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Lacey Chabert and Will Kemp are two of my favourite Hallmark regulars, so it was lovely to see them teamed here.

I thought this was a great Hallmark, with a lovely story being told, and two good performances from the leads. Chabert is always warm and charming, with I enjoy Kemp's dry delivery.

I was a bit sceptical about the premise initially, but it won me over, proving very enjoyable.

First of all, this movie was really filmed in Bruges, and the city is gorgeous. Second, Lacey Chabert is always a treat to watch. The story is the usual Hallmark script, but at least Lacey isn't marrying a Royal. And why isn't Brittany Bristow starring in her own movies? She's electric and charismatic and gorgeous. Her accent in this movie is atrocious, but aside from that she's the best.

Anyone who watches Hallmark romance movies knows that Lacey Chabert is usually perfect in every role. This one is no exception! She is charming as Emma and the male actor does a decent job as Luc, as well. Sometimes he is a bit stiff and reserved, but it was part of the character's personality. If you're not naturally a certain way, it's probably hard to pretend to be. He was definitely believable as a by the books, take no chances kind of guy. And while Luc worked with Emma to create the perfect chocolate, he loosened up and became open to new ideas.

The romance of it was more natural than other movies and they had pretty good chemistry, especially during the last third. There were a couple misunderstandings, just like other tv romances. And there was a lack of communication or being brave enough to just say what they felt. Again, Just like almost every tv romance. But I do like how Emma and Luc resolved them problems without much incident. This is definitely one of my new favorites and I'm sure I'll watch it again.

Emma Colvin (Lacey Chabert) breaks up with her boyfriend who is moving away for his job. She goes to Bruges by herself for a chocolatier vacation. She finds new inspiration and new love in Luc Simon (Will Kemp). Luc's chocolate shop is in financial trouble but he has great hopes for his chances at the Belgium's Royal Chocolatier. He reluctantly accepts help from the American who has different ideas about chocolate.

The meet-cute is paramount in a romance. This one has some good potential but one needs to know the language. That's where funny subtitles would be really effective. The location is basically stuck in a shop with no customers. As for the exterior shots, the Belgium locations should be better. The camera work doesn't do the place justice. It's not just about the locations. It needs an imaginative vision to bring out the exotic Europe. It does have a boat ride montage but that's really the pinnacle. It helps to be a nighttime ride. This Hallmark romance relies heavily on the bubbly Chabert and she is exactly that. I like the triangle although the opposition should be more villainous throughout the movie. This is a fine standard Hallmark romance.

An on location shoot in Europe helps to elevate this Hallmark romance above the average. Bruges is overpriced and beautiful and this movie captures it. A silly chocolate theme is the plot.

Will Kemp and Lace Chabert are well paired.

The movie really shows you beautiful streets and waterways of Bruges. I liked the character development and how it was very easy to like the characters and ship them. The hotel Emma is staying at has a very nice and fun woman(25-35 years old) running it, and I'm glad she had a good amount of screen time. All in all, feel-good movie without being boring. This movie deserves better than a 6.8 rating

There were three big reasons to see 'Love, Romance and Chocolate'. One is that it was part of my Hallmark film completest quest started with their Christmas output in 2019, which expanded with their other seasonal films just recently. Two is the city of Bruges, which is absolutely beautiful as a place and more films should be filmed there. Three is that Lacey Chabert has always been watchable, even if she tends to be typecast she does it very charmingly more often than not. She is a Hallmark regular for good reason.

'Love, Romance and Chocolate' is not my definition of a great film, but after being underwhelmed by the previous Countdown to Valentine's Day film 'The Story of Us' this was an improvement. New territory it is not and one knows exactly what to expect, but it is fun, cute and charming and Bruges and Chabert don't disappoint. While not great, 'Love, Romance and Chocolate' is worth watching and is one of the better faring 2019 Countdown to Valentine's Day films.

Sure it is a long way from perfect. The story is full of familiar Hallmark tropes which makes it lacking in freshness, so to me momentum was lost towards the end and the conflict is forced. Will agree that the transitions were not always smooth, tending to be jumpy, and that the ending was too unrealistically neat.

