The Guardian's review of *The Last Sunrise*, an Amazon romance film based on Anna Todd's 2025 novel, criticises the movie for trading genuine romantic charm for cheap melodrama and stock-image scenery. Directed by Carlson Young, the film is described as another entry in Amazon's formulaic catalogue of "romance content", following a lineage that includes Todd's *After* series (itself born from her One Direction fan fiction). The reviewer argues that this well-worn genre, which typically pairs attractive wealthy couples with idyllic settings, has lost the narrative simplicity and chemistry that once made it work, opting instead for implausible twists and soap-opera theatrics.

The story follows Oriah (Maia Reficco), a young dancer with tuberous sclerosis, who joins her mother Isolde (Eva Longoria) on a trip to Mallorca, where Isolde's company is building a hotel. Facing a choice between medication and risky surgery, Oriah abandons her treatment to pursue a summer romance with local fisherman Julián (Fernando Lindez), amid a subplot involving her mother's firm threatening to buy out his family's century-old fishing business. The review faults the film for keeping key conflicts and character motivations off-screen or merely described in dialogue, and for failing to capture the specific atmosphere of its Mallorcan setting, leaving both the romance and the place feeling thin and unconvincing.