Blind Date Book Club

I started out excited about this movie. It seemed to be a little different than Hallmark's typical and boring formulaic fare. (Notice how you rarely see a HM movie rated above 6-ish?) The male lead was great. He was likable, genuine, real. Very good and would like to see him in more HM movies. The Nantucket backdrop was great (though we saw very little of it, at least we saw lots of boats.) The bookstore was pretty and inviting and the side-kick Alice was pleasant. Plus, it was great to see TWO pregnant women! Both Alice and the lead male's sister were pregnant. Refreshing!

At first I liked the female lead. She seemed a little different, but cute and pleasant. Sadly, her persona changed and she became unlikeable. So much so that I don't know how or why the male lead could be attracted to her. I'm not familiar with the actress, and maybe the director coached her to be this way, but I found her dull, emotionless, boring. She rarely registered anything other than a blank stare. I think the movie might have had more spark of life to it if she was played with more personality, or by a different actress. Also, what was with the retro wardrobe? Shirts tucked at the front and left untucked everywhere else? That look is at least 15 years old. Come on, Hallmark. Get some better hair, makeup and wardrobe people.

Also, the name of the movie didn't make a lot of sense and no doubt confused viewers as much as the characters in the movie.

Overall, this could have been a really good movie. REALLY good. If not for the lifeless performance of the lead female, the creepy aunt, and the bizarre, poorly-written scene after the book club members review Dylan's book, each of which dragged it down. It could have been so much better. It seems Hallmark never gets it right. I'd love to see them hit a couple out of the park. I don't suggest holding your breath.

It's refreshing to see Erin Krakow in a Hallmark movie that isn't a period piece. She and Robert Buckley (of "One Tree Hill" and "Chesapeake Shores" fame) are both big Hallmark guns, and are both well cast in an original and well-written story (no tired tropes or cliches to be seen here!) set on Nantucket, but filmed - like most Hallmark movies - in British Columbia.

The chemistry between Krakow's Meg, a book store owner, and Buckley's Graham, a writer suffering from that terrible affliction of writer's block, is on point from their very first scene together. It's this chemistry that makes the movie so good.

I enjoyed this one. Hope we see more movies with Krakow and Buckley starring together.

I would like to know who the artist is and the name of the song that played for 2min and 22 seconds toward the end of the movie. I can't find it listed in the credits some of the words that are repeated offen are"on my mind" she has a nice voice would like to get a copy of it, Hallmark was no help , in fact they were rude at my request. I am guessing that questions might not be appropriate here but worth a try. It was a very good story line. The characters were well matched. I also liked the scenes and scenery. It was a beautiful believable story. Would like to see more like this produced by this production company.

Nantucket bookstore owner Meg (the charming Erin Krakow) is at a crossroads of sorts on whether to continue running the store, a dream of her deceased mother that has been financially supported by Meg's aunt, who is her mother's sister. Best-selling author Graham (the equally charming Robert Buckley) is also at a crossroads of sorts, yearning to stretch his talents as an author from the teen coming-of-age genre to the historical romance genre. He's, in fact, written such a romance novel under a pseudonym, but it got a lukewarm response from his agent, so he decides it's time to take a short break to regroup. Meg and Graham meet cute at the docks of Nantucket when a tourist mistakes them for a couple. Eventually, he finds his way to the bookstore and it's then that their journeys unfold separately and together.

What I like most about this movie is that it's just as much about the heroine's journey as it is about the hero's story and I found myself just as interested in their separate storylines as I was in their potential romance. The supporting cast is great and provides believable, tangible support; namely, Meg's friend and bookstore employee Alice, who has dreams of becoming an author herself; Graham's sister, who is his cheerleader just as much as he is hers; and Graham's agent, who is also his good friend. The two leads have naturally good chemistry with each other and everyone else. This one is interesting and worth the watch, in my opinion.

Meg and Graham have a great chemistry.

Very interesting concept a " blind date, book club."

Purchase a book without knowing what the book is, and then show up in person at a later date to discuss your perceptions of the book.

In addition, participate in some theme of the book. For instance, a book concerning wine tasting would include wine tasting during the discussion, or a book concerning Flower arranging, would include Flower arranging during the discussion of the book.

The owner of the bookstore, the aunt of the main character, needs to liquidate her ownership of the bookstore. This puts the leading character in a quandary. Does she purchase her aunts bookstore, or does she go back to selling real estate?

The parallel plot is the male lead who has successfully written seven young adult books, and must produce an eighth on a specific timeline, but wants to write in a different genre. His new product is under a pseudonym, and is not being well accepted.

Very cute dialogue great acting good directing great writing..