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I actually liked all the actors. The plot is not good. It just does not work. Their best friend couple are pretty adorable and charismatic, and the dog is a cutie. It is watchable, but oddly slow and strange in spots, and I cannot quite put my finger on it, but I think the bad script is where the whole thing fails. I did watch the entire thing, because I liked the actors. As a story however it is not satisfying.

I thought this might be a remake of the funny and charming If a Man Answers with Sandra Dee and bobby Darin. No such luck. The only thing it had going for it was the change of pace from the usual Hallmark tropes. The couple was already married and working to save their marriage. No festivals! Yay! However the female lead character was an incompetent marriage counselor and stupid and clueless to boot with her own marriage. Her mother was toxic and not in a fun way. The black couple was sensible and well adjusted. Not sure why they were friends with the idiot main couple.

I gave it a five because it is no award winner. It moves slow and the acting is not A list, for sure ... But it's adorable and actually gives really good relationship advice ( treat somebody well and they will treat you well )....

I've always enjoyed the films Julie Gonzalo has done for Hallmark except for this one but then I realized this originally was not on Hallmark and it goes back to 2017-2018 and was made for another channel. Hallmark only purchased the rights to air it and they were were hoping the name recognition would get people to watch it. Well they were right. I did watch it. And I thoroughly disliked it. The Jillian James character came off as elitist and arrogant. There was little chemistry between the leads. The other characters were flat. The minimalist all white sets were extremely distracting. When I first saw the commercial for this I thought ot was great that Hallmark was doing something different but buying bad films is not going to impress the majority of the audience. Hopefully this will be one of the films that will not be rerun much because I will be changing the channel whenever it comes again.

I watch and enjoy Hallmark movies. My daughter teases me and says they're corny, but I find them quite relaxing. However I have to say, this is the worst Hallmark movie I have ever seen. The two main characters had no chemistry what so ever. The consistent use of the green scene was ridiculous, the writing and plot was awful, the editing must have been done by amateurs, and you have to wait for an hour and ten minutes for the husband to become a real part of the movie and the acting was atrocious. I truly understand why this movie sat on the shelf for two year's. There was no purpose yo this movie. "Don't waste your time, it was HORRIBLE"!!

Bad acting and Horrible story. the only thing good about this movie that was Henry/George

I find it interesting that there are at least two bad reviews that are dated May 17, 2020 when the movie is premiering on Hallmark as I write this. Today is May 16th and the movie is not even half over. I like that the plot is a bit different from the typicaL where you know from the first five minutes what happens.

Full disclosure: I work on films...so my opinion is pretty biased.

For starters, I take no pleasure in trashing a film...this one is just unavoidable.

TL;DR = A marriage counselor tries to come up with an idea for a new book (deadlines!!!), while also trying to fix her own marriage...oh and there's a puppy. Bad cinematography, bad editing, bad acting, bad writing...just bad.

Now, for the main part:...I gave up an hour into this film. This movie makes Hallmark films look like gold. The cinematography was just plain amateur. Deep focus throughout, bad framing, completely blown out highlights...like, for real, there's a thing called "ND filters"...use them. They make them in gels too, toss 'em up on all those dang windows.

Production design was awful. White walls throughout, hardly any glasses in the cupboards, scant decorations...it looked like they rented an apartment for shooting and just used what was there. Very little color, which translates to very little life on screen. The moire was pretty atrocious, (which, if it were relegated to a couple of scenes, I'd look past it as being the screen...but there were a bunch of them...). Oh, and there's a part where a male dog does a very female dog thing...you'll see what I mean if you make it that far. Obviously, they had to fake it, and did a poor job.

The acting was awkward...very awkward. Think college class short film awkward. Which leads me to the writing and directing, which I'm sure was half the problem here: the writing is probably the worst part of this movie. So Much Exposition!!! This isn't theatre...I don't want the character to tell me what they're feeling, I want them to SHOW ME!!! Show Dont Tell!!! Ugh! That's my biggest pet peeve of all time. Adding to the dumpster fire, is the dialogue. Did they not do any table reads? Literally NONE of the dialogue sounded natural. It all sounded rehearsed...and exposition-ridden.

The characters were flat as all get-out. I couldn't care less what happened to them...not that anything ever really did. If it happened after the first hour...too late, you've already lost everyone's attention.

