Love Under the Lemon Tree

I like to see strong, positive female characters. First, the story for the female lead was reasonable but the actress and acting terrible. First her silly awestruck stuttering act when speaking to the other photographer was just annoying, fast forward please, present yourself as a professional and still show excitement at the encounter. The character also needs to show some maturity, especially in her appearance - she wants to be taken seriously as a photographer well then present her as more than 15 years old. Now Andrew. Much better. Responsible farm manager, presents in that way both in looks and in speaking. I can see how he could not muster up chemistry with Bullock. Alice is a cutey and like June and Michael roles and actors. Filming location lovely.

For some reason, I expected this to be set in Italy and that I would enjoy some Italian scenery and a light romance. It is entirely set in the US where we are continually told 'what a fantastic place this is' although neither photos nor background truly confirmed these statements. The script is weak but the actors do try to sound believable. However, their characters were too thin and they had little to work with then tell their back story.

I found this film on Amazon Prime and they give little information about the content of their films I only left it running as I'm unwell at the moment.

After it finished, I put on a DVD of a film I've had for ages, set in Italy, a divorced American buys a villa which is renovated by Polish workers, it made me feel better.

I did not find the plot or actors compelling or interesting enough. The movie was not special compared to other films on this channel or in this genre. Would have liked to see more Interesting interactions between the characters. Where was the drama or the intrigue? I think it had a nice setting (mostly the outdoor shots only to be honest) and it looked good on screen. I think they did a good job with that, for sure. But that was the only real saving grace of the movie. It's a straightforward love story that doesn't push any boundaries, I feel like I've seen this before and you may feel that way too.

Loved the backdrop of Catalina Island. That in itself was truly amazing. Anthony Coons was outstanding as a widowed Husband and Father. When he explained how his Dad got burned before you understood why he was so leery of Beck. There is nothing wrong with having to earn trust. When the trust was earned though their chemistry exploded. Bravo Anthony and Beck. Please keep these movies coming. Totally enjoyable!!!

The movie starts out with a common premise - young woman loses her job and wants to enter a contest to relaunch her career. She goes to Serenity Island where her parents took her as a child and she learned to love photography. Meanwhile Josh's lemon farm is in trouble, so they team together to save it. The story follows some of the same old formulas through to a predictable ending.

I'm not a fan of the big secret trope and in this case, it's more of an outright lie and continued deception by Beck. The misunderstanding balloons creating the usual conflict. The reconciliation has an interesting twist though.

Maddison Bullock is very full of positive energy as Beck, but she seems a little unpolished. She seems to be trying too hard. This actress bears watching though. Anthony Coons just doesn't seem comfortable in the role. Coons and Bullock manage some decent chemistry probably thanks mostly to Bullock.