The Back of the Unwanted Bride

The storyline of this vertical has been repeated many times. Incognito (flimsy mask on woman) one night stand leads to love child. 10 years later, mom bumps into dad, neither one recognizing the other. Rest of movie is filled up with kidnappings, medical catastrophes, and an assortment of other usual tropes written in to delay the plot arc and frustrate the viewer. A few scenes of romance are sprinkled in to tease you to keep from shutting the movie off.

But casting Emma Kotos in for male viewers and Noah Fernley for the female viewers make this an attractive and sexy lead pairing. Although their scripted characters and lines create a less than passionate romance, it is still watchable and there seems to be 80% onscreen chemistry.

As a male viewer, I might be tempted to watch worse just to see Emma Kotos in an unbuttoned blouse.

As a side note to demonstrate how bush league these short drama writers are, we have 1. Noah Fearnley constantly wearing an overcoat while palm trees abound in the background 2. How did the child receive a quick bone marrow transplant when neither biological parent was a donor? 3. Why does a Forbes top ten 'billionaire' use a taxi at the airport? 4. Why was Fearnley scripted to be constantly rude to Kotis in the beginning when they didn't even know each other?

I watched this for Noah Fearnley-and I was not disappointed. His portrayal of Ethan is sweet, lovable, and completely swoon-worthy. He carries the emotional weight of the story with such sincerity. Unfortunately, I didn't feel the same chemistry from the lead actress. She came off as too artificial for the grounded, heartfelt tone Noah brought to the role. They felt mismatched-he deserved a better on-screen partner. Still, worth watching for Noah's performance alone!