Editing wasn't terrible...but it wasn't great either...just kinda meh. There were a few very awkward cuts that should've had a redo.

There's probably a dozen other things I picked out that bothered me, but you get my point. Avoid, don't waste an evening like I did.

Absolutely the worst Hallmark film watched in years of being a fan. The main character has no redeeming qualities through to the end. Simply terrible.

It's unfortunate that all the negative reviews are on top of the list. I liked this movie. The acting was sufficient for me -- I wasn't looking for oscar quality. The white sets were fine by me. The story is decent. And I laughed a few times.

Of course the protagonist is unlikable in the beginning. This is her story of growth. SHE changes into a better person. She comes to learn that a successful marriage isn't an analytical formula. It is two people putting in effort every day to keep loving each other, and accepting each other, and not sweating the small stuff.

Gave up near the end. For over one hour I was waiting for something to happen; there were no plot points or plot twists, the 'funny' scenes fell flat, character arcs and relationship dynamics weren't developed. Wouldn't even classify it as amateurish, it was below that. Whole movie could be summed up as: watch a marriage therapist/expert try to desperately come up with an idiotic book idea (because deadlines) that will inevitably ruin her already failing marriage; bonus: puppy scenes!

I love Hallmark movies. I've been called a Hallmarkaphile. This movie is AWFUL. Gonzalo's character is TERRIBLE! I couldn't stand her. Ranks as one of the WORST Hallmark movies EVER!

Almost average. Acting and editing are fine. Tone Deaf and unlikable characters all the way around.

Sorry, Hallmark, really really disappointed liked characters and dog but the plot was not funny, not original and very boring. I realize all movies can't be about single people falling in love but at least give us a little humor and romance like we always expect in a Hallmark movie. Good luck next time!

First, I am probably Hallmark Channel's biggest fan. I love their movies and watch them all the time. Some are better than others, but I usually find that I really like them. This however, was terrible, just awful. Everything about it was unwatchable. The scenery, the plot, the acting, the actors and actresses, and filming. I was so disappointed in it. A total waste of a Saturday night.

All the funny parts were in the ads and weren't all that funny in the context. the lead is a marriage counselor who plays games with her husband. apparently aaron joins justin in leaving his wife but we don't know that until he goes back so why he left is never explained. mom is poison to the relationship until she does an about 180, again for no explanation. not to mention the totally fake backdrop/green screen when justin's supposed to be in europe; there are plenty of places in america or canada that would've doubled easily. the only competent counselor in the whole thing is the dog trainer. basically, the story is flat with no development, stilted dialogue, and the only chemistry is between nicole and aaron. not even the cute puppy can save this tragedy.

Randomly came across this movie. It was refreshing and wholesome.

I was unsure about the trailer for this movie and sadly I was correct. The acting and the script was just awful, only the dog was likeable. Could not watch it through.

Wow...Not every Hallmark movie is memorable. Some are keepers, this was not. So very disappointed in plot, carachter development, dialogue and Julie. She's an endeared Hallmark actor. Why on earth would she agree to a character so shallow and clueless?

Karla Mosely, the black actress who plays the friend, Nicole, was great. She has real star quality and can act.

HOWEVER, this movie was really bad, even graded on a Hallmark curve. Watching it was one long cringe. The lead character is very unlikeable - a clueless version of Cruella DeVille. She is bad with dogs, bad with her husband, bad with her clients and a whiny clueless friend.

Nothing in this movie is remotely plausible. The big stuff, the small stuff -its all wrong. The script is terrible. Dog classes last one minute, marriage counseling sessions last two minutes, a lawyer offers a character a job while sitting at a table in the park, hubby goes to Europe by himself after scheduling a Paris vacation as a surprise. On and on.

This film lacked wit, charm, characters you care about, plausibility and chemistry between its leads. Plot, sets, music, dialog were amateurish. The moment it ended , my wife asked me to erase it from the DVR. I wish I could erase it from my memory.

This is a story about the world's stupidest marriage therapist, which could be entertaining if it were that on purpose. Characters are flat, and the story is a snore. Lots of boring irrelevant scenes. Miss this one if you can!

At 14 minutes I quit. I was terribly annoyed the entire time. I watch movies for enjoyment not to be annoyed. That is fat the fastest I have ever quit a movie. Enough said.