Autumn Dreams

Autumn Dreams is one of what I call the 'professional' Hallmark movies with Jill Wagner at the helm. It's a good premise with a good strong cast. Unlike the low budget, amateurish subpar ones we are seeing more and more of.

The actor playing Ben is a little weak and stiff but she mostly drags him up to her level. I don't really see the chemistry between them but she carries the load. His lawyer and driver more than make up for his weakness. He's also not a very good match to the youth playing his younger self which makes me wonder if he was a last minute switch in. Every one else is great.

It's another "she didn't get his letters and he never got hers" after they broke up years earlier when he left Iowa for NY after marrying her at 18yrs old. Her father felt they were far too young and had the marriage annulled.

Out of the blue she gets word that she's still married and is given a subpoena to appear in court in NYC immediately to sort it all out. There are enough twists and turns to make it really enjoyable rather than just predictable. There are glaring plot holes but I didn't dwell on any of them and really enjoyed the movie.