How to Fall in Love

This was a interesting movie to say the least but yes I really enjoyed it. Yes I recommend it. James Welch Henderson, Arkansas 1/25/2021

While you know from the very beginning how this will end, it was great to watch it play out! The cast was so talented and acted so well. It had tons of funny moments as well as all the sweet ones.

I thought both actors did a great job. They also had great chemistry. The male lead role did a great job maintaining the same character even with his new taught confidence and skills, he was very believable and very likable. The storyline has deep real life issues more than just a guy with low self-esteem. The lead female has lessons to learn as well. I enjoyed the sisters realizations. This movie was very well written and kept my interest and focus from beginning to end. Loved it!

Okay so this is by no means a blockbuster romantic film such as Titanic but what it does do is keep a viewers interest with the introvert and quirky amateur photographer Harold White (Eric Mobius) who had his teenage heart broken by the love of his life Annie Hayes (Brooke D'Orsay) at their high school prom dance more than a decade ago. Harold White finds Annie Hayes working in a coffee shop and enlists her help in getting over his shyness with women so that he can eventually woo a woman and confidently engage her with conversation without losing his voice or thought pattern.

Instead what the adult student Harold White realizes is that he is not quite over the heartbreak he felt more than a dozen years earlier as he continues to receive courtship lessons from his teenage love Annie Hayes. Annie on the other hand also starts having deep feelings for Harold and tries hard to get him over with his relationship ineptness by giving him a series of lessons in love and dating.

This is definitely a Hallmark made for TV film, so don't expect too much other than a little bit of comfort food which is what Mrs. Shullivan and I enjoyed and needed during the Corona Virus 19 pandemic lockdown. It is warm, loving, and with a happy ending for Harold and Annie.

I give it a 7 out of 10 rating on the Hallmark made for TV scale.

Why is the teenage dork always named "Harold" (who grows up to be an accountant)? Talk about Hollywood stereotypes!

"Ugly Betty's" Eric Mabius, playing a grown-up Harold White, finds that Annie Hayes, his homecoming dance date when they were freshmen in high school, has returned to town, and is unable to find employment in her chosen profession as party planner. Annie is played by Brooke D'Orsay, of "Royal Pains" and "Drop Dead Diva" fame.

At the prodding of a buddy, Harold tries to hire a dating coach, but it doesn't work out. Instead, he hires Annie to become his coach (it helps to supplement her waitress income), and she does such a good job that at one point, the student winds up teaching the teacher.

The ending of this movie is preordained from the outset, but it gives the viewer a nice ride along the way. It also works as a decent how-to dating guide for nerds everywhere.

A slimmed-down Kathy Najimy plays Brooke's co-worker; and prospective first date, Gina Holden, never looked better.