If Only (2004)
7/10
Not A Great Movie By Any Means, But Far From Bad
24 February 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Admittedly, Jennifer Love Hewitt had a big lull in her career from early 2003 to early 2006 before it was revived in early 2006 with the super popular TV show Ghost Whisperer (which aired in late 2005). Like the first two Last Summer movies, this movie has inconsistent acting, one third above par, one third par and once third subpar.

In this movie, Jennifer Love Hewitt plays a music teacher named Samantha Andrews. She's having relationship troubles with her boyfriend, an executive named Ian Wyndham, played by a relative unknown English actor named Paul Nicholls.

There's a traffic accident near the beginning of the movie that claims one of their lives. A Mr. Destiny type character (played by Tom Wilkinson) allows the survivor of the accident to relive the day again and make things right. Unfortunately, the accident still happens and one of them gets killed.

The best things about this movie are the songs that Jennifer Love Hewitt performs in the movie. She's the original performer and the writer of the lyrics with each song. Jennifer's also the original performer and the writer of the notes for the acoustic violin she plays in an orchestra.

If Only is not close to a masterpiece by any means. But nevertheless, it's a cute romantic comedy drama fantasy that I recommend to fans of the cast, especially to fans of Jennifer Love Hewitt.

She is credited as one of the producers. However, she's actually the main executive producer under Lovespell Entertainment, later renamed Fedora Films and now named Just Believe Productions.
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