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I started this movie without reading the plot or anything, I just knew it was Peter Porte (Baby Daddy) and summer.

I'm gonna be honest: the movie it's nothing out of the ordinary, typical Hallmark. But if you enjoy these type of movies, you'll definitely like this. What I liked the most was the summer vibe (it's winter where I live and I miss it) and let's say i'm a sucker for romance. I found myself grinning more than once.

The movie as a whole was good, a few details here and there that we can let go. The chemistry was good. The children were adorable. I personally believe that Lucas was very charming and Jenna wasn't that uptight, that's what moms should be like.

This is the perfect movie to watch in the evening or at night with a big glass of soda or ice cream under the fan, with the whole family.

Jenna (Amanda Righetti) is a divorced mother of eleven year old twins. She is just beginning a new career as a teen book novelist, having had one successful book. But, alas, she has been experiencing writer's block so she takes her family to a beautiful duplex on Tybee Island. As there is a summer camp for kids, her children can go swimming and hiking while she devotes her energies to meeting her publishers deadline. But, wait, wait! Next door there is a great looking single man, Lucas (Peter Porte) who, nevertheless, proves problematic. He has a carefree attitude about noise, beach parties, and his wandering dog. This stresses Jenna in a big way and she immediately erects a larger fence so the canine can't wander over to her patio. More importantly, after initial bad impressions of this man, his winning ways and handsome smile are diverting Jenna the most! But, with his not-ready-for-marriage-kids attitude, should she let herself get to know him better? Will her son become a better competitive swimmer? WILL SHE FINISH HER BOOK ON TIME? At this point, what can a romantic comedy fan say but a thousand thanks to Hallmark for continuing to provide funny, wholesome, and very romantic films for those who love the genre best. Righetti is beautiful and assertive while Porte, a dead ringer for Jim Caviezel, is a handsome, head-turning star. All of the secondary cast, sets, costumes, script and direction combine to create a film to savor and sigh over. As its brand new, do try to catch a viewing at the earliest possible moment.

Opposites single mom Jenna and single surfer Lucas end up sharing a duplex on the shore for five weeks in the summer. These two are initially like oil and water. Jenna takes her two kids to the shore annually while the kids do day summer camp...she works on her book or she would like to if it wasn't for her noisy neighbor.

Harsh truth, as much as I like our lead actress formerly from The Mentalist, I thought she was stiff in this role and very un-mother-like. And my final complaint...is no collegiate volleyball player plays like that!

Now on to the parts they got right in this romance...the beach backdrop is gorgeous and Jenna and Lucas really do have chemistry...and that is what kept me watching till the end, that and Lucas was really engaging.

Best part...rules and guidelines at the end...especially rule number one.

To the person complaining about out gay men playing straight roles, this is why it's called "acting." If you're going to fuss over this, then why don't you fuss over all the straight men playing gay roles? Personally, I found Peter Porte to be very convincing in this movie.

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie!

This was a very lighthearted,relaxing summer romance movie for the entire family to watch, with NO violence, No filthy words, No sex, nor abundant nudity, just good clean entertainment. I would like to salute the Producer, the director, the writer, and the entire crew of the Cartel, for making a movie "these days" without all that stuff, and thanks to Hallmark ( my all time FAVORITE channel) for showing it--keep up the good work !!! The movie was filmed in Tybee Island and they did a fantastic job of spanning some of the best views of that Island, I know because we were there at the time of the filming. Almost like a quaint ole' fashioned shore (or beach) town that reminds one of the times when they were not so commercialized, with awesome and "unusual" food-eateries, and huge sandy beaches, just relaxing beautiful days and nights.

I think that her acting is much worse than his, but these two have the chemisty of two stiff robots--so okay, not the feeling robots with emotions--trying to connect. This is one of the worst Hallmark movies.

It was pathetic really, and that's the crux of my view. Why say more.

