Journey of My Heart

I was getting tired of Hallmark movies. They had the same story lines or terrible scripts, horrible actors like Kellie Pickler and Lauren Alaina and at times no chemistry with the actors. I've never reviewed a Hallmark movie before, but I was really surprised by the negative reviews. Lead actress Rhiannon Fish was adorable and funny and this was the only Hallmark movie that actually made me laugh. There could have been a better option for the lead man, but Darien Martin wasn't bad. I really enjoyed the movie, storyline and scenery.

But the male lead is just such a male jerk.

Stop writing jerky male roles.

The music in this one is really good! The scenery too of course. The story reminds me a little of Continental Divide.

It is a Hallmark romance. So, the recipe is familiar, the acting - almost decent, the story- a ball of unrealism, maybe more obvious in this case than in others.

It is a film to see for details - the cool body of. Darien Martin and the absurd status of homo universalis of his character and the vulnerable macho posture, for Amerindian stories about connection between animals and people, for the landscapes and for Marion Eisman and Raz Thunderchild.

Silly in couple scenes, it is saved by the poor bear, terorized with high enthusiasm and a photo who gives the expected spice of story.

In short, just modest. But a modest Hallmark.

There were elements of the location and culture that could have been examined and developed. They weren't. The plot was superficial and remarkably aimless.

More crucially, the lead played most of the movie like she was a high school sophomore giggling her way to the prom. When she reached the de regeur kiss, the hero looked like he was twice her age, and the kiss was awkward enough to be truly creepy.

It's Hallmark. I'm not looking for Emmy Awards here, but this was substandard by any standard.