The Memory Book

This is such a gem! A truly beautiful story and two great leads. I also like the theme of being scared of love while secretly desiring it, it's very relatable for a lot of people and highlights the delicacy of love, a surprisingly refreshing take on romance for a Hallmark movie.

A memory book has peeked the interest of Chloe, a photographer who believes a long lasting romantic relationship just isn't in her genes. Curious to know if the deep love she dreams about actually exists, she sets out on a search to find the original owner of the book. An annoyingly and sometimes conveniently spontaneous man who she meets after he criticises her artwork becomes her partner in crime.

I'm not sure how I missed this back in 2014! Watched it on Hallmark Drama and thought it was wonderful. The story is sweet. There is great chemistry between the leads. Nice seeing Adrienne Barbeau again. She's still gorgeous. It was a sweet story about finding lost love and current love - and finding your own calling.

Photographer Chloe Davenport (Meghan Ory) is exhibiting her photos in a gallery but her confidence takes a hit from bartender Gabe Sinclair (Luke Macfarlane). She is taken with an old photo album at a swap meet and buys it for $10. She grows interested in the couple in the photos and decides to track them down with Gabe's help.

It's a Hallmark mystery romance and it's better than most of Hallmark's offerings. I actually like the chemistry of the two leads as they banter back and forth. It could have done more. I do have an issue with Chloe's obsession even after Sarah's plea for her to stop. It puts a damper on the treasure hunt aspect when it's a journey against Sarah's wishes. There has to be a way to put up a speed bump without derailing the whole train. It may work better if Tori's Garden is the one who tells them to stop. There comes a point when being pushy is no longer cute and becomes destructive. Nevertheless, it's great to see Adrienne Barbeau again and she still has it.

"The memory book " was one of those rare movie that inspired you to look for the deeper meaning of life and the mystery that floated around the puzzle piece called 'Love'

All the characters played their roles with just the right amount of emotion and passion.It was only towards the end that i remembered the fact that this movie was a Hallmark TV movie. The plot, the characters and the general feel of the movie was that original.

I think i learned a thing or too from this movie at the end..The one line that really struck me was something i heard towards the end.

"You cant live other people's life for them...you've got to define what you want."

This movie taught me just because Love didn't work out for everybody else around you , doesn't mean its going to end up the same way for me... i get to define what i want and 'perfect' was never it.

So maybe..just maybe there's some hope ill be living happily in love someday.

I really enjoy this movie it is somewhat similar to the notebook. It really shows how two people can really let a good thing go but can with the help of strangers brought them back together after decades it's a real love story definitely reccomend it