I know that you occasionally have to suspend your disbelief when watching movies, but the fact that the gorgeous Hamptons beaches were practically empty during all the beach scenes, really took me out of the movie a bit. I grew up going to all types of New Jersey shore beaches, and believe me, they're all very crowded during the summer.
Just a pet peeve...
So I'm not being facetious or sarcastic because I've never been to the Hamptons, but aren't most of these beaches, especially those literally bordered with houses, private? If that's the case, I don't find it odd they're empty.
shareI don't believe they have private beaches in the Hamptons. I'm sure you have to pay to get on the beach (and I'm sure it's an exorbitant fee!), like most NJ towns, but I don't think homeowners are allowed to 'own' the beach by their house.
shareYes, most of these Hampton beachfront properties are privately owned, due to accessibility to these areas.
I worked/managed one of these properties and it was difficult or impossible for the public to gain access to the private beach areas directly.
Even the public beaches required proof of residency to acquire seasonal parking permits.
So to answer the original question, it was very likely that this home in particular would be virtually private.
The houses do have private beaches very near the home.
It's not like the average beaches during the summer.
Yeah, it's not like most beaches; I spent a couple of summers "vacationing" w/a rich (at the time) relative who rented a beachfront property for an absurd sum & the beach was creepily empty. Btw unless you're a Hamptons investor, there ain't much reason to check it out.
shareYou do realize you're watching a movie, right? It's obvious why the beach was empty, the director wants you to concentrate on the romance that is building up between the two lead characters. People walking in the background takes away the attention and romantic feel of what the director wants you see. It's as simple as that.
shareIt's obvious why the beach was empty, the director wants you to concentrate on the romance that is building up between the two lead characters. People walking in the background takes away the attention and romantic feel of what the director wants you see.It wouldn't with a good director (haven't you ever seen a romantic scene effectively filmed on the crowded streets of Manhattan?), and anyway that's not the reason there are no people on the beach. There are no people because it's a private beach - one of the perks of having a home in the exclusive and stratospherically expensive Hamptons. That is what was obvious to me. If it was supposed to be a public beach I'm sure Nancy Meyers would have used extras in the background, and still made the scene work. share
Not every square foot of ocean-front Long Island is like the packed areas of Jones Beach. There are plenty of solitary places, whether public areas or private. I vacationed in San Diego a few years ago -- seven blocks from the ocean -- and had no problem finding solitary spots on the shore.
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