Accidental Family

This is clearly a very low budget local production, the kind of production where all of the extras are listed in the credits. I have seen quite a few of those in my time, and this one has its good points.

The plot has some striking similarities to While You Were Sleeping, and a lot of the same feel. That is really something of a strength, albeit unoriginal. To say it is cheesy would be too obvious, but to me the real cheese was Swiss, as in holes in the story. Just don't think about this one too much and you will enjoy it more. In some ways that is a lot like your typical Hallmark movie, but I think this one is a bit more guilty.

Aside from that, there is something to enjoy here. The lead actress does a good job in her role, even if some of what she does defies logic. The actress playing the fiancé is good as well, to the point that you hate her just like you are supposed to. Most of the other cast act well enough not to be a distraction.

I actually liked the final act. Most of the "twists" are of course predictable, but it is still sweet and satisfying. Like I said though, just don't think about the explanations too much. If this came out of Hollywood, it would be a lower grade, but I have to give it a 5.

Watch the movie if you live or have lived in St Joseph. Wonderful views of the city. Also Joe Morack (Oscar) is the only actor who can act convincingly. Otherwise watch a movie you've seen before again. I can see that the attempt to make a good movie was taken, but the writing and acting make this movie suffer. Few of the actors are believable in their roles. Clearly overacting or in a few cases, not even trying at all. But maybe the actors suffer by the lack of great writing. Overall it's a decent movie for locals, knowing that a movie was made in their town, but for mass consumption definitely not. Made for public access cable channels.

PS. Be wary of the ratings on here. Anything higher than a 4 was made by the production crew and the actors.

I had the opportunity to watch the premiere located in St. Joseph, MO. In a charming little rustic church downtown. I was excited to watch this movie due to seeing Christmas at the Chateau and someone who like rom-coms it was a no brainer to go. Hope to go back and try 3 Wishes Bakery, too bad they didn't have those at the premiere for all guests.

The movie was predictable, so it felt to take a while to get to the point. The beginning was slow moving, the rewind/fast-forward motion graphic seemed was not pleasant on the eyes and too much of it.

After doing some research I come to find out the Noyes home, is a real play in St. Joseph, MO however it is no longer an orphanage. Parents/guardians have all legal rights to their children and they are only placed there until the family can be reunited. I am thankful they didn't use this movie for a fundraising attempt.

Back to the movie Olivia's character is relatable by so many in society. Longing to be seen by a certain person, finding their family, wanting to just feel included (which is everyone). I didn't like the part where the chest hit her in the head because you can tell it was super fake. Megan's character was the typical two faced stuck up individual. I do think that it should have played out more on her and Alex. The grandmother was hilarious to watch.

A lot of the actors are theater actor which you can tell on the big screen. The actors haven't fully channeled their characters to fluently play on a big screen. When actors are to cry, they need to cry and not just make the sound of crying.

Oscar was wonderful to watch, the actor was casted fantastic.

The ending was a bit over the top. It definitely pulls at the heartstrings but unrealistic how the end conversation go.

This is the typical movie you would see on Hallmark, would be good to add there due to it being relatable.

My wife and I took a flyer on this movie because with just under 100 votes, it was rated a 9.2 We had never heard of this title, and when looking at the details of it we also did not know any of the actors listed (should that have been a warning to us?) but thought 'we'll, why not?' We are always looking for decent movies to watch.

Well, now we know those 96 votes must all be among the people in Saint Joseph Missouri where the movie was filmed on location or related to the actors cast in it.

The actors are all no one you've ever heard of before and with the way they read their lines here you'll never of them again. We made it 30-45 minutes before we gave up and moved on. I don't recommend this one to anybody.

I don't really agree with the other reviews about this being a typical hallmark movie, but I'm not so much for super cheesy movies so I haven't seen a lot of those. This definitely didn't match the hallmark stereotype. I felt like it was a pretty unique story with decent acting, and a little bit of predictability. It wasn't as funny and well produced as The Proposal, but I would watch it again! There were a few clichés and cheesy sections, but overall a chill-feel good movie with a little bit of drama.

The main character is a good actress... I'll be looking for other movies she's acted in. The fiancé on the other hand was not good in this movie, but it could've been the way the character written.