Sur le coup de minuit

Usually, TV movies based on romance novels are nothing to rave ab out, and while I won't say I'm raving about this one, I will say that it's pretty good, a bit above the average. (I got sort of a "Rebecca" vibe from the story, though the housekeeper didn't play the role I was expecting.)

The movie has some of the situations you expect from romance novel/movies: sweet, kindhearted heroine (Patsy Kensit, who's good in the role) looking for a new start, enigmatic hero (Simon Maccorkindale, a familiar TV face who plays the part well)with an unhappy past, troubled child who needs yet another nanny, a big old dark house full of mystery and tragedy, the late wife who was the heroine's polar opposite, etc. There's the brother of the hero, whose relationship with him leaves a lot to be desired, and the "other woman" of sorts, who you just know is going to cause trouble.

While the intrigue/suspense moments were pretty weak and fell flat, the scenes between Elizabeth (P. K.) and her charge, Andrew (an award should have been waiting for Keegan Macintosh) were the best part of the movie, as she finds her way into this troubled boy's heart, as the part genius, part child computer nerd (with a head full of knowledge and a heart empty of love) responds to her warmth and affection, things he doesn't get from his father.

I won't give anything else away, I'll just say that it's worth taking a look at, if only for the kid.

I have seen the movie At the Midnight Hour at least 4 times and think it is wonderful.It has a very loving feel to it,since it is a romance.Patsy is so feminine and kind in this picture,she really warmed me.It's a traditional story right out of a romance novel.Patsy is hired as a nanny to a offstandish,troubled,wealthy,handsome man,of course that is Simon Mccorkindale.With her caring,loving ways she manages to melt his stone walls down.Its predictable,but it has a certain chemistry thats always there,no matter how many times you see it.Patsy performance is the glue,she is very humble and show the best side of womanhood.Take a gander at this movie because if you like romantic novels you'll love this picture.

The movie follows your standard dime-a-dozen romance plot pitting an warm-hearted sensitive young nanny against her stone-faced distant employer, with a wife who died mysteriously years ago. Such a plot would be forgivable if the leads had chemistry, but Elizabeth (Patsy Kensit) and Richard (Simon MacCorkindale) fail to bring the romance to the table. Many of their scenes together seem awkward and forced, and the eventual first kiss between them seemed so out-of-the-blue.

Aside from that, it very much feels like a cloyingly sweet made-for-TV movie that's watchable. That is, if there's nothing else on. I wouldn't recommend it unless you're a fan of Alicia Scott or enjoy sappy romances.