Last Updated on August 10, 2024 by
Peak Season is a 2024 Movie Directed by Steven Kanter and Henry Loevner. The film stars Claudia Restrepo, Derrick Joseph DeBlasis, and Ben Coleman, with a runtime of 1h 22m, and will be released on August 02, 2024.
This romantic dramedy is based around Amy, played by Claudia Restrepo, and her fiancé Max, portrayed by Ben Coleman. They leave their stressful jobs in New York City and start their romantic bliss in a grand mansion in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. If there is any obsession between the two of them, then Max is obsessed with working. He spends each working hour of their vacation and even some more attending meetings, replying to emails, and handling international clients for his job in supply chain management. He’s also not shy about hitting the gym, and heaven forbid he miss a workout. This is a man who does not know how to disengage himself from the rat race and who deems the notion of doing so as a form of emasculation.
Coleman plays this character that people love to hate and makes him quite bearable, thus making it easier to imagine why Amy would accept to stick with him for a long time despite being in completely different wavelengths. Max quickly slips to the sidelines for most of the movie because the love story is not between the marriage ceremony bride and groom but between Amy and a regional fly fisherman, Loren (played by Derrick DeBlasis). Loren is quite opposite to what Max is like, or to be more elaborate, Loren is the exact opposite of Max. He does not need comfort or possessions (he sleeps in his car with his dog) or a monotonous yet well-paid middle management job; instead, he takes whatever jobs he can get as an instructor, fishing with some tourists or taking care of the garden or washing dishes in a restaurant. As long as he can be in Jackson Hole and be one with nature, he thinks it is a big win in his books.
One day, Max receives a call to a last business meeting, and Amy goes fly fishing by herself while Max is supposed to accompany her. Emotions emerge (as does a light show, but perhaps not passion) at the beginning. From the beginning, Amy and Loren have a natural chemistry, and it seems like the reserved, controlled New Yorker slowly becomes a carefree spirit. Amy attempts to reel in a fish unsuccessfully, and in the process, Loren inadvertently opens a new way of living for the lead character. “It’s not about catching anything, really, alright? Don’t think about the results too much,” he says, and Amy says, “Overthinking about the results is the foundation of my life.
”Of the many likable aspects of the characters, Amy and Loren are not stereotypical of nature lovers and dynamic, busy career women, respectively. On the one hand, Loren loves nature and does not mind getting in touch with it, but the audience does not portray her as a ‘flower child.’ Likewise, Amy is not used to being in the middle of the rolling mountains doing things that do not necessarily have a productive outcome. Still, she is not shown to be overwhelmed by the environment or scared. Furthermore, Amy felt that all those high-intensity jobs she used to do might not be satisfying. Her conflict with her fiance, Max, is that she quit her big job at Deloitte due to burnout. So if you are in a job you hate and all that is going in your bank is money, then according to Max, why would you ever escape the rat race and choose a less complicated existence?
Talking of dollars, yes, Peak Season doesn’t shy away from the bitter truth of the invasion of the rich tourists. Their cash is useful to the economy, but it does not deny that it is eradicating the tiny-town image of the town. Individuals who have seen at most three trees are traveling to Jackson Hole, purchasing hundreds of acres of land, constructing huge houses, and acting out this culture and lifestyle. This aspect is well portrayed in the film by Caroline Kwan, who portrays the character of Fiona, a family friend, and Max’s former girlfriend, who is in Hong Kong to attend a conference. She is dressed from head to toe in cowgirl-type attire and quickly reminds anyone how she fits right in. She will spend hours on a ranch staring at cattle not to admire their beauty but to get a photo for her Instagram account possibly.
In one scene, she becomes angry at a cow because the animal escapes when she attempts to take a selfie. It is really sad that there are people like that in this world and use such ethereal beauty as their social leverage, at least Kwan was there to make fun of them. When Max is compelled to return to work for several days, Amy can go out and be a little more reckless, but she envisions this with Max by her side. She returns to Loren, and they go for a hike, which Max does not agree to, and they appreciate the beauty in nature. This movie does all it can to portray the beauty of the world right before us, which would be obvious if people stopped staring at their screens. There is the moment when looking at the breathtaking view that took them ages to climb up, Amy mentions that the majestic mountains seem so perfect that they appeared like a screensaver.
Overall, the concept of Peak Season revolves around people’s capacity for connection and emotional bonds to be stronger than physical contact. A lot of focus was paid to the relationship between Amy and Loren. One can easily compare these two to Jim from ‘The Office’ and Pam and their tender relationship that has that magic sparkle that indicates they might go from being just colleagues to being a couple as well as the pesky annoying boyfriend or husband that comes in the picture.
A perfect example of their playful relationship is when Amy decides to try and figure out how and why he ended up living this kind of life. “It is either the second house or the second job,” he briefly stated. ‘Well then?’ Religious fundamentalist parents? Like, what is it with you guys?’ When he says that he likes to do whatever he wants whenever he wants, she laughs and says that he is quoting Camila Cabello, a singer whom Loren has never heard of despite being quite popular. Amy takes this opportunity to pester him for being so out of touch, but deep down, she wishes she could be as clueless as him.
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Peak Season is not rated because it has not undergone the official rating process by the Motion Picture Rating (MPA).
Sex & Nudity: No explicit sex scenes. There is some romantic tension and kissing between Amy and Loren. Implied romantic involvement, but no nudity or explicit scenes are shown.
Violence & Gore: No violence or gore is present in the movie. There is mild conflict between characters, mainly verbal disagreements.
Profanity: Minimal use of mild language.
Alcohol, Drugs, & Smoking: Characters occasionally drink alcohol, such as during social gatherings. No drug use or smoking was depicted.
