Love on the Air

Love on the Air is one of my favorite Hallmark movies! It's one of those rare gems that if you keep watching enough movies, one will eventually make the cut. I loved it when I first saw it 5 years ago and the love remains after seeing it again in 2020. I give high marks to the casting with Alison Sweeney and Jonathan Scarfe who have wonderful chemistry and fun banter. Also, the script was well done from start to finish with the perfect ending! They don't seem to be making them like this anymore, so rediscovering a classic Hallmark was a welcome delight. Highly recommend!

I like Allison Sweeney. She's a quality actress. I knew her more from her Day of Our Lives tenure, than I did with Hallmark, but I'm watching her in more Hallmark films now these days. I had fun watching this movie. Crawling through the dog door, lol! I've done that before after being locked out of my house. What else can I say? It's worthy of watching over and over again.

I have watched a lot of Hallmark movies and this is one of the top. The banter is off the chart and made it really enjoyable for both of us watching. You still knew what was going to happen but super witty and great one liners.

Sonia Mayerick (Alison Sweeney) has her own female empowerment radio show in Chicago. Her selfish boyfriend Scott Ryder ends their engagement on the air after listening to the popular man-cave show hosted by Nick Linden (Jonathan Scarfe). Sonia is substituting for a radio psychiatrist. She and Nick have an encounter. When Nick starts talking about her in his show, she is shocked to discover that she has been talking to the caveman himself. She barges into his show and chemical reaction occurs.

At the start, these are two annoying personalities. They are both know-it-alls. Her boyfriend does humanize her and his history does show more sides later on. I do see what the movie is setting up. Obviously, this is a meeting of combative opposites. It's a classic romantic trope although it's a little more edgy than the usual Hallmark fare. It boils down to the likeability of the two lead actors and the speed of their characters' growth. The explosive meet-hate of the first studio booth encounter piques my interest. They soften quite nicely. The reintroduction of Scott is good although he needs a more compelling actor. Without a better Scott, the triangle isn't strong enough. This is a solid Hallmark with a little spice.

This one was really good, and the scene crawling through the doggie door was priceless, Loved It and Yes I recommend it. James Welch Henderson, Arkansas 1/25/2021