Un coup de foudre en héritage

Dumb, dumb premise and Hallmark girl-with-a-cause cliché aside, Amanda's performance was terrific. Worth it just to watch. Peter Porte did his best with what he had to work with.

Lucy (Amanda Schull) is the Director of Development for a London Museum. When she inherits the Wycliff Mansion in Rhode Island, where she spent her favorite summers, she travels to the U. S. to complete the paperwork. But she finds the situation is complicated; half of the estate is owned by Duncan (Peter Porte), the son of the property caretaker.

Each has a different vision for the property, which is in a state of disrepair. While they struggle to reconcile their differences, they must share the dwelling.

The two protagonists, who dated years ago, each work on plans to convince a developer that his/her plan is better. Lucy wants to preserve the historic property, while Duncan thinks the only practical solution is to develop the property as a golf course.

I have always been a fan of Amanda Schull ("Suits") and she enchants as usual in the role of Lucy. Peter Porte has a strong, affable presence that makes them a good pairing.

One cute scene comes when Lucy admits she is self-conscious of dancing. Those who have followed Ms. Schull's career know she started as a ballerina.

There is a wistful moment when Lucy says, "That's the great thing about history...it lasts forever." Since this film was made, those words have taken on deeper meaning, as recent history has seen the intentional destruction of many historic artifacts and the elimination of many historic names from the public marketplace of ideas.

If you like this film, you might want to check out another Hallmark film that has some similarities: "Autumn in the Vineyard".

It was a pleasant romance. Nothing intriguing, as always in Hallmark movies, but obviously we watch it for good mood, not super original plot. The story idea was used in numerous hallmark-movies, but still I enjoyed it. The leads are cute and the chemistry was ok, the estate decorations were also great. Although now as I think it definitely leaks something maybe only one storyline was not enough and the major conflict was not so serious, but let's leave it to the critics and serious watchers, I just wanted to relax and spend some time watching a sweet movie and this one went great.

So, if you're a sucker for hallmark romances as I am, I guess you'll enjoy it!

I've watched a hundred or more Hallmark movies. This was one of the few that I have deleted before finishing it. I gave it two stars because I like Amanda Schull, who can pull off a romantic role. I found the male lead so unlikeable that I chose not to spend more time watching a light romance, when the hero is just plain mean. Hallmark movies often are based on the exact kind of conflict as used in this movie. One of the keys to the movie's success is a hero who disagrees with the heroine but is charming enough to make the viewer want to get to know him further. Andrew Walker handles this kind of role superbly and did so in a movie first shown within the last year. Porte is not charming and it's not the script in the part that I watched.

I agree with the other reviewer who pointed out that the "mansion" is ugly. It also is nothing like the mansions built in Rhode Island by American tycoons during the Gilded Age.

I have seen some bad reviews on this but heck IT IS A HALLMARK MOVIE and a really good on, so if you DON'T like movies where love wins, DON'T WATCH HALLMARK. Enough said I really enjoyed it. James Welch Henderson, Arkansas 4/19/2021.