Love Jacked

This engaging love story took me by surprise! I found the actors to be dynamic and their chemistry lent cohesion to this production. The musical score and occasional chuckles brought levity and balance to the film. I really enjoyed this refreshing approach to the genre and actually applauded at the conclusion! Snuggle up and relax with this gem.

The "pretend to be a couple and then actually fall in love" trope has been done many times. But Love Jacked manages to inject some different elements, and made for an enjoyable movie.

I must warn, the first 15 minutes or so were confusing, I think because it was not clear which man was destined to become the main male character. But eventually we get to the setup: Maya has dumped her African fiance but has told her family she is still engaged, while Malcolm is on the run from a bad guy and needs to hide. Solution: Malcolm pretends to be the African fiance and stays with her family. So in with the "pretend to be a couple" movie we've got the "pretend to be a foreigner when you're not" and "on the run from someone who wants to kill you" movies.

And somehow, it works. The plot delivers plenty of laughs, a bit of suspense, and has a few twists on the way to its mostly predictable happy ending.

This is not a big budget film. So just enjoy it for what it is. A cute lovable film!

This movie had me laughing from start to finish! A feel good film with great humour and beautiful scenery. Highly recommend seeing this feel-good film!

This is one of those movies where you'll read the synopsis and know exactly how it ends - it's basically a Hallmark movie. But I still thought it was really cute. I'm a big fan of Amber Steven West and she was really likable in the movie. There were some fun situations with her fake fiancé as well that got some good chuckles from me. Is it a movie I'll ever watch again? Probably not, but I enjoyed watching it the one time.