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I tried this show since I was a fan of Sex in the City. Say what you will about Sarah Jessica Parker, she definitely had a kind of charisma and realness that the lead in this show sorely lacks. Sure, she is pretty, but that is about all she has going for her! Granted, she does not have a great script or storyline to work with. This is an extremely superficial show that leaves you feeling cold about all of the characters. While Carrie Bradshaw also had messed up priorities and made stupid decisions, the audience was rooting for her and could see themselves in her flaws, which made Sex in the City interesting. In Emily in Paris you kind of just want her to fail because she is so dang annoying. It's too bad because a story about a Paris adventure could have been really fun and interesting.

While I kind of liked the concept of this film and the scenery was very pretty, this script just gave the leads NOTHING to work with. I usually like Lacey Chabert well enough, but she had zero emotions in this film. I mean, in every scene it seemed like all she could muster was a sort of "half smile," whether anything good or bad was happening. The whole thing just kind of felt like a wet blanket. And Lacey Chabert is really good at comedy! Please, Hallmark, can you PLEASE get some script writers who are talented enough to add some emotion to these films. It can still be wholesome and trite without being completely bland on top of it. Put a couple of jokes in, for God's sake. I actually prefer the dumb plots where the woman is a "harried overworked executive who comes to the country to rebuild the inn she inherited" because at least this means the lead has some energy on screen. The leads in this film just seemed like driftwood with no motivation to speak of, notwithstanding the "we must win the chocolate competition!" plot.

I watched this movie recently on the Hallmark app. Is it just me or did hallmark used to make much higher quality movies than they do now? This was a good story that had some real heart to it. The two leads had a lot of chemistry together. Sure, the plot is a little schmaltzy and unbelievable. What person would agree to wed a stranger just because she is pregnant, unless he is a total creeper. But in the logic of the film it worked ok. Keri Russell was a good actor in this film. I wish Hallmark had the kind of clout to get actual actors these days, instead of all the random people they get who can't act their way out of a cardboard box.