From Friend to Fiancé

My husband and I watch nearly every Hallmark movie and some are definitely better than others. We thought this one was refreshing mainly due to the acting of Jocelyn Hudon. She played her part very well and it was nice to see a relatively new face. We hope she becomes one of the regulars.

I don't like the June Weddings theme and everything related to it, but decided to give this a chance because Jocelyn Hudon is a new face and we'll get to see her soon in the new When Calls the Heart spin off, so...

I didn't love this exactly, it was a different plot. I loved the idea that the main characters were best friends, but some things are just not believable. How did he get engaged and she didn't even know he was dating? Seriously... too much soap opera for me. Kimberly's minions? Come on, Hallmark you can do better.

I personally really liked Jocelyn. I'm getting tired of the same 2 or 3 actresses having ONE movie PER SEASON (and by season I mean, Christmas, June Weddings, Summer, Valentine's etc. Jen Lilley, Danica and Lacey, i'm looking at you). I didn't hate Ryan Paevey but his character was "meh", he was not interesting, at all.

I did get me in one part. The fact that she was willing to let him go... it killed me. And there were some meme worthy times too.

So, I don't get why the reviews are SO negative. This is still Hallmark, you can expect believable and trashy scripts, but it wasn't neither that bad of some award-winning performances.

I liked all the characters--the three leads, in particular, but also the older adults that added to the story. Surprising to see so many disappointed reviews. This is Hallmark Movies! They assure me that romance & love is going to win. And the actors were good, the chemistry was right where it needed to be, and it was just nice! I like the "feel good" it gave me!

Surprising is to not can be very critic about this Hallmark film. In my case, the main virtue of it remains the tree house .And the cake. And the realistic story of friendship, preserving the scent of memories from childhood. The second good point is the fine chemistry between Jocelyn Hudon and Ryan Paevey. Not the last, the nice job of charming Derek McGrath. And , sure, the way to reflect the motives of the relation between main characters.

It is a beautiful film for emotion , first.

So, just a very good surprise.

Sometimes Hallmark casts actors that are well paired looks wise but here they got it right. Jocelyn Hudon and Ryan Paevey look good together. She is pretty and has a Rachel Bilson like charm.

The story is quite watchable and avoids cliches in the way things unfold and how the characters behave and talk especially the mean girl. This is hard to do in Hallmark romances which often go over familiar territory. A lot of other romances in Hallmark have been a little predictable but this one you want to see how things unfold.

It's a more realistic version of My Best Friends Wedding with a well written ending.

Worth watching.