And Then Came Love

I went to the 7:30pm screening at the Clearview Cinemas in Chelsea with the chance to see Vanessa Williams and Kevin Daniels in a Q&A. Both actors were adorable and came across very, very nicely - which doesn't say anything yet about the movie.

While I enjoyed watching the movie, and I still liked it shortly after I've seen it, I look at it differently now, three days later.

In contrary to what the script writer has said during the Q&A, or what her intentions were, the outcome is a very conservative message. It's not just "a child needs both parents" but it is "a child needs his/her biological father" - and I am not certain if this is what has been intended. It's just not true that children would bond automatically with their biological Dad - that's a movie fantasy and maybe even a dangerous one.

This movie could have been so much better on so many levels if it would not have fallen into the usual stereotypes. Again, what makes it likable are its main actors/actresses but the story itself is not.