I've read some of the earlier reviews and they're right about some of the film's inherent flaws - ie a writer going to a busy Summer Camp to get quiet to finish her novel; letting a total stranger be alone with her kids; an uptight Mum ; a single bachelor is just going to want to take on a woman and 2 kids without even kissing her, and believing people on holiday in public places will keep the noise down ??!! However, I loved the 2 leads in Amanda Righetti and Peter Porte who elevated the film beyond kitsch. Amanda has such a beautiful smile that would melt even the stoniest hearts and their scenes together were cute. The kids too gave very mature natural performances and the scenery at Tybee Island was incredible - I just want to go there !

'Love at the Shore' is the first 2017 Summer Nights film, which somehow managed to be seen after the other films in the Summer Nights block from that year. Did actually like the idea of the film and have seen the leads elsewhere and liked them, Peter Porte being the more familiar one to me. Hallmark did make some good films in 2017 (such as 'The Birthday Wish' and 'The Perfect Catch'), and overall, but that year was very hit and miss for them (when it missed it really did).

While not one of the worst of the misfires, 'Love at the Shore' could have been much better. It could have been a nice, relatable if done right film, but the character writing of the female lead significantly let the film down. The 2017 Summer Nights block in general was rather mediocre, with the only watchable effort being 'Summer in the Vineyard' in my respectful view. 'Love at the Shore' is probably somewhere in the middle of the batch, though the Summer Nights films from that year geerally are quite close together in quality.

It's not all bad. It does look lovely and is one of the better looking 2017 Summer Nights films. Especially the scenery, which is gorgeous and is every bit as prettily filmed. The music isn't exceptional, but isn't discordant and is pleasant.

Porte does decently with what he is given and is quite likeable and the kids are charming.

Righetti makes a valiant effort in her role and has some winning moments, but she can also try too hard in the more melodramatic moments. Also thought that the film went well overboard on the overblown character flaws for her character, where she came over as too disproportionately controlling (i.e. That really over the top reaction to learning of the coaching) and quite cold. There are moments of nice chemistry between her and Porte, but it could have done with more development and generally could have been warmer if it had toned down the controlling.

Most of the characters didn't connect with me other than the children, and this was a scenario where rooting for the characters was somewhat necessary to me. The script is awkward sounding and is quite trite, not much substance here despite the subject. Wouldn't have minded the big amount of predictability that the story had, from the countless story and character cliches, but it was very difficult to overlook when the story also suffered from being dully paced, not particularly realistic and at times quite thin. The direction is workmanlike at best.

Concluding, pretty mediocre but not a complete loss. 4/10.

I was agreeably surprised watching this lovely movie! The acting was far above the usual in this Hallmark production. This movie cinematography made me want to visit this shore and reminded me of my favourite holiday town by the sea when I was growing up. Couldn't change the channel, even during the commercials, which for me is way outside my normal. The chemistry between the leads was crackling. A thouroughly enjoyable movie experience on all points.

Disclaimer: I tend to like Hallmark movies. Sure, they're silly, but they are clean and end happily.

This movie was beyond my capacity to even finish it. I'm in the writing business. Who goes to the beach during the summer to write? When I'm at the beach, I bring ear plugs and my noise-canceling headphones so I can work.

And what the others said: The mother was far too controlling. The dog isn't allowed to roam where it wants (I get that), but her children can bother the owner whenever they want? How is it possible for a person to shut down volleyball games during the summer--the busiest season? IRL kids make far more noise at the beach than the adults. The mother was way too negative and uptight. This movie was a contradiction of typical Hallmark fare. Very disappointing. And yes--it's called the beach and not the shore, Hallmark.

Want an evening of lighthearted viewing ? This is your answer. Very beautiful setting, good acting including two adorable children, good chemistry all around.

Hallmark movie indeed - incredibly bad! No idea why it's so well rated here. When the child actors hold a scene better than the leads, it really isn't promising. Felt like a 12 year old girl wrote this script.