Also thought that Will Kemp had times where he was too reserved and his and Chabert's chemistry took time to get off the ground.

Chabert however is a bubbly charmer and luckily her chemistry with Kemp does grow and is genuine and sweet. He also gets better and more animated when his character relaxes. Do agree that Brittany Bristow's accent is not good at all to put it lightly, but she does bring a lot of energy and vim to the film. The whole cast do well. Bruges is absolutely stunning and is like its own character, it is filmed in a picturesque way too. Wouldn't have said no though to more exploration of the culture and having less of a travelogue feel.

Furthermore, the script flows quite well and is light-hearted and smile-worthy, its sweetness too not being too saccharine. The story has a very warm heart and the romantic element when it grows is charming. It's all enough to make me book a trip to Bruges and also to crave chocolate, as somebody who's on a diet at the moment that was not the best thing to crave about.

In summary, likeable enough even if it didn't wow me. 6/10.

I am a fan of Lacey chabert. There was undeniable chemistry between she and will kemp

Lacey Chabert looked amazing. She is amazing. Also loved the story.

I just got back from Bruges, so this was a lovely movie to watch to reminisce on my time there (side note, there were no handsome men sweeping me off my feet unfortunately). Irrespective, it's such a beautiful city and the chocolate really is yummy, I think the movie did its best trying to show it! However, no waffles?

There's a bit of a McDreamy and McSteamy love triangle going on (for all the Grey's Anatomy fan's), if you know, you know.

Extremely cheesy movie even though it was about chocolate, but that's Hallmark for you, don't expect anything less!

I enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Belgium in the background. I loved to see Will Kemp again after watching him in Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce and Step Up 2: The Streets! I thought the tidbits about her grandparents' story was very sweet. And of course, it's all about chocolate!

It was a good movie, great location, great story, and loved the leading actress...but.... she had more chemistry with the supporting actor than the lead actor who she ended up with. I was actually rooting for the other guy (supporting actor).

The scenes in Bruge were, of course, beautiful. (Unfortunate circumstances for me personally kept me from visiting there even though I drove right past it going from Amsterdam to Brussels.)

Except for the accent, Brittany Bristow was a bright spot. I grew suspicious of all the accents.

But the story was clumsy. I know that all Hallmark movies defy any realism, but the premise was just a little too much. A tourist recovering from heartbreak decides to work for an experienced chocalateer after ruthlessly criticizing his work. A busy innkeeper practically attaches herself to same tourist. And the endings are always too good to be true. But that wasn't the only problem. Transitions didn't seem smooth. Several cliche tropes lacked sincerity. Things in the story just seemed off.

But when it comes down to it, most of these movies win me or lose me by the relationship between the leads. I didn't feel like Lacey Chabert and Will Kemp connected. Both seemed a little too reserved, like a smile that doesn't reach the eyes. Were they coasting?

I really enjoyed this movie. It was cute and fun. The chocolate looks sooo yummy. The scenery is amazing and beautiful. The actors did a fine job. It was an enjoyable film all the way around. I'd watch it again!

6 stars for the scenery, 1 star for the plot and acting. It would have received a higher rating if they had shown more of Bruges but most scenes were shot in the same places at different times of the day. If it wasn't for the scenery we wouldn't have wasted 5 minutes on this drivel.

Overall this movie was cute the two leads had good chemistry and chocolate is a nice theme to have

Bruges and chocolate. And a contest, the verdict being offeret by royal couple.

Not far by familiar recipe but nice at whole for the fair - honest acting of Lcey Chabert and Will Kemp, for the drops of old fashion romance, for the prepair of chocolate, for the rivalry between Max and Luc, for fake tension and for the not so honest solution to win.

But it is the genre of film offering exactly what you expect. This is a sin and a virtue, in the same measure. So, not so easy to be very critic and Love, Romance and Chocolate deserves, off course , not applauses but a smile for Bruges, the cake and the chocolate .

So, for some reasons, easy to discover after you see it, a sweet film.

