Le mariage de la dernière chance

If your marriage is in a good, happy place, then skip this movie. It's depressing. And it's hard to believe that the kids are oblivious to their parents being on the verge of divorce. Their facial expressions and tone of voice broadcast their misery. We never see what they even look like as a happy couple.

But, if your marriage is in trouble, this movie can be enlightening. Corbin Bernsen gives a good analogy of how marriage is like a house. You invest in it, and you make repairs where needed. Marriage is a commitment, and you shouldn' t stop trying. Spouses should support each other in their careers, but also remember that their marriage is more important than either career. Marriage needs a bedrock of solid friendship and trust. Your love should be able to withstand misunderstandings and stress. Don't jump to conclusions about your spouse -- show some trust. And don't put all the blame on your spouse. In this movie, Abby should have asked herself why her husband feels like he can't talk to her. And John should have asked himself what he could do more to be emotionally there for his wife.

This movie is more real than most Hallmark movies. It is about what real people do in weak moments or when they have given and given but felt like they were betrayed. These are not perfect people, and some might argue (reviewers have argued) that they are not very nice people. That's the point. The point is not to criticize their flaws but to see what could be, what might be, maybe what should be.

There's a scene late in the movie where Abby makes a mistake that really isn't all her fault. All the repairing of the relationship seems to fall apart and that's reality too.

This isn't the most entertaining Hallmark movie I've seen, but the story is totally unlike 99% of their stories. The subject matter makes it worth watching through to the end.

Karen Kingsbury writes a lot of Christian stories and there are references to God in this movie but they are not overpowering or particularly preachy at least in terms of religion. There is some preaching in terms of fidelity and family.

Had a nice storyline, but REALLY BAD ACTING, except for John Reynolds (Dan Payne) and Pops (Corbin Bernsen).

They showed emotions whereas the others, especially Abby Reynolds (Jennie Garth, who I've never been a fan of).

They sounded like they were just reading a bland script and told, "Don't show any emotion" and they didn't.

Yes, the script was predictable. It's a Hallmark movie, but they couldn't have gotten some better actors/actresses to play the parts.

Glad I didn't spend any $$$ to watch this movie. I got it from my local library.

Like another reviewer said, only Corbin Bernsen and Dan acted well. What the heck happened to Jennie Garth's acting ability? And the movie just dragged and was melancholy the whole time. One of the worst Hallmark movies I've ever seen!

This started out nicely. But after an hour of sadness and anger it was still going on. The stated theme was carried out for the entire movie until the last 3 minutes, as one reviewer mentioned. He was annoying, she was sad. Misunderstandings kept it going. Everyone would have known about this "secret" they carried; very obvious. At the final end, it's resolved. OMG. Tedious and a real downer. In spite of good advice by Pops.