Review

Caught by Love
Subtitle: A Jewel Heist, a Resort Romance, and Enough Sunlight to Blind Your Feelings

If you’ve ever binge‑watched Hallmark holiday movies and thought, “You know what would make this even better? A Mediterranean accent and at least one missing necklace,” then Caught by Love is your sandy‑beach answer. This flick swaps snowflakes and cocoa for sunshine and suspicious‑looking palm fronds — but fear not, it still has all the warm fuzzies Hallmark movies are famous for.

Our heroine arrives at an upscale resort in Malta with vacation goals: relax, maybe nap, absolutely avoid emotional entanglement. Instead, she accidentally steps into a jewel‑heist mystery alongside a rugged private investigator who is definitely not what he claims to be… until he is. What begins as “help me find a missing necklace” quickly evolves into “maybe we should share sunscreen and life goals.”

In a typical Hallmark trope twist, every shady souvenir vendor suddenly becomes a suspect, every sunset looks like it was painted by angels, and every trench coat worn by handsome men is somehow both fashionable and conspiring. There’s confusion, clandestine missions, and that moment when the lead duo realizes they’re more interested in each other than in stolen property statements.

While Hallmark holiday movies usually begin with sleigh bells, this one begins with cruise ships, but the destination is the same: a certified love connection, a couple of laughable misunderstandings, and enough warm embraces to heat an igloo. By the final scene, you’ll find yourself Googling flights to the Mediterranean, because nothing says romance like tropical breezes and conveniently timed plot development.

In short, Caught by Love proves that even if you don’t celebrate Christmas under a roof covered in twinkle lights, the spirit of a heartfelt connection — and maybe a suspiciously shiny engagement ring — lives on whenever two people choose to solve mysteries together.