Sweet as Pie

Half an hour into the movie, and we just had an epic musical montage scene while some people hung posters around a small town. That's the extent of the excitement in this movie. It's a real snoozefest with unauthentic dialogue, annoying mood music, cardboard characters, and cheesy directing/acting. The lead actress almost brings her role to life, but the lead actor can't do anything with the robotic lines he was given.

If you are 90% focused on something else while this is on in the background then you won't mind that it's as dull as dishwater. If you try to actually focus on this movie then you will be disappointed.

6.7 stars.

If I could, I would make this review one sentence: Rhiannon Fish makes a movie. But that sentence wouldn't be quite enough to sum up this movie. If I had two sentences, here's what it would say: not only does she make a movie, but she is one of the greats. But that doesn't capture it all, so I have to say, unfortunately, one person cannot make a movie good, but if I had to choose anyone, she would be one of the top 10 favorites for me. She brings so much liveliness and personality to her roles, and she's not a one trick pony, even though her personalities are generally similar. The theme, and the story and the script of this movie are not very palatable. There is nothing good to say about it in fact, other than she is the star. It's difficult for me to ever give her less than seven stars in the end, but this movie is only 5.7 stars without her presence.

Aspiring executive is sent home to find herself. The family business (orchard) needs saving. There is a missing recipe. Sound familiar? This describes a lot of movies in this genre. If you only pick one or two of those premises it probably describes 90% of them. Throw in that the exec is a little obsessive.

The acting is fair and in some cases poor. Kurt Szrka seems very unnatural, but he gets better and develops chemistry with Rhiannon Fish.

The character Tamara lacks the confidence in herself needed for the partnership she aspires to. It doesn't fit that she can be so good at marketing and not be able to describe herself. That should be second nature for herself. She is totally confident in what she is doing but has none in herself. But humility is a stereotype of heroines in these movies.

The background music isn't so much too loud, but at times it is distracting because it doesn't fit the conversation.

Somehow despite my objections, I stuck with it and thought the movie was OK. Nothing special, but OK. (That's 4 words.)

This is one of the few Hallmark movies I did not like. Rhiannon Fish is one of my favorites. I usually like anything that she's in but she couldn't save the one. She gave it her best shot though. I think my main problem was the lead male character, Evan. I didn't like him. I didn't like him with her. They weren't a good fit. They had zero chemistry. He came across as a dry & know it all character. I did like Tamara's parents though. They were matched perfectly with Rhiannon's character in this movie. The scenery was great and I learned a few things about apples. I am dying for an apple pie now.

In all movies lately, all we see is "woke" crap, misrepresentantion of good books, good comics and so on.

This movie is no master piece, of course, but it has a lightness that give a break from all the other dumbness from "Netfreaks", hollywood trash and its equals.

Worth a watch.