First review! OK, I'm gonna be honest, I judged "the book" by it's cover. The cover and synopsis didn't give away much and I have been delaying this movie since its premiere, and boy do I regret it?
I absolutely LOVED this movie. Of course it's Hallmark, so it has a few of their signatures but it's above average. The plot was good, the characters were good - you will see SO MANY familiar faces if you have seen several Hallmark movies - and it's a beautiful story.
To be honest, I wasn't expecting much of a performance from both of the leads but they did an AMAZING job, their chemistry was outstanding and even the pre-ending drama makes sense. I'm actually happy about this movie, and I didn't even paused it once to check twitter, that's when I know i'm into it.
The dogs did such a good job, they made me smile more than once, they make this movie special - little Gidget even reminded me of my dog, I somehow felt part of it -
It's SO worth the watch, you will finish it with a smile on your face.
Now -SPOILERS- There might have been a few predictable things, like Gidget's story, whether she leaves or not, but i'm so happy that for once, Hallmark decided that the GUY would make an important decision about his job, his old life because he is falling in love - with a woman, with a new style of life, with a city and it's people - I've seen so many women in these movies do that, I'm glad it was the guy's turn.
ALSO, excuse me if mistakes are made.
Plot summary
Partly to escape the pain of a relationship break-up, lawyer Kristie Simmons two years ago moved from Chicago back to her hometown of Bradley Beach, Washington where she's opened her own legal firm. Beyond the comfort in dating Bill Nolan, the town veterinarian, through who she agreed temporarily to foster Gidget, a rescue dog, Kristie has immersed herself in a series of pro bono cases for the community, the latest being representing the local bike club against the town development board in fighting to install a bike lane. She learns the board has acquired the services of a high powered Seattle lawyer in their regular town lawyer being temporarily unavailable, she saddened to learn that the replacement, Keith Amos, the man she ran into at the beach while she was walking Gidget, Keith walking his dog, Simon, with Simon and Gidget having become inseparable friends at first sight. While there is still an attraction on Keith's side to Kristie, Kristie now only sees in Keith the enemy. But as Gidget and Simon will do whatever they need to be together, Kristie and Keith are also thrown together, during which Kristie's defenses toward Keith start to break down. Beyond the issue of the bike lane, a further potential obstacle facing Kristie and Keith coming together romantically is if Keith places his career over his personal life, especially if it negatively affects Kristie and Bradley Beach. Meanwhile, Kristie's ten year widowed mother, Barb Simmons, the owner/operator of the beach-side café, has been receiving romantic gifts from a secret admirer in the lead up to Valentine's Day, the only indication of his identity being he revealing he one of her regular customers. Barb has to decide if there is a possible second chance of romance in her life, something she had long thought not.
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Amazing!
Funny and worth a view!
This is an amusing film with excellent acting and a fun script. There are loads of familiar faces, gentle humour and funny situations. Definitely a rainy day winner and recommended highly. One caveat - some bits are a bit tiresome in the romantic comedy genre but the actors make it very amusing nevertheless. Enjoy!
p.s. It's = it is, NOT its.
Very cute, very smart.
Still watching, don't want it to end. Beaches, dogs, smart attractive people. Fun movie.