Amore, romanticismo e cioccolato

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.

Lacey Chabert and Will Kemp are two of my favourite Hallmark regulars, so it was lovely to see them teamed here.

I thought this was a great Hallmark, with a lovely story being told, and two good performances from the leads. Chabert is always warm and charming, with I enjoy Kemp's dry delivery.

I was a bit sceptical about the premise initially, but it won me over, proving very enjoyable.

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.

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!

Solid script writing and beautiful location photography would usually get this a seven, but with the extra interest in the chocolate making and also strong romantic themes I have to rate this an 8.