One of my all time favorites.

Let's be realistic.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

After an emotional film of the wall coming down, Lena (Felicity Waterman) comes to LA to see the sights and show off her bad German accent. She gets her luggage swapped with criminal who come after her, but not before she meets a rich cabbie and does the frolic in sand and sun scene. The film is light and tries to be clever. It has some folks with name recognition such as Bill Dana and Pat Morita and Susan Anton.Unlike my peers, I wasn't overly entertained. The accent was really bad. Available on multi-packs.

I tend to avoid romantic comedies like the plague but I ended up watching LENA'S HOLIDAY anyway, purely because it was put out by Crown International Pictures and I've been watching a lot of their movies over the last year (blame a British TV channel which has been showing much of their back catalogue). Anyway, this is a low budget entry in that particular genre, but one which turns out to be surprisingly warm and likable given that I usually despise the genre.The story is about a young girl from East Germany who ends up in Los Angeles and gets taken advantage of by various unscrupulous characters. Felicity Waterman essays the lead and although her accent occasionally slips she's quite authentic for the most part, and has a sweet nature which makes her easy to root for. The supporting cast are fairly good too, with Chris Lemmon (son of Jack) as the quickfire cab driver and Nick Mancuso less scuzzy than usual (only a bit, mind) as a photographer. There's a random Pat Morita cameo, an aimless sub-plot involving Waterman being pursued by crooks, and plenty of fish-out-of-water humour.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, east German Lena Jung (Felicity Waterman) is a James Dean fan. She's a tourist in Hollywood. At the airport, a sketchy situation left her with a switched bag. She has trouble with her hotel's name, and the cab stops in front of a gallery where she meets photo artist Flynn (Nick Mancuso). She finally gets to the motel which turns out to be a dump run by Fred (Pat Morita), and finds none of her paid-up 10 days all inclusive luxury tour. In desperation, she goes to Flynn's place. There she discovers that her bag has been switched and Flynn is an lecherous unstable creep. She leaves a box of condoms behind as she tries to exchange the luggage. She finds the woman dead, and the the only help comes from cabbie Mike (Chris Lemmon).Felicity Waterman is very cute and her bad German accent is adorable. That's really all there is in this weak B-movie rom-com-thriller. Chris Lemmon comes after about 30 minutes and he doesn't have good enough charisma. He's also a little too old. I would prefer a younger better male lead. The quality of production is weak for this Crown International Pictures. In the end, I can't recommend this movie.

Lena (Felicity Waterman) lives in East Germany, a country just liberated because of the fall of the Berlin Wall. A James Dean fan, she comes to California to visit the Hollywood scene in Los Angeles. However, she first lands in East Los Angeles, in a pretty dire neighborhood. Once she finds the genuine movie making neighborhood, she rests content. But, not for long! Her traveling baggage is mixed up with another woman's, a lady who turns up dead. Lena turns to erstwhile cab driver, Mike (Chris Lemmon) for help in the ensuing and dangerous situations that come her way. Will Lena really have a rest- and-relaxation vacation in LaLa Land? The two stars, Waterman and Lemmon, make this movie palatable. They are attractive and comedically gifted. The script is one of the been there, done that type, however, with little coherence at times. Conversely, the sunny scenery and costumes add to a pleasant viewing. If you are a romcom fan and would climb mountains for a nice kiss or two, you will be happy you took a chance with this film. Everyone else would probably be a bit bored and switch to E.R. reruns.