Our Little Secret –  Ten years after a disastrous proposal splits up childhood sweethearts Avery and Logan, they find themselves face-to-face again when meeting the parents of their new partners. Convincing Logan to pretend they’ve never met, Avery tries to win over hard-to-please matriarch, Erica but can’t seem to do anything right. The sudden close proximity begins to awaken old feelings but is it wise to tread old ground, especially when they have found happiness elsewhere? 

Our Little Secret (2024) – Director: Stephen Herek

Rating: 12

Running Length: 101 minutes

Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Ian Harding, Kristin Chenoweth

Genres: Romance, Comedy

REVIEW: OUR LITTLE SECRET

Netflix romcoms seem to be where Lindsay Lohan has found her comfort zone. This time, ‘Our Little Secret’ sees her as Avery who’s former lover, Logan, messed up a proposal leading to their break-up. 10 years later, the pair unexpectedly come face to face in less than ideal circumstances!

Sadly, feeling more like a made-for-TV movie than anything big screen worthy, ‘Our Little Secret’ doesn’t do enough to pull itself out of the Hallmark saccharine sweet mire. It’s full of the usual cliches and the ending can be seen a mile away. Honestly, the movie is perfectly enjoyable albeit completely forgettable. Despite doing their best with the lacklustre script the actors struggle with chemistry, but the funny moments help to keep it all afloat.

‘Our Little Secret’ may not be the best of its genre but if you’re after something easy and light-hearted, you can’t go too far wrong.

CONTENT: IS ‘OUR LITTLE SECRET’ SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN?

The movie opens with an animation of how Logan and Avery started off as close childhood friends which eventually blossomed into a loving relationship. It shows a boy and a girl (representing the two of them) sitting in a car, the girl jumps on the boy so that both go below the sight of the camera and hearts fly up above them.

When visiting Avery’s dad for Christmas, the couple get out of their car and Avery repeatedly tells Logan that he’s drunk and acting inappropriately. He says ‘You don’t think maybe you leaving is, like, what drove me to drink?’ He then apologises for this.

Avery’s grandma talks inappropriately about her romantic interests stating ‘Nothing gets me going like a Brit accent!’ and ‘If only these legs had one more flight in them!’

When first entering the house of her boyfriend’s parents, Avery takes a glass of wine from a tray carried by a waiter and immediately drinks it in one swig to calm her nerves.

When trying to convince Logan not to mention that they know each other, Avery tells him that ‘For the next four days they will picture us having s-e-x!’

Avery eats a large amount of jelly sweets that she finds in a coat pocket belonging to her partner’s brother. It is later discovered that these gummies are infused with THC and she becomes inebriated. The terms ‘stoned’ and ‘high’ are used and Avery hallucinates that a statue of the Virgin Mary speaks to her.

Avery amusingly finds numerous portraits of Erica creepy as she never ages in them. In one scene the camera focuses one one of the portraits and, much like in a horror film, the lighting is dark and thunder and lightning cracks and booms. Erica’s distorted voice accuses Avery of a very low stakes ‘crime’ she has committed.

Not wanting to own up to the previously mentioned ‘crime’, Avery blames her indiscretion on Erica’s dog which causes her to panic and rush to the vets. Avery happily goes along with this until she discovers that the poor dog will need to have invasive procedures done to it in order to ‘save’ it. The vet brings out a set of scary looking instruments, the dog becomes scared, shaking and whimpering. Avery then has a conversation with the vet and ensures the dog does not go through any treatments.

Avery, who lost her mum at a young age, becomes upset that her father is selling her childhood home.

An affair is discovered and the adulterers are not ashamed of their actions. They try to continue sneaking around but the one who discovered them stops them.

An older female character received a gift of sexy lingerie, supposedly from her teen son. Both are shocked, but another character admits that this gift is for his girlfriend and the gifts got mixed up.

A woman speaks of Avery and Logan’s relationship, saying ‘I do remember these two going at it like jackrabbits in the back of your mother’s car!’

CAN I SEE A CLIP?

VERDICT: IS ‘OUR LITTLE SECRET’ FOR KIDS?

Fine but somewhat mediocre, ‘Our Little Secret’ won’t be setting anyone’s world on fire. Due to some near-the-knuckle humour and references to (accidental and mild but casual) drug taking, we feel this movie is appropriate for kids aged 12 and over.

• Violence: 0/5
• Emotional Distress: 1/5
• Fear Factor: 1/5 (one short and mild horror-like scene that is comedic in nature)
• Sexual Content: 3/5 (frequent innuendo and references to physical relationships)
• Bad Language: 2/5 (some moderate cursing)
• Dialogue: 3/5 (references to drug taking, adult relationships, adultery and blackmail – although the stakes of this are low)
• Other Notes: deals with themes of relationships, family and love.

Words by Laura Record