I watch a lot of Hallmark rom/coms and clones. Seems like Hallmark has a lot of 40 something or older romances and a few 30 something. Josephine Langford was 26 playing a 22 year old. Young love, not over the hill love. Some of the language and activities also represents a younger crowd. I liked it.
I agree with a reviewer that there were a lot of the usual tropes mixed in. A big lie is a common one and of course there is While You Were Sleeping which has spawned a few copycats. I also agree with the reviewer (same one I think) that said her plan made no sense. But do any of the stolen identity tropes?
I liked Langford and Drew Starkey together, but there wasn't enough intimate screen time together (I don't mean sex). Probably if you include the phone calls, Zoey and Elle had about as much shared screen time.
One of the underlying themes of the movie was whether compatibility or similar likes make for a good romantic relationship. I love the speech by Elle toward the end that makes a good explanation of why not.
Most of the acting was fair to good. The dialogue was good also especially with the youth factor.
I'm not sure why the overall rating (5.9 at this writing) is lower than so many of the Hallmark and clones ratings for pretty much the same kind of story. The distribution looks fair, so it is not ballot box stuffing. I wouldn't mind seeing Langford in another movie like this.
I agree with a reviewer that there were a lot of the usual tropes mixed in. A big lie is a common one and of course there is While You Were Sleeping which has spawned a few copycats. I also agree with the reviewer (same one I think) that said her plan made no sense. But do any of the stolen identity tropes?
I liked Langford and Drew Starkey together, but there wasn't enough intimate screen time together (I don't mean sex). Probably if you include the phone calls, Zoey and Elle had about as much shared screen time.
One of the underlying themes of the movie was whether compatibility or similar likes make for a good romantic relationship. I love the speech by Elle toward the end that makes a good explanation of why not.
Most of the acting was fair to good. The dialogue was good also especially with the youth factor.
I'm not sure why the overall rating (5.9 at this writing) is lower than so many of the Hallmark and clones ratings for pretty much the same kind of story. The distribution looks fair, so it is not ballot box stuffing. I wouldn't mind seeing Langford in another movie like this.