Ricetta d'amore

This is just me, so nobody needs to tell me I am wrong kay ... Well, I watch Hallmark shows for sweetness and to restore the soul (again, that is just me).

So imagine my shock with this show. The quarrelling is alarming and too much like unpleasant real life to be enjoyable to watch. The hostility levels are so high, it made me cringe.

I think the 2 leads may actually dislike each other in real life!

The lead female role is so unpleasant, she is not watchable.

"Oh actually it's Mina" and she is SO rude and arrogant with her ex schoolmates. She is really unlikable.

A predictable comedy because we have the classic elements: a woman has to go back to her home town that she left 15 years ago, she left also a boyfriend. On the other side this woman is in relationship with colleague.

On the road Mina must stop her car because there are cows and immediately she meets Clay, her ex-boyfriend. Later she goes to the restaurant and learns that Clay is the manager of the restaurant.

Then come the classical moments of tension between them about the management of the restaurant and at the same Mina begins to remember herlife in Sycamore Springs (eating an apple, climbing on a roof): also the typical moments of doubts and confusion after the arrival of Reed at the town.

A pleasant comedy with good poerformances of Taylor Cole, Andrew W. Walker, Alleys Mills, Marcus Rosner, Robert Moloney, Fiona Vroom, Jenn Griffin, Morgan Taylor Campbell and Michael Kopsa.

Why do you care where the movie was filmed? How could that possibly matter? Do you represent some Tennessee Chamber of Commerc or something? As if you could tell the difference unless you were actually a resident of the city it was filmed in. In that case, Hooray for You! You're almost famous... adjacent. Quit your whining about location and enjoy an enjoyable film. And if you don't like remakes with familiar themes and actors, write something all new and never before seen by audiences anywhere. Oh, and then act in your grand production yourself. I'm sure you can pull it off, Shakespeare (Oh, wait. He wasn't completely original, either). And if you can't manage any of that, just change the channel. Nobody wants to hear your "expert" opinion about a simple made for TV romantic movie. The rest of us weren't expect an Academy Award film. Just an enjoyable story with enjoyable actors. And that's exactly what we got.

There are some Hallmark actors who are consistantly excellant: Andrew, W. Walker, Taylor Cole and Marcus Rosen are on that list. In fact when I saw that Andrew and Marcus were both in this movie I was torn, who should I root for? Who do I hope gets the girl?

Kudos to Andrew and Taylor, good job, chemistry was spot on , banter was amusing, and the script was the typical Hallmark fare that we all enjoy. The movie provides all the Hallmark charm that we have come to expect and look forward to.

The supporting actors were good and the relationships were fun to watch. I particularly enjoyed Alley Mills as Tallilah Jones, she was enchanting. Marcus Rosner as Reed, what can I say, he's a very good actor and I always enjoy his movies, but don't enjoy him as the heavy, with his dimples and smile he is good-guy charming.

Not the best, but better than most.

My advice: watch this movie at least once.

I totally agree with that person about putting some effort into getting to know about the people and their culture of the city or town they're supposedly representing beforehand. Yes I am a lifetime Tennessean and I can't tell you how many times this movie made me wince. I don't care if they use the same leading actors or themes. It's not that hard to find some of the supporting actors or actresses that live in that area they've chosen to use for their movies. No there are no apples to pick here in February, let alone full on vegetable gardens.