Confession time: I’ve always been a sucker for films and TV shows that, even if they aren’t necessarily good, work extremely well as travel porn. Maybe Fool’s Gold and Into the Blue have cringey dialogue and even cringier acting, but I’ll always have a soft spot for these movies because they’re just so pleasing to look at.
If the AMC miniseries The Night Manager wasn’t an espionage thriller and simply focused on Tom Hiddleston managing fancy hotels (at night, obviously), I would probably hold it in even higher esteem. I’m convinced the most important takeaway from The Talented Mr. Ripley has nothing to do with Matt Damon’s sociopathic scammer, but rather how awesome it would be to travel around Italy with Jude Law.
