Au coeur de la famille

Sara and Lily grew up at Smith Mountain Lake. Sara became estranged from the family and without explanation moved to Los Angeles to study law. Her sister Lily, an artist, teaches locally and lives with their parents, Ray and Vivian, until Dad dies in an accident.

The best hing about this film is the cast. Every great character actor is here, plus Jane Seymour and the nearly-forgotten Ben Savage. Unfortunately, it seems most of them gave the bare minimum level of performance, or the director simply did not attempt to get better out of them. The whole thing comes off as an amateur affair with no budget and actors eager to collect their (meager) paychecks and move on to the next project.

I am sorry to disparage something with the legendary Jeff Fahey, but Hallmark (much like Lifetime) is not known for its quality. If anything, they are known for trying to pull the heart strings of easily-affected house wives.

I figured a movie with some pretty good cast would have something interesting happen. I was extremely disappointed. It was so boring! Also, I usually like Jane Seymour, but what was going on with her in this movie? Her accent kept changing for what few lines she seemed to have, and she was a bit too quiet and hard to understand. I get her character's husband just died, but it still seemed inconsistent, and just wrong.

Lately I seem to be more likely to leave reviews on movies I don't like, as I feel like I'm over using the word boring. I also wsh there wasn't such a high word minimum, as I feel it makes my reviews boring too.

Worth viewing! Especially for the screenplay and cast. Builds up in a nostalgic cadence with excellent pathos and real to life emotional moments. Virtues of a long, dedicated, loving marriage and close family connection but never void of the growing pains facing us as a result of pop culture influences and success driven societal meritocratic expectations. But always weaving throughout an abundance of welcoming loyalties!

Sisters unwind a complicated relationship together while facing overwhelming challenges and circumstances.

Truly a poignant story for any family. Highly recommended! And Enjoying script!

This movie has it all romance, drama, comedy and a great story. You shed tears to turn around 2 seconds later and crack up laughing. The writer of this film was nothing but sure genius and I am sad he passed away. Once again we lose a great talent before his masterpiece in Lake Effects can woo the world. This is a must see movie for men and women. A chick flick that even a man can enjoy! This film houses Smith Mountain Lake at it's best. The same lake that was in What About Bob is now brought to camera with it's real name! Enjoy all of the beautiful scenic shots. Kick back and just feel like your sitting at home. This movie is a roller coaster of emotions that will leave you applauding with a smile.

I am a Hallmark fan so the genre was not the problem but the background music far too loud and the whole concept of sanctimoniously hounding a community looking to smear your father's name after his death was maudlin and really distasteful. This is ugly through and through.