The premise of a reporter doing a hit piece is fairly common, but then having her try to bring romance to her two targets is a twist on that. But it never lives up to the possibilities it starts out with. And the scheming gets convoluted.
And Allie is a jerk. I like what the reviewer said about her busting up the lovers holding hands during her jog, but the other things she does and her whole attitude cement the issue. She's a liar, a schemer and deserves to be sued. I'm not a fan of entertainment reporters. At one point she says something about the "pap" (paparazzi) as if that's not her, but it is. She seems to be the perfect example. What makes it worse is that she seems to like Carson and still can't keep herself from scheming behind her back.
Allie (Haley Webb) and Caleb (James Maslow) spend almost no time together through at least half the movie, except for what are really casual conversations with a little bite in them. And even in the second half, there is basically only one encounter to develop the romance. If there was any chemistry there I didn't care.
Now Carson (Britney Underwood) - her story I wanted to see. She's a sweet girl. Her relationship with Matty should have been the focus of the movie, but that wouldn't have fit the premise. It is a strong secondary story which allowed me to add a few stars.
The acting isn't good. None of the actors seem natural. Underwood is a little too bubbly. Webb is trying too hard. Webb's Allie is supposed to be pretending, but Webb makes that too obvious.
The last part is so predictable it's anticlimactic.
Can people really change their spots. This kind of movie always says yes. But in Allie's case, it was asking too much.
