral weight around the raunchier elements it leans on for laughs — the suggestive jokes and imagery are played strictly for comedy, with no reflection attached. That's the gap between this film's light morality and a fuller biblical one: it gets the treasure right (love over money, family over ambition) without asking harder questions about the way it gets there.

Still, the film's central turn — choosing love over a payout — echoes something true. "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" (Matthew 6:21). Dawn's story is a small, funny parable of that choice.

This is a funny, well-made romcom with a genuinely sweet message about love over money — and it's also loaded with strong language, suggestive humor, and revealing wardrobe throughout. For the adults and older teens it's aimed at, it's a fun watch. Our verdict stands: worth the trip — adults only. Looking for something the whole family can watch together instead? Start here:.