lisapsams
I fell in "like" with Amanda Righetti's soft-spoken, yet tough-as-nails, acting abilities when she was a cast member on The Mentalist. Peter Porte, however, is just a tad to pretty. And they really had only a forced chemistry.
Why didn't they rent a house with their best friends? That made zero sense.
Why rent a beach house and expect quiet work hours? Unrealistic!
Why didn't Lucas take the investors to the big event at the Camp to show them a bit of the Camp experience instead of going out drinking? Why would anyone who was interested in investing in KIDS prefer to go out partying instead of going to see the kids?
Additionally, Tybee Island is a stone's throw from where I grew up. So, Hallmark, take note of several incorrect script and location and costume items:
1) it's the "beach" never the "shore"
2) Tybee has an historic lighthouse, you missed an opportunity to showcase it. The puny, rundown one you showed was an affront to southeasterners.
3) in the summer, it is NEVER EVER chilly. She wouldn't have wanted or need a cardigan for a walk on the beach or an out door dinner.
4) speaking of hot and humid, her long thick hair would not behave survived out of a ponytail or braid - it would be sticking to her neck and face all day long.
5) another reviewer mentioned this: no Savannah? Are you kidding? She's a teen fiction writer! Of course she would visit Savannah. So would the summer camp! Home of the Girl Scouts!
phd_travel
The scenery on an island off the coast of Georgia is really beautiful. It's more prettily filmed than some Hallmark movies. The interiors are attractive and color co-ordinated. The beach is attractive.The story is fairly predictable. A divorced single mom of 2 kids moves into a summer rental so her kids can go to camp. Her neighbor is at first glance a bachelor who enjoys surfing and partying and has a cute dog - not the family type. But of course he turns out to have more substance than that. He turns out to be nice to the kids and is well off and does good things.I love Amanda Righetti since the O.C. and she is pretty here though her hair dark color is a bit severe for her. Peter Porte plays the guy and hd is fine but flashes his pearly whites a bit too often.One flaw of the story is she is so uptight about her kids I can't see why he would be interested in her.
rebekahrox
Let's get one thing out of the way immediately. This movie is set and filmed on Tybee Island off the coast of Georgia and a short way from cultured, historical, and photogenic Savannah Georgia. In the South, it's called the beach, not the shore. We are farther away from New Jersey than just miles would indicate. Also, it's too bad the producers could not take advantage of the beauty that is Savannah to set some scenes there. Just clueless.This Hallmance just did not work for me. I thought Jenna, the female lead seemed more like his mother that his love interest. I also found the character unlikable and unreasonable. She is at the beach, during the summer, and living in a duplex and she expects everyone else on vacation in her vicinity to cater to her need for quiet. She should have gone to a cabin in the mountains. There was no chemistry between the two leads. She was a mature and settled mother of 2, and he was, she thought, a happy-go-lucky beach bum. She didn't consider him a possible match until she found out he was her very well off landlord and the owner of a soon to be franchised summer camp. He was so handsome and prone to hanging around without a shirt, he looked more like a boy-toy than a father to her children. I didn't like how she reacted when she found out this good smart guy was coaching her son, and didn't like how he promised her son to be there for the swim meet and then just blew him off. It seemed very out of character and just manufactured to create some conflict. This was a by the numbers lazy effort. The kids and the dog were the only bright spot.
Amy Adler
Jenna (Amanda Righetti) is a divorced mother of eleven year old twins. She is just beginning a new career as a teen book novelist, having had one successful book. But, alas, she has been experiencing writer's block so she takes her family to a beautiful duplex on Tybee Island. As there is a summer camp for kids, her children can go swimming and hiking while she devotes her energies to meeting her publishers deadline. But, wait, wait! Next door there is a great looking single man, Lucas (Peter Porte) who, nevertheless, proves problematic. He has a carefree attitude about noise, beach parties, and his wandering dog. This stresses Jenna in a big way and she immediately erects a larger fence so the canine can't wander over to her patio. More importantly, after initial bad impressions of this man, his winning ways and handsome smile are diverting Jenna the most! But, with his not-ready-for-marriage-kids attitude, should she let herself get to know him better? Will her son become a better competitive swimmer? WILL SHE FINISH HER BOOK ON TIME? At this point, what can a romantic comedy fan say but a thousand thanks to Hallmark for continuing to provide funny, wholesome, and very romantic films for those who love the genre best. Righetti is beautiful and assertive while Porte, a dead ringer for Jim Caviezel, is a handsome, head-turning star. All of the secondary cast, sets, costumes, script and direction combine to create a film to savor and sigh over. As its brand new, do try to catch a viewing at the earliest possible moment.
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