Single in South Beach (2015) ⭐ 4.4 | Comedy, Drama, Romance (original) (raw)

Amateurishly made tale of a Miami realtor (Webb as) who struggles to find her soulmate, conflicted by the lure of financial success versus domestic stability. For no apparent reason, Webb spirals into a self-imposed emotional crisis that leads to risky life choices, salacious romantic relationships and ultimately regret.

Webb is attractive and plays her role of a glorified escort with confidence, but it's a shallow character depicted as an immature gold-digger, prone to impulsiveness and lacking self-esteem (apparently stemming from a difficult childhood). Interestingly the character doesn't become a comfortable cliche, displaying little remorse for her messy relationship situation, asserting her misguided belief that she's somehow entitled to have her cake and eat it too which ends with predictable results.

Producer Sorbo co-stars as a sugar-daddy of sorts with whom Webb becomes entangled, and then Puerto Rican actor Ponce appears later in the picture as a recently-single former crush, making it the trifecta.

Lots of binge drinking on strobe-lit nightclub sound stages, suggestive dancing and illicit affairs (handled implicitly) crudely wrapped up with the life lesson that money and privilege doesn't buy you satisfaction.

The film's climax set to Bolero is a bit puerile, but the conclusion at least brings us full-circle to the possibility of redemption which is somewhat satisfying. Ultra low-budget, but still watchable with modest expectations.