Amore a South Beach

Taylor Cole is one of my favorite Hallmark actresses and William Levy is muy caliente but this movie is a no for me. The lighting was HORRIBLE - like it literally hurt my eyes. And the guitar music was tinny. This should have been sultry and steamy but felt cold and glaring. Oh well.

Good story. Rather slow. The male lead was hard to understand, but the overall movie was entertaining. Taylor Cole was good. The insight to Cuban culture was good.

This movie wants to be cute, but it moves slowly, like an episode of a soap opera. There is nothing offensive and little or nothing to capture attention. It follows the trend of Hallmark movies, progressively becoming weaker and insignificant. No real drama and shallower characters. Maybe, Hallmark should concentrate more on substance, rather than quantity. When one wants to produce a hundred or more movies a year, real ideas run short! Taylor Cole is, as always, beautiful and charming, at least when she is not dressed as a10-year old. I guess it may be worth watching once, but I would not definitely plan to watch it again.

This one fails on many levels. Hallmark tried to create an ethnic Latin movie that just misses. A tired story line and acting that is not too believable contributes to this.

After the brilliant breath of fresh air which Loves Strikes Twice was (the movie that aired the week before), this was right back to the formulaic rubbish that Hallmark has been turning out since Larry Levinson's departure. Boring story, lackluster performances, and a lame attempt to widen the demographic audience.

Hallmark seriously needs to look at their product. They could start by reading the IMDb reviews of Love Strikes Twice, and see what people really want.