Sometimes You Stay

A travel influencer discovers she can’t outrun her past in this cheery contemporary from Johnson (Meddling with Mistletoe). When Lucretia “Cretia” Martin visits picturesque Prince Edward Island, Canada, her plans to capture its stunning panoramasare dashed after she falls into the harbor she’s trying to photograph. Thankfully, she’s saved by local dog breeder Finn Chaffey and his huge, furry Newfoundland. All of her electronics have been destroyed, though, and as she waits for replacements to arrive, she comes to appreciate the island’s natural beauty thanks to gruff, kindhearted Finn, who shows her around. But the budding relationship isn’t without its problems—Lucretia is skittish about settling down, having been raised by a hoarder mother, while Finn’s torn about whether to continue running his family business. Cretia eventually leaves the island, and while the pair can’t stay away from each other for long, they’ll need to trust in God and one another if they’re ever to build a future together. While some of the exposition lacks subtlety, it’s a treat to watch the relationship between hyperconnected Cretia and old-school, flip phone–using Finn grow as the two sift through their pasts to discover they’re more similar than they’d originally believed. It’s a sweet story of opposites attracting. (May)