A remake of the much darker and riskier 1981 release of the same name, “Endless Love” centers around two star-crossed, sun-kissed 17-year-olds that fall madly in love, and, for lack of a better plot twist, stay that way.

Through the course of a two-hour long montage of sunny wildflower fields and raging hormones that looks more like a lingerie commercial than an actual romance, privileged rich girl Jade Butterfield (Gabriella Wilde) and lower class mechanic David Elliot (Alex Pettyfer) find a way to fall into infatuation with each other, despite Jade’s snobbish cardiologist of a father (Bruce Greenwood) trying to keep them separated.

The film touches on a few underlying themes, of course. There’s a liberating sense in Jade’s reckless refusal to think about the future and obey her overbearing father’s wishes, and that seems to inspire the rest of her family — her mother (Joely Richardson) and her brother (Rhys Wakefield) — to follow their hearts as well in a sweet, unsurprising sort of way.

Jade’s rebelliousness is somewhat of a plot driver, and there are certainly some age-appropriate shouting matches, but otherwise the film goes on without much conflict and, as a result, without much purpose.

“Endless Love,” disappointingly, is less about actual love and more about sugar-coated affection and teen attraction (though the actors in charge of playing our two gorgeous young leads look every bit the polished and well built 20-somethings they are).

If you’re looking for the deep, twisted movie about obsession and danger that the familiar title and dramatic trailers hint at, don’t waste your time. This isn‘t it. However, “Endless Love” does provide a soft, pretty, well-groomed respite from the real world in the form of a simple teenage lust — sorry, _love_ — story.

_MOVE magazine gives “Endless Love” 3 out of 5 stars._