La Recette du coup de foudre

What sets apart a good Hallmark movie from a pleasant so-so film , is the chemistry between the 2 leads. If you don't get that right then the film can flounder into being just a clichéd corny drama. Nikki Deloach & Dylan Neal are good actors and their dialogue is sparky, but there's little romantic connection between them. Maybe it's me but Dylan looks a lot older than Nikki (in real life there's a 10 year age gap) . The story had merit, about them inheriting his Aunt's bakery & transforming it into a cupcake bakery and all the hurdles, financial and otherwise that enter their path. Most Hallmark aficionados will like the film and it moves along well - just not much romance in the air !

Okay, so it is not the worst made for TV romance I have ever seen with Mrs. Shullivan but neither is it the best. The two lead romantic interests are Nikki Deloach, and Dylan Neal, who engage in partnering to open up a bake shop. Of course one of them has to be a single parent raising a single child which may appeal to many broken families hoping that they can realize the same happy ending this couple does.

A more sincere interest in how real life (and real romance) actually works would have been appreciated. My biggest complaint about the film is the nauseating musical score which sounds more cartoonish than romantic. I did like the cast of characters in this made for TV film and a happy ending is always welcome so I will give the film a better than average IMDB rating (for a TV romance film) of 6 out of 10.

Nothing special, but a decent time waster, none the less

Eric and Natalie jointly inherit a piece of property from Eric's aunt Bee, well...Eric inherits the commercial bakery on the front of the property and Natalie inherits the carriage house in the back.

The obvious solution is to sell the property and split the profits...only snag is it is on the historic registry and no one wants to buy it.

Great idea, open the bakery and restore it to its old glory...I mean Natalie is a baker.

Sweet romance filled with beautiful looking baked goods and a cute Italian bakery.

I am glad they didn't make a big deal about Natalie's past with her ex-David. We get it he's bad and Eric is good, moving on. 😊

I also thought it was pretty Hilarious that the actor who played Eric and couldn't bake...plays the Gourmet Detective on another Hallmark series.

This is another great movie. In my review of "Love, Of Course", I mentioned that the music was either the 1st or 2nd best out of every Hallmark movie. The music in Truly, Madly, Sweetly is what I was comparing it to. The music in the movie is great, and the plot is very good. This movie is my second favorite Fall Harvest Movie. Dylan Neal and Nikki DeLoach put on great performances.

Fall Harvest Movies ranking order (subject to change):

1. Love, Of Course 2. Truly, Madly, Sweetly 3. Falling For You

All of the above movies are great. Recommended!

Wonderful! Not often you see such a wonderful flirt with the romantic comedies of the 50's. Excellent actors and a nice story.