Accidental Engagement

I think people are expecting too much from movies these days. We're all too spoiled with these multimillion-dollar films. This was clearly an ultra low budget movie. They didn't have a big production and they also didn't have a very interesting plotline. The movie was super poorly written and horribly directed. It was exactly what you would expect from your average film school grad student which is exactly what a movie with a low budget can afford. want great acting and awesome cinematography? then don't watch cheap hallmark tv movies! duh. And yes, as everyone has already said it - the acting was just stupid. But when you have such basic production, terrible script, and boring storyline even the big hollywood stars won't be able to do much with it. i watched this just because i am a filmmaker and i was curious to see some low budget movies and i have to say - i feel like they did what they could with what they had.

The studio producing this film was MarVista not Hallmark. It's on the poster of the movie with the two actors. Hallmark has its share of weak movies but let's not blame it for the movies it doesn't make.

I never expect too much from these made for TV movies. At best they're like internet fan fiction so I knew what to expect. The male lead is pretty good, the female lead isn't. Clarissa's parents are really cute but the rest of the supporting cast (with one or two exceptions) look like they were randomly selected off the street. If you're looking for the TV equivalent of 'Kalms' this is it.

It's bland, sweet fayre and won't win any awards but then it doesn't claim to either. Incidentally, the soundtrack is bloody awful, truly bad and spoils the decent moments of the film. One for a rainy afternoon with a big box of chocolates.

I came across the trailer for this movie on Netflix and decided to check it out. By the time i rented it (which was 5 freaking dollars) the edible kicked in. I honestly felt like i was reading a vivid FanFiction written by a twelve year old

I think the lead male is Matthew Bomer in a few years. He will make the perfect Hallmark Male for a lifetime of sappy romantic movies. (And I mean that with all respect)

Some of the acting is solidly ACTING. It makes me feel like the director must have been holding an acting class and said, "For extra credit, I want you all to come and be in my movie!".

(Is that wrong?). 😁