I loved Santino Fontana on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and I know he's been a Broadway star for years. His singing is matchless. I guess a gig is a gig, but this movie was just awful. All Hallmark romance movies have contrived, repetitive plots, but Just One Kiss also borrowed heavily from The Sixth Sense (?!) which is completely bizarre. Also, it was so obviously filmed in Canada (Toronto? Vancouver?) and relied heavily on stock cityscapes of New York to drive home the notion that "Yes, we're really in New York! The Big Apple! If you can make it there, etc." Not convincing. Also approriated some bits from CXGF (the black and white dancing dream sequence? Please).
I am not your standard Hallmark film viewer, and I watched this movie for Fontana only. His singing was great as usual; his character seemed to be based on the romantic leading men of mid-20th-century romances/musicals, but the writing was so hackneyed even he couldn't elevate it. I just wish he could find TV and film roles which match his talent.
I am not your standard Hallmark film viewer, and I watched this movie for Fontana only. His singing was great as usual; his character seemed to be based on the romantic leading men of mid-20th-century romances/musicals, but the writing was so hackneyed even he couldn't elevate it. I just wish he could find TV and film roles which match his talent.