Der magische Zitronenbaum - Wenn Liebe glücklich macht

I did not find the plot or actors compelling or interesting enough. The movie was not special compared to other films on this channel or in this genre. Would have liked to see more Interesting interactions between the characters. Where was the drama or the intrigue? I think it had a nice setting (mostly the outdoor shots only to be honest) and it looked good on screen. I think they did a good job with that, for sure. But that was the only real saving grace of the movie. It's a straightforward love story that doesn't push any boundaries, I feel like I've seen this before and you may feel that way too.

This is not a Hallmark movie but was made just like one, even with what my wife and I call the "Hallmark Kiss" near the very end of the movie. The resort island scenes are shot on Santa Catalina Island just off the coast near Los Angeles.

She is a up-and-coming photographer that gets unfortunate news as the story begins. They can't afford to keep her on staff. At the same time she gets interested in the annual "destination" photo contest and decides to try to win it. She goes back to the resort island that she used to visit with her family when she was much younger.

As fate (and script) would have it the only hotel has a broken water pipe problem so they set her up in a cabin about one mile away at the local Lemon farm. There she encounters the dad, his son, and the son's young daughter. They all seem to bond easily, but the trouble is in the form of financial difficulties, many past-due bills and a checking account about exhausted.

The photographer right away begins to post photos on her popular website, people all over get interested, the publicity might just be what the Lemon Farm needs to survive and thrive. Plus dad starts to sell his paintings and the young girl her special formula lemonade.

Very nice family type of movie, my wife and I enjoyed it on Amazon streaming movies.

Loved the backdrop of Catalina Island. That in itself was truly amazing. Anthony Coons was outstanding as a widowed Husband and Father. When he explained how his Dad got burned before you understood why he was so leery of Beck. There is nothing wrong with having to earn trust. When the trust was earned though their chemistry exploded. Bravo Anthony and Beck. Please keep these movies coming. Totally enjoyable!!!

For some reason, I expected this to be set in Italy and that I would enjoy some Italian scenery and a light romance. It is entirely set in the US where we are continually told 'what a fantastic place this is' although neither photos nor background truly confirmed these statements. The script is weak but the actors do try to sound believable. However, their characters were too thin and they had little to work with then tell their back story.

I found this film on Amazon Prime and they give little information about the content of their films I only left it running as I'm unwell at the moment.

After it finished, I put on a DVD of a film I've had for ages, set in Italy, a divorced American buys a villa which is renovated by Polish workers, it made me feel better.

The movie starts out with a common premise - young woman loses her job and wants to enter a contest to relaunch her career. She goes to Serenity Island where her parents took her as a child and she learned to love photography. Meanwhile Josh's lemon farm is in trouble, so they team together to save it. The story follows some of the same old formulas through to a predictable ending.

I'm not a fan of the big secret trope and in this case, it's more of an outright lie and continued deception by Beck. The misunderstanding balloons creating the usual conflict. The reconciliation has an interesting twist though.

Maddison Bullock is very full of positive energy as Beck, but she seems a little unpolished. She seems to be trying too hard. This actress bears watching though. Anthony Coons just doesn't seem comfortable in the role. Coons and Bullock manage some decent chemistry probably thanks mostly to Bullock.