This was not one of the good Hallmark movies! It was ho-hum at best! Unfortunately, the acting was poor across the board and the accents were terrible!

Pretty people, pretty places, pretty food. But Brittnay Bristow's accent leaves much to be desired.

This was one of the better romances that I have seen on Hallmark. In this film Lacy Chabert plays Emma, a magazine food stylist who dabbles in making interesting tasting flavor combo cupcakes. She and her boyfriend plan a trip to Bruges, Belgium and at the last minute he breaks up with her. Emma decides to still go as Brussels is where her grandparents met and fell in love. She has a beautiful valentine heart filled with their love letters and a photo of her grandparents at the Royal palace.

When she arrives she is unable to go to the Royal palace as it is closed to visitors due to it being prepared for the Royal wedding. As luck would have it she meets Luc a chocolatier who is entered in the competition to become the Royal chocolatier. Luc needs help and the two strike up a deal, Emma helps him while his pregnant partner has bed rest and he takes her with him to the Royal palace.

These two are so compatible it really made this movie a joy to watch...the scenery in Bruges was gorgeous, the chocolates sounded amazing and I really appreciated them trying to fit in a little bit of Dutch (een beetje Nederlands).

I highly recommend this subtle but sweet romance.

7.0 stars.

What to say, what to say...

A woman goes to Belgium to see where her parents met, on her journey she meets some very wonderful people, and happens to fall in love with one.

This movie is probably awesome if you love Lacey Chabert. If not, then you might agree with my assessment that it's straight up standard Hallmark fare. Nothing original to see here folks.

As this story unfolds we see that this American woman is evidently as talented with chocolate cupcakes as a chocolatier is with his chocolates in his shop in Bruges Belgium. He is a bit stiff and snobbish like some Europeans are I guess, although I only am familiar with the British being this way...

The hotel owner is another Hallmark favorite leading lady who fakes an accent, it's in bad taste if you ask me, but what can we expect, she was probably the only female available for this film at the time, I mean Hallmark cranks out like 200 movies a year it seems and there are only so many available artists...

I wonder if the word chocolatier is similar to musketeer. One who uses chocolate vs one who is armed with a musket. So why then are the three musketeers using swords?

The romance is ever present in this story, but you probably get the feel for which direction I'm going at with this. Lacey Chabert just doesn't do it for me. I will reiterate as I've done a few times before, she is hit and miss. I love her acting, she is always so nice, and easy going, but her limitations are obvious in that her expressions are usually a variation of being mildly surprised, mildly entertained, mildly annoyed, or mildly exuberant... There is no joy, or love, or anger, or even tangible disappointment found in her acting style. And does this detract from my viewing experience? No. I'm not invested in her to provide a romantic vibe for me. I watch her movies simply because that's what people do on Hallmark Channel. Some of her movies are very entertaining, and I'm not looking for that passion that I usually feel with most of the other Hallmark females. Ok, so then why do I feel regret? Again, I'm not sure, maybe because so many fans love her to death, place her on some pedestal and I look up there upon that pedestal where she resides and see a familiar and charming woman, but not someone I'd write home about... Sorry. There I go apologizing for it. The heart wants what the heart wants.

I give this a 7.0 because the city is really picturesque and the production value is sky high, the acting is good.

Lacey Chabert has some good Comedic chops when the material is there. It wasn't in this one. Also, someone needs to take Lacey aside and tell her to lose the ever present nervous giggle and the eye-liner. They are both seriously distracting. One is a very tired look, and the former threatens to be the next Hallmark inspired drinking game. Also character she played seemed a little man hungry.

Even for a Hallmark, this was cheesy, trite, and dull. Cupcakes, baking competition, small business in trouble, dumped but still game heroine to the rescue, successful lucrative career given up for love and a childhood dream, royalty in the house, Cinderella entrance at a ball...was there any Hallmark cliche left behind?

The stars I did give it were for the location filming in Bruges, a pretty hot kiss at the end, and for Brittany Bristow who played the owner of the B&B. She was a charmer.