A Valentine's Match

This might've been cuter if the main characters were in high school but they aren't. The main characters are so immature, it's hard to believe they are adults. The mothers are so obviously manipulative yet the two leads seem oblivious to it. Most of it was so over acted that it would have worked as a silent film.

A Valentine's Match was a pleasant surprise after the last few really bad Hallmark movies I have watched. These days it seems like a struggle to be able to even tolerate half of them, especially the newer ones. This movie was well acted and had a few touching scenes. Even though it was the usual done-a-hundred-times-before plot, I really enjoyed all of the characters and thought it was well put together.

I always enjoy Bethany Joy Lenz and Luke MacFarlane in HM movies, I know they will always give a good performance.

If you haven't seen Bethany in The Christmas Secret you need to put it on your wish list, it's my favorite.

As for Luke, he has done such a good job in many movies that I don't really have a favorite. If Luke MacFarlane is in a movie you know he will give you his best performance.

This was a pretty basic HM movie, no surprises.

It's a Valentine movie so no snow ball fights.

The script is pretty good for a formula movie, I really enjoyed it.

The supporting actors were all great, so kudos to the entire cast.

My advice - watch the movie, it's fun.

There's plenty of the usual Hallmark checklist items in the movie, but a few new twists raise it above many (for example the last two scenes as well as the 'best friend' being a new acquaintance). The plot and characters could easily be built on so they should do a sequel. The young married couple could also have a movie of their own, maybe a prequel. Either way, there's a lot of cross-generational fun to be had.

It seems that this movie takes place in Oregon (we see the plane landing at Portland International Airport when Natalie returns home). But is there a Hudson Valley in Oregon? Many times during the movie we see the sign on the barn that says "Hudson Valley's 25th Annual Valentine's Day Festival". Excuse me, but the Hudson Valley is in New York, just north of New York City.