Love, Romance & Chocolate

Emma Colvin (Lacey Chabert) breaks up with her boyfriend who is moving away for his job. She goes to Bruges by herself for a chocolatier vacation. She finds new inspiration and new love in Luc Simon (Will Kemp). Luc's chocolate shop is in financial trouble but he has great hopes for his chances at the Belgium's Royal Chocolatier. He reluctantly accepts help from the American who has different ideas about chocolate.

The meet-cute is paramount in a romance. This one has some good potential but one needs to know the language. That's where funny subtitles would be really effective. The location is basically stuck in a shop with no customers. As for the exterior shots, the Belgium locations should be better. The camera work doesn't do the place justice. It's not just about the locations. It needs an imaginative vision to bring out the exotic Europe. It does have a boat ride montage but that's really the pinnacle. It helps to be a nighttime ride. This Hallmark romance relies heavily on the bubbly Chabert and she is exactly that. I like the triangle although the opposition should be more villainous throughout the movie. This is a fine standard Hallmark romance.

I just got back from Bruges, so this was a lovely movie to watch to reminisce on my time there (side note, there were no handsome men sweeping me off my feet unfortunately). Irrespective, it's such a beautiful city and the chocolate really is yummy, I think the movie did its best trying to show it! However, no waffles?

There's a bit of a McDreamy and McSteamy love triangle going on (for all the Grey's Anatomy fan's), if you know, you know.

Extremely cheesy movie even though it was about chocolate, but that's Hallmark for you, don't expect anything less!

This was one of the better romances that I have seen on Hallmark. In this film Lacy Chabert plays Emma, a magazine food stylist who dabbles in making interesting tasting flavor combo cupcakes. She and her boyfriend plan a trip to Bruges, Belgium and at the last minute he breaks up with her. Emma decides to still go as Brussels is where her grandparents met and fell in love. She has a beautiful valentine heart filled with their love letters and a photo of her grandparents at the Royal palace.

When she arrives she is unable to go to the Royal palace as it is closed to visitors due to it being prepared for the Royal wedding. As luck would have it she meets Luc a chocolatier who is entered in the competition to become the Royal chocolatier. Luc needs help and the two strike up a deal, Emma helps him while his pregnant partner has bed rest and he takes her with him to the Royal palace.

These two are so compatible it really made this movie a joy to watch...the scenery in Bruges was gorgeous, the chocolates sounded amazing and I really appreciated them trying to fit in a little bit of Dutch (een beetje Nederlands).

I highly recommend this subtle but sweet romance.

First of all, this movie was really filmed in Bruges, and the city is gorgeous. Second, Lacey Chabert is always a treat to watch. The story is the usual Hallmark script, but at least Lacey isn't marrying a Royal. And why isn't Brittany Bristow starring in her own movies? She's electric and charismatic and gorgeous. Her accent in this movie is atrocious, but aside from that she's the best.

An on location shoot in Europe helps to elevate this Hallmark romance above the average. Bruges is overpriced and beautiful and this movie captures it. A silly chocolate theme is the plot.

Will Kemp and Lace Chabert are well paired.