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First, the litany of bad reviews typical of HM movies I believe are from dudes who's wives made them watch the movie out of desperation. Mainly because they can turn on Fast and Furious 18 without thinking about but haven't turned on their wife in ages.

Love, for Real was fun because it wavered slightly from the formula and it was shot on location with beautiful visuals. It was also written with wit, humor, and some good dialogue.

The two female leads were adorable, but it was Chloe Bridges that was somehow allowed to act outside of the HM norm and played a real person that you might actually know or meet in real life. She balanced a tough exterior and a vulnerable side with real people flaws that made you root for her all the way. She had good chemistry with the male lead and her best friend, I'd like to see her in more movies.

The lead female character is totally unlikable. That being said, the actress cast in the role did nothing to make her more sympathetic. She has a horrible voice: flat, whiny and very nasal. Could make paint peel. There was absolutely no connection with any of the other characters, not the male lead and not her "best friend." She should be cast in silent movies only and even that's questionable.

This is not a typical Hallmark movie so I'm going to have to go with the old positives and negatives.

Positives:

1) I like the premise, dating shows are fun to parody 2) Hawaii is awesome 3) Most stuff on TV sucks so "the bar" is low 4) The male lead was OK, his love interest was the best thing about the movie - she was adorable.

Negatives:

1) Lead female was not good nor was her romance believable or set up well 2) Formulaic even for Hallmark - the writers were on cruise control.

Summary:

Something to do when you don't have anything else. There you go. It isn't as horrible as the 1/10 reviews might suggest - the 10/10's need to watch more TV to get perspective. If you think that the reciting of resumes between the lead female and the producer constituted chemistry I don't know what to say.

Maybe the people who dislike this so much are fans of dating shows and hate having their bubbles burst? I haven't been a fan so i thought the movie was pretty good. Did not like the lead actress - yes, her voice was rough but more, it lacked inflection. I had to watch her face to tell what her character was feeling, which was difficult since her default expression is a scowl. But the witty script and co-stars balanced it out to bring it above the hallmark average.

Everyone is being harsh. Yes, it's very cheesy but isn't that the point? Lol I thought it was cute and a nice change from the typical storyline. I'd recommend it!