Love, Fall & Order

I enjoyed this movie quite a lot actually! The plot had some holes in it sure but overall it was a cozy feel-good movie with the fall set up, all the beautiful colors, decorations and the fall festivities which were so cute! But the best part on my end was definitely the chemistry between the lead actors Erin Cahill and Trevor Donovan! Chemistry between actors is nothing to take for granted in these kinds of movies but I really enjoyed it this time! I would definitely recommend this for the cheesy romantic movie lovers!

Oh, my goodness!!! Could a Fall harvest movie be any more colorful than this one? Almost every scene is bathed in orange..leaves, trees, festival booths, and, cleverly, even the leading lady's clothing! In her first visit to her hometown in Vermont, she is shown in an orange coat, carrying a green pocketbook..again reminding us that this is a Fall movie. Other than the visual overload, this movie actually delivers a lovely story of life in a small New England town, with two families sparring over the boundaries of their farm properties. Of course, one knows a Hallmark movie will end happily with issues resolved. But the road to that resolution is well-handled in this film, with mature professional leading characters. Both are lawyers, both are extremely competitive, and both realize that their lifelong friendship is more than a casual friendship in the end. The secondary leads are quite well portrayed, especially with a mature Gregory Harrison as the heroine's father. He brings a familiar face to this lovely story. The heroine's best friend and that woman's husband are also shown as a mature, supportive couple. Their two little girls are charming, with the younger one,perhaps all of 2 or 3 years old, acting remarkably like a professional! The husband is actually depicted drinking a beer with his buddy, the leading man. Hallmark is maturing! Men do have a beer now and then. Bravo to Hallmark for this engaging film. Once the orange overload fades a bit, the story of two very likable professional adults comes through and evolves in a rational and sensible manner.

This movie follows the typical Hallmark formula, which is fine. The two main actors aren't the best that Hallmark offers, but they're not bad, either. They're also fine. What isn't fine is the ageism in this movie. Treating elderly characters like they're slow and tech-stupid is unacceptable. The condescension displayed in this movie is appalling! I'm not a senior, but I've seen many who are more tech savvy than people half their age. Hallmark can and should be treating their watchers much better than this. Especially since senior citizens definitely are part of their target audience!

7.4 stars.

How many of these films do they change the titles on? Can't they stick with a movie name and just not budge for once? Anywho, we have a woman visiting her hometown and her father's farm only to find out there is a land dispute in the works between an old "flame" and his aunty and her dad's farm which are right next to each other. He stumbles on an old deed, appears to show something different, she disagrees, of course they are both lawyers, I mean it wouldn't be Hallmark if there wasn't a crazy coincidence... They fight for land, they are way too agreeable with each other... In the real world there would be bickering and underhanded backstabbing at every turn, mark my words. Funny how Hallmark makes these relationship so easy going, breakups are smooth, deadly rivalries are resolved by a smile and a handshake, and even with them kissing at the end. Nah.

A cute, somewhat typical Hallmarker. The characters were well-cast and the addition of the cute dog was great!