Lindsay Lohan needs to prove her mettle in other genres

LINDSAY Lohan has cleaned up her act. After a tumultuous period in her acting career from 2007 to 2015, she disappeared from the spotlight.

She returned to the screen in 2022 with the festive Netflix romcom, “Falling for Christmas”.

Interestingly, she had tied the knot with Bader Shammas, a financier she had been dating for three years and got engaged to in November 2021, when she accepted the project. A year later, their son was born.

Back in the spotlight, Lohan is noticeably more graceful and looks happier and healthier. She’s grown out of that rebellious phase which dogged her career. However, her roles have not evolved. She’s staying close to the romcom genre, with her latest offering, “Irish Wish”, indicative of this.

Here she plays Maddie Kelly, a book editor, madly in love with best-selling author Paul Kennedy (Alexander Vlahos), who comes from money. The problem is, that she hasn’t plucked up the courage to confess her feelings, despite the push from her mother Rosemary Kelly (Jane Seymour) to do so. She misses her opportunity at Paul’s latest book launch, where he falls for her childhood best friend, Emma Taylor (Elizabeth Tan).

A year later, she’s flying to Ireland for Paul and Emma’s wedding. However, things get off to a rocky start. She has a run-in with wildlife photographer James Thomas (Ed Speelers), mistaking his suitcase for her lost luggage.

When she eventually arrives at Paul’s family mansion, she regrets not disclosing her true feelings.

Unbeknown to her, she, while out with the couple and their friends, makes a wish that changes her destiny. But there is a catch to her getting to live out her dream.

The movie boasts beautiful backdrops of Ireland. However, the script is cute but not remarkable.

is streaming on Netflix.