Le surfeur d'à côté

To the person complaining about out gay men playing straight roles, this is why it's called "acting." If you're going to fuss over this, then why don't you fuss over all the straight men playing gay roles? Personally, I found Peter Porte to be very convincing in this movie.

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie!

Opposites single mom Jenna and single surfer Lucas end up sharing a duplex on the shore for five weeks in the summer. These two are initially like oil and water. Jenna takes her two kids to the shore annually while the kids do day summer camp...she works on her book or she would like to if it wasn't for her noisy neighbor.

Harsh truth, as much as I like our lead actress formerly from The Mentalist, I thought she was stiff in this role and very un-mother-like. And my final complaint...is no collegiate volleyball player plays like that!

Now on to the parts they got right in this romance...the beach backdrop is gorgeous and Jenna and Lucas really do have chemistry...and that is what kept me watching till the end, that and Lucas was really engaging.

Best part...rules and guidelines at the end...especially rule number one.

I think that her acting is much worse than his, but these two have the chemisty of two stiff robots--so okay, not the feeling robots with emotions--trying to connect. This is one of the worst Hallmark movies.

It was pathetic really, and that's the crux of my view. Why say more.

This was a very lighthearted,relaxing summer romance movie for the entire family to watch, with NO violence, No filthy words, No sex, nor abundant nudity, just good clean entertainment. I would like to salute the Producer, the director, the writer, and the entire crew of the Cartel, for making a movie "these days" without all that stuff, and thanks to Hallmark ( my all time FAVORITE channel) for showing it--keep up the good work !!! The movie was filmed in Tybee Island and they did a fantastic job of spanning some of the best views of that Island, I know because we were there at the time of the filming. Almost like a quaint ole' fashioned shore (or beach) town that reminds one of the times when they were not so commercialized, with awesome and "unusual" food-eateries, and huge sandy beaches, just relaxing beautiful days and nights.

Jenna (Amanda Righetti) is a divorced mother of eleven year old twins. She is just beginning a new career as a teen book novelist, having had one successful book. But, alas, she has been experiencing writer's block so she takes her family to a beautiful duplex on Tybee Island. As there is a summer camp for kids, her children can go swimming and hiking while she devotes her energies to meeting her publishers deadline. But, wait, wait! Next door there is a great looking single man, Lucas (Peter Porte) who, nevertheless, proves problematic. He has a carefree attitude about noise, beach parties, and his wandering dog. This stresses Jenna in a big way and she immediately erects a larger fence so the canine can't wander over to her patio. More importantly, after initial bad impressions of this man, his winning ways and handsome smile are diverting Jenna the most! But, with his not-ready-for-marriage-kids attitude, should she let herself get to know him better? Will her son become a better competitive swimmer? WILL SHE FINISH HER BOOK ON TIME? At this point, what can a romantic comedy fan say but a thousand thanks to Hallmark for continuing to provide funny, wholesome, and very romantic films for those who love the genre best. Righetti is beautiful and assertive while Porte, a dead ringer for Jim Caviezel, is a handsome, head-turning star. All of the secondary cast, sets, costumes, script and direction combine to create a film to savor and sigh over. As its brand new, do try to catch a viewing at the earliest possible moment.