Love on the Sidelines

I enjoyedthis movie.

Emily Kinney as Laurel Welk was new to me, and I was pleasantly surprised, she and John Reardon as Danny Holland had instant chemistry. Reardon has been a favorite of mine since I watched The Christmas Secret with Bethany Joy Lenz.

The story/plot was typical Hallmark formula and gave us everything we have come to expect from Hallmark. Humor, miscommunication, conflict, romance. A sweet movie.

My only complaint is that I thought it was bizzare to name a female dog Knute after Knute Rockne.

My advice - watch this movie, it's worth it.

Laurel graduated with a degree in fashion design, but is having trouble breaking in to the industry. To make ends meet she takes a job as a personal assistant to a famous football player who just went on the injury list. These two do not get along and it doesn't help that Laurel knows nothing about football. Feeling sorry for Laurel and really wanting a male assistant, Danny Holland agrees to keep her till he gets back to playing. As time goes by, Laurel makes herself invaluable as she slowly learns the trade with a little help from her new roommate and her best friend's boyfriend, who just happens to be Danny Holland's biggest fan.

The two romantic leads are fantastic and have a lot of chemistry in this slow burn hate to love sports romance. The supporting cast is rounded out with an actual football playing father and two gorgeous best friends (both Laurel's and Danny's).

This reminded me a lot of a book I read last year...The Wall of Winnipeg (fun romance, if you are interested).

I really enjoyed this movie and was even surprised a couple times throughout. It was interesting to see how it played out. I'm glad I stuck to it after not loving either character in the beginning because then they had time to grow. I'm a football fan(go Bills!), but they kinda overdid the football analogies. Once I lived through that, it was fun and honestly one of the best I've seen in awhile.

What you need in a film like this is an attractive young woman who can act; a presentable male lead who can act; and a genuine story involving characters who you feel able to care about. Everyone knows what the plot is and how the story ends, so the mystery and interest lies in the journey as opposed to the destination.

Emily Kinney is a very attractive woman who acts very well. She brings a lot of charm and warmth to her role and male viewers induced by their female friends to watch this film will find her likable and pleasing to watch. John Reardon is suitable to be a male lead and looks like he might be a professional sportsman; he also can act the part. The story is predictable but engaging and well written, with well observed characters and situations. The correct boxes are ticked and more than this, the film is a good entertainment; which after all is the whole point of a film such as this.

I like the characters and her jersey really is super cute! there is a scene that is too close to Two Weeks Notice, but overall it's a cute story and it lacks some of the more annoying qualities of some classic hallmark movies.