Rescue Me

I liked the story. It was about starting over and putting the past behind.

The main characters were fine. Good performances by most of the cast. There was one character that was just horrible and very unlikeable.

I think the ending was too short. I could have used another few minutes to see how their friends reacted. Oh well...

Still a good movie and I may watch it again if it comes on.

I can't think of a premise like this out of several hundred movies of this type. (Larry Levinson is the producer and he did Hallmark type movies before there was a channel.) They stayed away from many of the common plot devices. Another aspect that was a little different is that this is really three love stories. Through the middle, they did some obvious things, like Tom's trick, but also some small surprises. I didn't see the surprise at the end coming and was kind of wondering how they were going to tie things together. They skipped over a couple of the ways you might have expected. So there's a lot of good in the story.

I do not like embarrassing comedy. Lots of calls to complete strangers trying to find the mystery girl. But that's just me.

Cassie Steele and Ryan Kennedy had chemistry when they were together in the story. Both did a good job. Steele did well with the insecure woman who is embarrassed half the time and Kennedy showed a lot of life despite the depressing back story which many actors would have played in a manner that was too reserved. But because of the way the story was structured, these weren't together as much as in some movies of this type. I missed that. The chemistry was between Kelley's friend and Jeff's friend, played by Karissa Tynes and Nathan Mitchell. I am a fan of Andrea Brooks in supporting roles, but I didn't care for her cavalier character. The viewer isn't supposed to like Andrew Francis' Tom, and even so, I thought he did it a bit too cliché.

I think the story is fresh enough with good characters so that it is worth a view.

"My name is Jeff" was probably the best line.

Neither of the main characters are relatable. The whole thing seems thoroughly unrealistic. Decent for a TV movie, so it gets a 4.

Interesting storyline. Somewhat farfetched/unrealistic but pretty cool compared. Parts of it were predictable. Found some parts to be funny even though I predicted some of the scenes.

The overall concept was great. One of few movies that I've seen that didn't require me to skip any part because it either got boring or too cheesy for me to watch.

The title was what made me not want to watch it initially. Glad I looked up the plot line to learn what it was about. I did have to rewatch some scenes because they went by too quickly, causing me to miss some details and be a bit confused as to what was going on.

7.6 stars.

Do you see a lot of Hallmark type movies that attempt to give an original version of "meant to be" encounters between soulmates? I can recall about a dozen of them. I have to admit, this one was craftier than most. I thoroughly enjoyed the comedic aspects of the interactions between the secondary characters. The lead female is new for me, I don't recall seeing her much if ever. I've seen the man a few times. The supporting female and male (barista) we're both new to me as well. The other supporting male (bozo call center co-worker) is very recognizable. He's a true slouch in this story.

The timing of lost opportunities and near misses was expertly engineered for full effect, and to me that gives this film more legitimacy as a work of art. It is entertainment for the sake of improving the audience's mood and experience. This is good filmmaking on a low budget.