Identical Love

The scenery steals the show! The female lead was so listless and unbelievable and as a physician that it was no wonder her fiancee left her. The male lead was better but it was probably a struggle to make a romance from a wedding disaster. The secondary romance was more believable and low key. For a medical mission it needed at least some medical problems to treat; too much time sightseeing and laying around the beach and pool. The climax where the four were stranded never felt like they were in any kind of trouble, a missed opportunity in the story.

The coincidences were too much- twin brothers, one nice and the other not so; then the major coincidence of meeting in the Philippines by chance.

Most Filipinos speak English, though broken sometimes. Elijah, the "interpreter", could not even speak Tagalog. The patient who spoke Tagalog, could not really speak the language either. Why wasn't the movie filmed in the Philippines, so actual Filipinos can serve as extras? Movie would've been authentic and not a pretend Philippines. French Polynesia is a beautiful island, but there are better islands in the Philippines. Also, the location made it seem like the doctors lived in luxury while serving the poor people. Very disappointed! :-( Acting was not that great either. Storyline was boring.

Stood up at the altar is a common premise. The bride retreats to a tropical paradise, which is also common. I can't think of a premise where she encounters her ex's twin, but I bet there is at least one.

I thought that the acting and dialogue were mildly stilted or unnatural. But the relationships, both of them, were given plenty of screen time and that was nice enough. I wondered where the conflict was going to come from, especially with Charlotte and Seth, so it made sense but it took me by surprise. Overall, the pace seemed slow. Which was probably because the story needed more.

I liked Shae Robins despite times when it looked like she was trying to hard. There was some chemistry with Mason D. Davis.

At times the background music is distracting - it doesn't fit the particular conversation.

Falling for the identical twin of the man who dumped her. Interesting aspect about looking beyond the outside appearance to see the person inside. Twins can be totally different inside is the message. But that doesn't take away the icky factor if the sibling's ex. The male lead is a bit sickly looking. More like a patient than a doctor. Shae Robins is fairly sweet if indistinguishable from many other actresses.

There are a few shocking inaccuracies. Filipino peoples speak English and do not need a translator. Why would they do that in this day and age. Also the islands with the jagged peaks are totally Polynesia. So unlike S E Asia. Should just have set it in Polynesia instead.

Not worth watching.

For see it, some effort was necessary in my case. Because medical part seems fake or sappy. Because the dilemma between brothers sounds not so realistic. And the try of actors to offer something reasonable has not exactly happy results.

But the good intentions, obvious, are noble enough to not be very critic about Identical love and see with good dose of indulgence the work of Scott Christopher to give to his character the air of lobely hero from some country song having new chance.

Like many Hallmark films, nice can be reasonable term to define it. The romance - unrealistic but it represents the only purpose. So, not so bad.