All of My Heart

Interesting, but far-fetched idea...a stretch of the imagination here in this script, but cute girl in this movie always does it for me. I'm a sucker for them. I like the movie, even though Hallmark can be quite predictable with their choices. I think they can mix it up a bit more though, bringing more unpredictable love endings. I won't stop watching Hallmark movies just because they are predominantly predictable. Most people like happy endings, and I'm no exception to that desire. Regardless, thank you Hallmark Channel!

I Loved this movie!!! Innocence, Romance, Disasters, Business choices. But what we the audience Looks for and Expects is the Final Romantic Last Kiss in the movie. It was Perfect: Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott know how to movie kiss!!! The ending was all we were waiting for and all we wanted. Bravo!!! Not every movie couple can pull that off as well as they did. Thank You from a hopeless romantic that watches Hallmark Movies over and over again.

Lacey & Brennan have really great chemistry and make their characters believable. I'm not sure how realistic it is for two people to inherit the same house but fans don't typically watch Hallmark for that anyways. This movie is charming and funny and ends with a very sweet moment.

Lacey and a cute guy are not related but have a house together thanks to someone they don't know dying. She is super cute and likable and wants to open a B&B. He gets fired and blackballed from his great job for no reason of his own fault and moves in and starts reluctantly helping.

He fish out of water tries to fix things. He was a little too jerky at first but gets likable.

That was when the movie started throwing silly conflicts to keep them apart. It went on too long.

On the positive, there is a old time pickup truck, and a fun owner of a diner they interact with.

In addition to the plot dragging, on the bad side, Ed Asner plays a grumpy old man commenting on everyone and was annoying.

'All of My Heart' is the first of the 'All of My Heart' trilogy, the others being 'Inn Love' and 'The Wedding'. Apart from 'A Wish Come True' and 'So You Said Yes' (especially the former, the 2015 Countdown to Valentine's Day block was a solid one. My main reason for watching this film was the always worth watching Lacey Chabert, she is a Hallmark regular and very popular and it has always been very easy to see why. Brennan Elliott is more hit and miss for me, but he is often watchable.

Both are represented more than very well here in 'All of My Heart', particularly Chabert which was no surprise to me actually as someone who has never expected anything less and has seldom been disappointed. Of the 2015 Countdown to Valentine's Day films, it is the best (even better than 'Cloudy with a Chance of Love') and is one of the best 2015 Hallmark films overall. Of the three 'All of My Heart' films, this is the best easily. Being someone who was mixed on 'Inn Love' and liked generally 'The Wedding' despite the sloppy legalities.

The only real big issue with 'All of My Heart' is the final act. The film does badly run out of gas here, and becomes very sluggish and over-obvious. Pretty much had a strong inkling how it was all going to end halfway through and was proven correctly pretty much exactly.

Despite that, there is a lot that is good. Chabert is incredibly charming without even having to try hard, it just comes naturally to her and comes out effortlessly. Elliott is easy going and down to earth and in an understated way, and he didn't seem stiff to me. They had a lovely sweet genuine chemistry together that doesn't start off too perfectly and it does grow in a way that didn't feel rushed or too slow. The rest of the cast are strong, with a scene stealing turn from the late Ed Asner.

Furthermore, the characters were easy to connect with and while they are typical for Hallmark they didn't come over as too stereotyped or derivative. The production values are attractive, especially the suitably picturesque scenery and the music isn't overused or overscored while still having presence. The direction is assured enough and it's all present or correct, if not award worthy.

Script is light-hearted and flows naturally, while not being cheesy or over sentimental. The story has a lot of heart and doesn't take itself too seriously, while treating the subject with enough maturity.

Overall, very nicely done. 8/10.