The Clue to Love

Sure this movie follows the standard love blueprint which makes viewing so pleasant but I also enjoyed how the writer included a secondary love story as well as the mystique of who "Aunt Hope" is.

Even though the main story centers between the lead actress and her male counterpart, I struggled to see them as a couple that were genuinely meant for each other. On the other hand the two main actresses really stood out because they had a great friendship chemistry and it was their acting that made the whole movie quite engaging with their indulgent interactions.

Overall I thought it was an easy laidback watch.

Seasoned characters were great but the main characters lacked emotion - sounded like they were rehearsing their lines (in segments = da-da-da - da-da-da - da-da-da) instead of actually acting. And having to input the same line twice ("It is time to suck it up buttercup and let Morgan know how you feel"). Any particular reason it had to be said twice? I'm sorry - I watch alot alot alot of Hallmark movies (and, although this might not be one) it was so blah! There was no spark/chemistry whatsoever. The only good thing was the ending (when the story actually picked up) but, getting there, blah, blah, blah.

This is pretty standard romance fare, made nearly unwatchable by a one-note performance from the lead actress. It's a stretch to believe that a woman this vapid is a journalist at all, let alone a talented one. The rest of the cast saves the show, but it's an uphill climb for them.

I agree with other reviewers, there's just no chemistry between the two lead characters. The female lead tries her best but I think that they needed a different male lead, this guy is clunky. It's like the camera isn't rolling and there's just a read through of the script. The supporting characters are doing all the heavy lifting in this made for tv movie. The scenery was great, and varied in the different locations and the plot moves along at a steady pace, but it's like a paint-by-numbers. And the Apple Festival is only really given a cursory glance, so I'm not really sure why it was mentioned. And I'd really feel dudded by being the winner of the pie making contest, because the male lead only blurts out the winner towards the end, as an aside!

There are better tv romance movies than this one. The Christmas ones are usually much better, so I'd search out those ones instead of this one.

The lead male was the worst, most obnoxious character I have ever witnessed on one of these movies. If I had a nickel for every time he put his hands in his trouser pockets, I would be rich! His character was like a California politician that I won't mention by name. The whole plot of the movie was OK and there was a nice twist at the end, which was unexpected, so that was the only plus to the movie. I pushed through it even though it was pretty bad. Not sure if the lead actor was just bad or if it was just how his character was written. Either way, I was highly frustrated with it. Hard to watch!