ricktidd
This is the first review I have ever written but had to comment. I love hallmark movies but this was pathetic. The acting was atrocious. Could not even finish watching it was so bad.
hackraytex
I was originally attracted to this movie to watch James Best perform. I have been a fan of his for years and have never been disappointed in his performances. I was also aware that this was the last movie that he was in before passing away about eighteen months later. As usual, Mr. Best was at the top of his ability and delivered another solid performance. If he was having any health problems, it did not show. It can be said with clear conviction that he went out on top. I did not recognize the name "Kathryn Morris" and was doubly impressed with her ability to do comedy. No disrespect to Ms. Morris but I had never seen her do comedy before and she acted like she had been doing it for many years. Also, Ms. Morris can certainly carry the torch if Goldie Hawn decides to retire but I hope Ms. Hawn stays at it for awhile longer. The comparison between Ms. Morris and Ms. Hawn is not meant to diminish either one of these very talented performers. To my great surprise when I checked IMDB to find that I had had been watching her in Cold Case. As an all around actress, she is A#1.
This is a good, clean, funny, family movie without being syrupy. Well worth my time. Good job everyone and rest in peace Mr. Best.
heidibetrug
Where to start with this schlock-fest? Casting was clearly aiming for a Goldie Hawn ditzy blonde effect but on a mini-budget. The main character mugged, screeched, huffed and puffed at maximum volume to the exclusion of any acting efforts. This woman was supposed to have a Columbia MBA and yet was such an airhead and kardashian-reject that she was a cartoon. A symphony of "WOOOO HOOO" acting. Left with absolutely nothing after 15 years of marriage because she signed an egregious pre-nup? Was she comatose? Then we have the other characters - the obligatory big-hearted Irish dad (Paddy? Seriously?), the lovable, street-smart black teenager, NUNS in HABITS, handsome rich French- English neighbor...it doesn't miss a cliché. Hallmark movies are all hopelessly corny but this one is such a ridiculous waste of time that it puts others to shame.
boblipton
This Hallmark TV romantic comedy about how Kathryn Morris' husband dumps her for a twenty year old acupuncturist and she must move back in with her father at his bakery in Flemington NJ has some good performances going for it. Alastair Mackenzie is particularly amusing and knows how to take a comic fall. However, the occasional clangorous line like "Thank you for not selling out your daddy" prevent it from being much above average good.I am taken with Ms. Morris' performance as she goes from pampered upper-class lady to down-to-earth New Jersey girl. A lot of these Hallmark romcoms start by having their heroines starting out obnoxious to make their transformations more dramatic. This one gets you on her side immediately, by a brief, self-satisfied smile at her position and then plunges her into shocked incomprehension as her husband kicks her out, ameliorated by good comic bits. It's those bits that keep this one watchable throughout.
AD
