Mariage sans amour

...For whatever reason though I got hooked into the soap opera-ish storyline; following a pregnant woman who learns that her true love has been killed and marries her wealthy boss, years later her lover turns up alive, forcing her to choose between him and the man providing a luxurious life for her and her child.

I was intrigued, even though I've seen this plot done a hundred times before. And then despite the fact that it was super badly executed (poor acting, unlikeable lead, jumpy story) I got to a point with it where I just had to see it through to the end -such is Lifetime.

I think my biggest problem with this was the woman playing the female lead (Jessica Tuck), she was just awful. As well as being too old for the part her acting skills were wooden and melodramatic. The big scene were she discovers that her lover Nick has been killed, via a phone call was so badly done that I actually laughed out loud.

The dude playing the rich husband (Andrew Airlie) was decent as was the BFF character, used as a sounding board for the most part so the main gal can explain how she is feeling to the viewer (because she can't act it). 2/17/15 Downtown Vancouver plays some big city in Washington state.

You might start watching this movie when nothing else is on ,and who can blame you that is what happened to me. I thought this might be interesting maybe even some cute guys involved (just being honest I like a good hunk every once in a while) Lets just get to the point shall we this plot brings you to the edge of caring and just drops you off a cliff. Tia is bland , Nick is bland , and the only one with a little flavor is John and its not that much . I felt had they changed Tia out with the actress who played her best friend it might have been a little better . With tweaking here and there it could have been a decent rainy day movie ,but as it is now there is no build up to the plot twist. It seems as if the writers were simply like this just is now accept something I haven't prepared you for during the whole first part of this movie. At the end I felt sad and not for whom you think . Take the other reviewers advice skip this one, the plot sounds good but what is presented to the viewer is simply blah.

The premise of this movie is as old as the Bible. David, Bathsheba and Uriah the Hittite are even invoked at one point in the hope of salvaging this turkey. Unfortunately, the Biblical characters are far more interesting than what is written. The cast's incompetence at the acting craft dooms whatever believability the script might have.

The shopworn Jessica Tuck attempts to portray a trophy wife but can't conceal her cold lifeless personality. Even if Jessica Tuck had some charm, Andrew Airlie is too weak-chinned and bland to be credible as a stud boss. Couldn't the production company afford a razor for Spencer Rochefort's chin? I could go on but you get the idea.

Tia is a leasing agent for Bleekham Development, located in a large city where people drive cars with Washington State license plates. Her boss John is interested in her, but she doesn't really want to date him.

While visiting one of the buildings she is responsible for, Tia sees a painting crew sitting around drinking and threatens to report them to the boss. Turns out Nick IS the boss. And he is attracted to Tia. And she is attracted to him.

Outside of construction, Nick has two major interests, gardening and mountain climbing. After his father died at 40, Nick wants to live life to the fullest. Tia can enjoy working in the community flower garden Nick likes, but mountain climbing is a little too involved. And Nick, who seems ideal otherwise, seems to make that a higher priority than Tia--especially when he gets a once-in-a-lifetime chance to visit Kyrgyzstan.

Tia gets pregnant but is reluctant to tell Nick because she's not sure how he'll react. One thing is certain: she doesn't want to give up the child or not be a committed mother, because she was given up and has only recently found out who her real mother is.

John continues his efforts to woo Tia, and she even accuses him of making the Kyrgyzstan trip possible so Nick and Tia can be separated. Tia, wearing a hot red dress, goes on her first date with John, and it seems pleasant enough.

Then something happens that makes John look a lot more attractive than Nick. Actually, John becomes the only choice. But is John any better? Actually, John could be a much worse choice. He's very controlling, and he even buys the garden to develop it; Tia thinks it's just a reminder she was once with Nick.

And Tia gets put in a situation where she has to choose between following federal laws about inspections or having a frustrated client back out of a major project. The project boss assures her the job can be done safely if she'll just sign certain papers. And so John has ammunition just in case Tia ever crosses him.

I don't see any special reason to recommend this movie. Everyone talks about how beautiful Tia is. She's sort of pretty, I guess. She's very determined.

Jennifer Spence is Tia's pretty best friend, and a little better than the other actors.

Nick is nice enough, yet rugged. John is your typical greedy developer, letting nothing stand in his way, not even pesky government rules.

But this has been done a hundred times before. There are a couple of unusual twists, and the ending is interesting enough.

It's entertaining, just not special.