For the Love of Jessee

The preview makes it look great but it falls so flat. There are so many little details that the writers didn't think through that just make it feel like a third rate movie. The medical details are so off. Overall just a meh movie.

Dr. Luke Matthews (Randy Wayne) is happily married to his wife Jessica (Bre Blair) who is pregnant with their first. His patient Sage Smith (Mandahla Rose) loses her pregnancy. He loses Jessica while giving birth. His estranged mother Katharyn (Adrienne Barbeau) tries to help, but he rejects a live-in nanny. After a chance encounter, Luke hires Sage. Both are struggling with their losses.

It is a simple heartfelt movie. I would not go the romance route, but it is a very simple movie. There is some goodness in its simplicity. Everybody is nice. Even Katharyn's misguided efforts are for the good of the family. This is simple and fine.

I watched this when I needed a good weep. Death, disbelief, and ressurection of broken spirits who initially clash. The main characters are actually quite believable, which Surprised me. Real.

Best of all was the appearance of Adrienne Barbeau as Luke's mother. Her character was a wize grandma to the newborn, whose weathered features were perfect. I remember her from earlier days when she was a glamorous actress. On shows you can look up yourself. Her willingness to present herself thus reminds me of Sophia Loren: Brave and wonderful, with a touch of class.

I do hope more stories like this can be told. Christian romance, or princes from obscure European duchies are a little too common. This one felt real.

This movie is so refreshing. It's a story of real life issues: love, loss, relationships, and 2nd chances. The casting, I thought, was well done. Randy Wayne as Dr. Luke Matthews (you have to love the guy), Mandahla Rose as Sage Smith (the Dr's nanny & new love interest), & Adrienne Barbeau as Katharyn (Luke's mother). I enjoyed the development of each character and the transitions that occurred in their lives and relationships...Watch it, I think you will like it.

A watchable pleasant yarn about a young doctor and his family entanglements.