Paris, Wine & Romance

Dear Other Reviewers, I don't care if the baby bump was visible, or if they mispronounced a few words, or if some of the geographical references were skewed ... it was a very cute story, well acted (mostly) and believable. I thought the chemistry between the two leads was very good. You need to remember that the actors are playing roles-in this case, a pregnant woman was playing a NON pregnant woman. Big deal. I liked it. 8 stars.

The accents were pretty obviously forced, but I liked watching Jen Lilley (as always) and Dan Jeannotte for the first time in a Hallmark movie, I hope he gets more roles! Also, I enjoyed the winery plot, despite some inaccuracies.

Sure, you always have a pretty good idea in general how a Hallmark movie is going to end and some of the tropes you will see along the way, but this movie threw in a few little twists, especially toward the end. I liked that.

Also, I think this kind of movie is always better if the romantic leads spend a lot of time together. The movies that get too caught up in other aspects of the story are not what I enjoy about this genre. This movie kept the two together even though I wouldn't say their chemistry was the greatest, but it was workable. Jen Lilly is just a little too reserved for great.

I watched the whole movie and didn't notice the baby bump, until I read reviews about it and went back. So what? Are we going to body shame her for that? I sure hope not.

Any time you have characters that are French, unless all those actors are truly French, accents will be an issue. For the most part, it didn't bother me. I did think that a lot of the characters said what sounded more like Jack than Jacques. Also, most times Paris was mentioned it sounded American rather than French. Again, so what?

One other plus for me is remembering scenes from Paris. I was thrilled to be able to visit there once and I love to pick out places I saw even beyond the obvious. There was also a gorgeous shot of what was supposed to be Burgundy. (I have know idea if it really was.)

For me, it has a decent story with some not so obvious developments and a decent romance.

Not sure why there were so many poor reviews. I did not notice any negative points as some reviewers had pointed out, ie Jen Lilley's pregnancy and mispronunciations of words! Though I understand the outrage from people who live in Oregon! However I still simply enjoy the two leads developing their chemistry throughout the movie and the beautiful scenery of Paris. Not the best one I see from Hallmark, but it's a solid showing!

The little things matter. Pinot Noir the "r" is silent. (Its a french and Oregonian movie ...please!!) And Wilamette is Will-AM-ette. Wow. Should have caught these to be accurate. Beautiful film otherwise.