Someone to Love

I absolutely hated the ending. It got real Hallmark and Lifetime on me. Before that it was okay...average at best.

Somehow, someone let this little sleeper out because, lately, a lot of movies have morales that don't ring true. And producers ask themselves why their projects don't become classics, or even make much money. This movie may never bring in the latter, but I was thoroughly impressed by its truths.

You have the white lady telling our heroine: if you're messing around with a person who is married, no matter how unmarried he may seem, you're asking for trouble. Now who says that in movies anymore? Not enough people.

Then you've got the spoiled wife admirably played by the still amazing Lynn Whitfield who warns our heroine. I was kind of surprised our heroine took her up on a directive; I might have been more trusting. But this was faster. The dialogue explaining the distancing between couples is emotional but didn't leave me having to figure out over coffee with someone afterward what everyone was feeling, why, if it made sense, etc. It was spelled out which, again, is unusual and welcome.

About the biggest failure if you could call it that is that the kitchens, in which, for some reason, much of the action takes place ... maybe that was cost-effective ... look pretty much alike; maybe the filmmakers set up among model homes and just walked from one to another. The same wrought iron candelabra shows up on everyone's kitchen counter. There must have been a sale at Bed, Bath and Beyond.

The level of forgiveness and self-forgiveness here may surprise you but I think you'll like the decision-making. By the way, the men are tasty. For the romantic among you who like to snuggle and watch your favorite Christmas movies, this could be a good addition to your repertoire.

Sure, I liked this movie. The acting was good, the main characters attractive, and the main plot plausible enough to hold my interest. I'm a fan of Lynne Whitfield's work, so I was glad to see that she produced this project. But for me, the reason to watch was for the effective contribution of actor Greg Vaughan. He's simply delicious and one could almost eat him with a spoon. I only wish there was more romantic steamrolling between him and lovely leading lady, Garcelle Beauvais.

Completely unbelievable premise. Characters are drawn like cartoons. The plot is terribly formulaic -- you will say "Oh come on, I could write this," more than once while you roll your eyes at the plot twists and turns.

Again, the actors cannot be faulted. They plow through those lines as best anyone can; they don't over-act even as the director blocks them in silly poses and they spit out "romance novel" lines.

I'll be honest, I kind of think that was a big chunk of time I'll never get back. If I knew then what I know now, I would have chosen something else to watch.

Shows a very stereotypical idea of what black American life is supposed to consist of. Poorly written.