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I liked everyone in this movie except the daughter. Gloria Ruben and Eric LaSalle were excellent. Jarod Joseph, BJ Harrison, and Latonya Williams added great performances but the daughter's character, played with annoying mediocrity by Alvina August, was a very sour note. To be fair, I think the writing for her character was annoying, superficial, and far too focused on seeing her world as dependent on her ideas and decisions. I wish the story had been more focused on the parents; theirs was a much better plot.

I gave this a 6 for good for one watching.

I liked the younger female lead in last year's Deliver by Christmas. Her role in this was accurate though she played an annoying character. Quite typical of what her experiences had been.

There is a lot of explaining about the situations, in case the viewers don't understand.

The misunderstanding was a bit annoying but taken in the context of the characters perceptions, it was appropriate.

It ended well, and was better than I thought it would be. I liked the actors. There was no wokeness as one review said. Surprisingly well done. These last Hallmark movies are getting better.

'Second Chance at Love' was mainly seen for Hallmark film completest sake. Their 2022 output, like all their previous years, was unsurprisingly uneven. With some highs, some lows and plenty somewhere in between. But considering the tumultuous couple of years, the standard generally could have been worse. The premise also did sound very cute, though did worry about it being cheesy if not done well as has been the case sometimes with Hallmark.

As far as Hallmark's 2022 output goes, 'Second Chance at Love' is one of the decent somewhere in between films and its execution of the premise is more cute than cheesy thankfully. It is cute and charming, with a good deal of light hearted-ness and heart, but is uneven due to a few of the (significant) problems that have already been cited near-unanimously here. There is a lot that is good here, but not everything worked (which has been the case with many of Hallmark's films this year).

Production values are lovely, especially the scenery. The music is not too loud or used too much. The script is witty and heartfelt, always sounding natural and never juvenile or tasteless. The story, or at least the story with Jack and Brenda, is light hearted and heart warming on the whole, didn't drag or descend into cheese or melodrama too much and didn't feel too predictable despite the formula being familiar.

Most of the acting is also well above average, with very warm and engaging performances from Gloria Rueben and Eriq La Salle. Really liked their characters, they weren't meaty but they were very genuine and amiable. Their chemistry has a lot of natural warmth and wit.

The same however cannot be said for Alvina August who overplays, and do have to agree that her character is incredibly irritating to the extent that it unbalances the film. Also found her plot not near as interesting, tended to go into soap opera land, and the chemistry between her and Jarod Joseph (who did nicely with what he was given) didn't have as much spark.

Do agree also about the ending, which is very rushed and tacked on over-convenience, especially considering what came before it. It felt like a cop out cheat and unearned. The conflict could have had more tension and been less forced.

Concluding, worth seeing but uneven. 6/10.

It was nice watching a film with these veteran actors. I wish It was a little bit more of them and less if the daughter. The daughter was very annoying and I was actually hoping for the husband to go after that girl at the mall that caught his eye.

I was so excited to watch this movie but the daughter was so annoying. The mom needs some friends that she can count on and not her daughter all the time.

Some of the movie was good when it was just the parents.

This film is a well crafted, fresh approach to the light-romance genre. The storyline is original. The characters are relatable. They portrayed vulnerability and pulled you in to the story. The plot is well-paced (except at the end where it rushed to a conclusion). It was simply enjoyable and a wonderful addition to the Hallmark catalog. Well done!

The chemistry between Eric LaSall and Gloria Reuben was great. Their story was believable written in everyday life. However, there was no chemistry between Alvina August and Jarod Joseph. Their acting was weak and their interactions felt forced almost as if they didn't like each other. Also, the way they always are too busy to listen to each other mad for a sad story. Overall, I was disappointed in this movie. I was looking forward to seeing the former ER alums together, but their storyline was in the background.

I loved seeing Gloria Reuben and Eriq LaSalle together. And I'm so happy to see a movie aimed at a more mature age range. I get it, millennials have a lot of buying power, but they are not the only demographic. Come on Hallmark.

The acting was great. I've watched this one 3 times already.

Yes, the daughter was a bit annoying but the movie is absolutely worth checking out.

When I sat down to watch the 2022 Hallmark movie "A Second Chance at Love", I must admit that I wasn't really expecting a whole lot from writer Chad Quinn and director Alfons Adetuyi. Why? Well, given the fact that this was a Hallmark romantic TV movies just didn't scream top notch. But still, since I hadn't already seen the movie, of course I gave it a chance.

Well, I will say that "A Second Chance at Love" was watchable, and it was actually adequately entertaining enough for the sappy and predictable movie that it turned out to be. Sure, it was watchable, but this is hardly a movie that warrants more than just a single viewing.

The storyline, as written by Chad Quinn, essentially plays on all Hallmark archetypical tropes there is to be played. So you know what you are getting yourself into here when you sit down and watch "A Second Chance at Love", and director Alfons Adetuyi delivers exactly that.

The acting performances in the movie were actually good enough, and Eriq La Salle definitely carried the movie quite well with his performance. A shame that Latonya Williams wasn't given more on-screen time because she seemed like she really could have spruced up the movie quite a lot.

Generic, sappy and predictable, this is essentially what "A Second Chance at Love" turned out to be. But then again, isn't that what we've come to expect from Hallmark?

My rating of "A Second Chance at Love" lands on a very bland five out of ten stars.

I liked the reunion for Gloria and Erik from their ER days. The acting was decent. I found this story to be so sad. The daughter is so annoying and just pushing her parents while not realizing her marriage should take priority. Normally there is some fun in the Hallmark movies and this one was just sad droopy characters. Hallmark needs some change with their format. 2021 and now the start of 2022 have been mediocre movies at best. So many character with no chemistry. It's ok not to have everyone end up together in the end.

I'm giving this movie ten stars because I truly support hallmark creating content for the Black community. As a Black woman, it is upsetting to not be able to see yourself on tv, not able to see yourself in relationships with Black men, and not be able to see Black families happy and couples in love. That being said, I, like many others, found the daughters character annoying and found it quite irritating how her focus continued to be on her parents and her inability to resolve her feelings of them divorcing and thereby neglecting her own marriage with a good man most of us Black women would have jumped over football fields for. I cannot speak for everyone, I fear though her character replicates a stereotype of a child who had divorced parents who was never able to get over the fact they are divorced. Many, many children have divorced parents and are able to live happy lives without this being trauma issues, after all divorce, unfortunately, is quite common and parents are still able to parent even if they don't live together, which from a therapeutic standpoint, is best for the children than living with parents that don't love each other anymore and don't want to be together.

Gloria Rubin is a fine actress shaming herself by participating in this project. Poor storyline, dull script & actors that would feel perfectly comfortable in a Soap Opera job.

Hallmark has turned its back on decades of high quality family entertainment and now just grinds out trash to appease a tiny, but vocal, segment of the population.

Ignore negative badmouthing. The acting was great! The story probably wouldn't happen as often as we wish it would, but it was entertaining. Daughter's character was annoying, although not unlike many within everyone's family. I rank myself as one of many that want more diversity in entertainment. My ancestry is primarily Scottish and Irish and applaud Hallmark for providing this movie.

I very much enjoyed this. It really is nice to see the main characters builder for a change. Personally I would love to see one of the movies with the woman playing the grandmother as the main star. She always puts a smile on my face!

Loved this show the characters were so lovable and believable. I watch every show on Hallmark and these actors did an outstanding job. Really great show.