My Argentine Heart isn’t one of the Loveuary releases but that is only because it was released in January. So let’s see if it would have been a worthy addition to the Valentine’s Day releases.
Abril (Julie Gonzalo) is a half-Argentinian woman living in Boston. When her family’s ranch in Argentina is in danger of being sold to her ex, Diego (Juan Pablo Di Pace), she quickly flies in to save it. However, there was an old loan taken out on the farm and now it may be sold to a local banker instead. Abril and Diego must team up to really save the farm.
This was probably one of the most boring movies I have ever watched. Abril makes awful decisions and, instead of fighting for what he wants, Diego is a pushover. I’m not sure how either of them get anything accomplished. And, while I can understand Abril being reluctant to sell the ranch, she hasn’t been there in fifteen years. She doesn’t even talk to her cousin, Belinda (Valentina Frione), who lives there. To top it off, Abril has been having a difficult time getting a new job thanks to a failed deal at her last job…which she doesn’t really want to talk about.
As for Diego, he didn’t like his job in the big city so he came back to the ranch to work. His family has been working on the ranch for generations so coming back wasn’t a problem. But Abril, who is a part owner of the ranch, didn’t even know he was there. Yes, no one told one of the owners who is working on the ranch and, since she wasn’t talking to Belinda, she didn’t ask. This movie feels like the definition of “failing upwards.” Everyone is terrible at business but they are very successful.
Rating: 2 out of 5 hearts