L'amour dans le pré

It's a Hallmark movie. Predictable plots, fine actors/actresses, and beautiful scenery. It's supposed to be a feel good movie and it definitely worked. I'm a recent widower and it's difficult for me to watch these bc my wife loved them. I'm going to admit that since she passed, the movies have become a guilty pleasure. So I guess this movie is more appealing bc of this.

My husband and I enjoy Hallmark movies, especially during the fall and winter holiday seasons. Both of the lead actors have starred in General Hospital (Ryan Peavy still does), and I was looking forward to seeing them in this movie. The plot was very thin and the acting was very bland. There wasn't much chemistry between them. There have been other Hallmark movies with the same theme about saving the family farm, so this one needed some pizazz to make it fresh, but sadly there was none. The only thing that was different was the fruit. Jen Lilley smiled way too much for my taste. She seemed more like a love-struck teenager than an accomplished surgeon. She is very pretty and has big beautiful eyes, but after awhile it was very annoying seeing her doe-eyed smile in every scene.

The worst thing - the performance of Jen Lilley. Wooden, fake, the smile as axis not very solide. The good thing - the pear orchard. Short, a Hallmark romance, not bad, not great, predictable, so forced in the details o story than the usual "nice" seems to much. But good option after a long , busy work day. So, the pear orchard as the good point.

Upon seeing the previews of this movie I had high hopes for this movie. While not terrible, this movie did not live up to those hopes.

When looking at a Hallmark film I think four factors make or break it.

First, are the lead actors good in their roles and do the characters have some depth. Here I thought while the acting was fine the characters were stick figures with no depth.

Second, does the romance seem real or contrived. Sorry, never really bought it here that the surgeon would fall for this guy. Yeah, he was nice to her kid, but most people are nice to kids.

Third, is it funny. These movies are billed as romantic comedies. I would say actually being funny is the difference that sets apart any of the Halmark movies. This movie tried to be with the Ronnie character but I don't think ever achieved it.

Fourth, are there a few nice subplots or quirks in the story to add to the drama. I did not see that here.

As a final note, most people don't wear nice, new clothes (I am guessing K-Mart or Target) to bring in the harvest. I have participated in harvests before and neither me or anyone else did so. Mr. Douglas of Green Acres would have been proud of these farmers.

Overall, the movie is okay for this kind of fare and certainly watchable once, but not a classic or one I predict we will see often in the upcoming years.

Goof

Will and Luna sit together on a truck to see the harvest moon, which is a full moon.

At least 4 days later they are dancing on the harvest festival where they again see a full moon.

This is not possible since a full moon is only shown for 1 day each 28 days, and the moon changes state every 7 days.