Amore in bottiglia

Usually Hallmark movies are a quick, enjoyable pastime but this one was far more than that.

My two favourite Hallmark actors, they had on screen chemistry and played their characters extremely well. Both usually deliver the goods, but a better than average script and a more open, big film feel, whilst maintaining the Hallmark traditions made this a cut above the rest.

Abby is a working girl who is still trying to figure everything out. After getting stood up again at a wedding her aunt convinces her write a letter to love, put it in a bottle and throw it in the sea.

In this letter that she threw in to the Boston Harbor...Abby really opened up for the first time ever. In a big coincidence her boss' son finds her letter in Alaska and her boss wants to pair Abby and his son Nick together so a little of her hard work and drive will rub off on Nick.

When Nick reads the letter of an anonymous woman, he emails her which starts what becomes a beautiful pen pal relationship between two strangers.

Their real-life relationship in which they are actually working together is a little bumpy.

It was a little you-got-mail lite, but still really enjoyable. The leads were very cute together and made for a fun hallmark romances.

Bethany Joy Lenz has been a favorite actress of mine since One Tree Hill. (I love that show) She's got the acting chops. I will literally watch anything she's in.

She can lead anyone. These two actually had chemistry that didn't come off as wooden or bland.

Andrew was a good hero, one that can keep up with Bethany and he should he's a Hallmark veteran.

Please make a sequel to this and make everyone happy!

KUDOS to all the performances. Both leads incredible and I hope to see both of them in more! All supporting performances also strong and that the made this movie surprisingly delightful. The storyline of course a bit predictable but the energy and chemistry kept it fun. It moves along at a good pace an I'm glad I watched it.

Like for many others Hallmark films, nice can be the fair term for define it. But... . It is little different by what you can expect. First, for smart use of old fashion message in bottle. Second for surprising chemistry between Bethany Joy Lenz and Andrew W. Walker. Not the last, for delicate ingenuity. And for the dreps of flavor of old fashion romantic comedies of 1940's. So, surprising, it works more than well. A beautiful atmosphere, a just more than nice storytelling.