800 Words

After losing his wife, a newspaper columnist leaves his career in Sydney and moves with his two teenage children to a remote seaside town in New Zealand. Hoping for a fresh start, the family instead finds itself drawn into the lively, complicated lives of the town’s colorful residents.

My take

You’ll likely enjoy this if you like warm small-town dramas with quirky locals, family complications, humor, and gentle life lessons; Not for you if you want fast-paced action or consistently realistic plotting.

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