For some unknown reason, I wasn't expecting much from this movie, but it's good! Whilst obviously not entirely original, some different little plot turns later on kept me interested and of course the scenery is great. There's just the right amount of music to emphasise mood without drowning the dialogue. Best of all, it's nice to see an all-age friendly film where the youngsters have fun in constructive not silly ways.

Are there no more straight men to cast in romantic roles WITH woman? Hallmark continues to cast openly gay men in their romance movies. Peter Porte is a nice looking man - but it's hard to make the romantic story involving his attraction to a woman believable ... he is openly gay. Hallmark does this over and over and over ...

The leads were very good, the kids were better than the average brats in movies. Holy smoke. Peter Porte is beyond charming in this movie and Amanda as far as I am concerned played her role well, strong, beautiful with a bit of fragility.

Anyway, this one does not have any stupid plot twists just a slow burning romance. For not insulting the audience I give this a 9 and it is enjoyable to watch.

Commenters complaining that Porte is gay or that Amanda isn't athletic enough to be a former college volleyball player are just nit picking and trying to push some sort of agenda. The background of the beach helps make the movie more enjoyable.

This Hallmark film didn't do much for me I'm afraid.

Too slow a set up, too much 'witty' dialogue that led nowhere, and I'd didn't buy the chemistry between the leads.

The character of Jenna grated on me too.

So, overall, not an outright flop, but equally not one of the Hallmark films I'd rush to watch again.

Here, you have single mom and teen book writer Righetti head to the beach with her two kids in tow. She needs to finish her book and has about five weeks to do it. Of course, her rental is next to pretty boy Porte. They don't get along for much of the movie, but realize in the end that they are in love. Wow, I hope I didn't spoil it for anyone.

I've seen quite a few Hallmark movies and this one has to be in my bottom 10. I've never seen Amanda Righetti before but she was brutal....stiff as a board. Also, her character was so incredibly annoying. She goes to the beach in summer to finish her book and expects things to be quiet, and gets upset when Porte's character has the audacity to play volleyball with his buddies with some music playing in the middle of the day. She even has her friend's husband/contractor put up a sort of privacy fence. Did I mention she's just a tenant? It's pretty hard to imagine that anyone would be interested in getting to know her.

Peter Porte's character, on the other hand, had such a frat boy vibe and was so laid back in every scene that you just couldn't take him seriously, even though it's remarked in one scene that he got his MBA at Cal-Berkeley. Even though he owns the camp, he seemingly has no obligations. He seems to sleep in late every day, hang around the beach, and do a little surfing.

When they are together they have absolutely zero chemistry. This one has no humor, no drama, and no romance. I understand that much of the problem was how the characters were written, but there's still not much in the way of acting.

If you want to see Porte in something better check out his 2017 Christmas movie, A Gift To Remember.

By the way, Hallmark should have cast the camp swimming coach, played by Alex Sgambati, as the love interest. Her character was so much more likeable than Righetti.

....and what a waste having two great Beach Boys songs in this sad excuse.

7.8 stars.

Jenna brings her kids to the shore for 5 weeks while she is finishing her novel and they share a beach duplex with a very attractive surfer named Lucas. Lucas and Jenna practically hate each other at the beginning, but eventually they warm up to each other and fall in love, which is to be expected for all Hallmark films. There are always happy endings. But heed my warning, these two have very palpable disdain throughout most of the movie and it feels quite authentic. This is not tailored for a fragile audience so beware...

I found the script to be fantastic even though there are very limited sets and locations. This whole movie takes place on the beach in proximity of the duplex, and a few times at a pool and maybe once at a restaurant. I was pleasantly surprised by the clever and humorous dialogue full of intelligent repartee. All of the characters are very smart and there is a lot of sarcasm, but it's nimbly balanced with serious moments too. Each person develops organically and will really grow on you, including the supporting cast. The children do not play second fiddle in this story. This is a must see summer at the beach family film, and as a bonus there is a very lovable dog.