Love in Harmony Valley

I've been a fan of Amber Marshall's for a long time I new going into this move that she was in amazing actress but wow to see her playing a different character then Amy on Heartland was great Amber was so amazing playing Emma she really did I have to be honest this was my first time ever seeing Erick Hicks in a move I was so impressed by him I will definitely be watching more of him When I can sit down with my wife in too kids in watch a 2 hour program in not having to worry about profanity that's great Love in Harmony Valley was a great family program there's just not enough of them out there any more my hat's off the writers they really knock this one out of the park Amber Marshall you never feel to impress me Erick Hicks your a great actor I will be watching more of you to the rest of the cast great job guys God bless you all and thanks again for such a great Move

The premise is somewhat fresh and the story doesn't use all the formula tropes like so many of this genre, but those are the only positive things I can say about the story.

I wish I had measured how much screen time was spent in the actual city council presentations, which made me cringe to watch. Add to it the amount of screen time in personal politicking. The climax was predictable as was the ending.

I can't say there was any chemistry between Amber Marshall and Eric Hicks because the amount of screen time they spent together with any harmony (sorry no pun intended) didn't seem much longer than the time they spent where he couldn't stand her. And unlike some movies where the obligatory antagonism between the leads almost seems like flirting, there was nothing positive in that part here. Paula Barrett seemed one dimensional as Rose.

Note about BALLOT BOX STUFFING in reviews: check out all the 10 star reviews where this movie is the only movie reviewed. And the rating distribution chart shows way heavier than usual bias for 10 stars.

Emma is coming back home to visit her best friend of 20 years, they both had an accident a few months ago and after that, Emma just fled town. Will, Emma's childhood friend and Tracy's brothers blames her for the accident and for leaving afterwards.

That's all you need to know to go into it. Once there, you discover Will and his buddy want to re-open the winery of the town and modernize it as well. So, they present a project to the city council. Emma helps them a bit with said project.

I enjoyed this movie. It reminded me of the first movies of this kind that I watched around 5 years ago. It's also quite different from what Hallmark and Lifetime offers. It's not centered around romance, which I don't mind but... here goes my main problem: I understand that Emma and Will had known each other for 20 years but before confessing feelings I would have liked for them to spend more time together, all we got was a montage and 2 scenes. It's not enough. It would be more believable that way. They cannot create a relationship out of thin air.

Unlike Hallmark, the plot IS more believable, I can see this happening in real life. I understood where the Grandmother was coming from even though she was wrong.

It was my first time watching Amber Marshall. I liked her. I might watch more things with her (should I watch Heartland? I've had my eyes on it for a while). However, I have my doubts with Eric Hicks. I didn't disliked him but I would have liked for his character to be more cheerful, at least towards the ending. And honestly, I'm still confused about the chemistry, they did not have enough scenes (again, it's not centre around romance).

I think it is worth a watch, the first hour of the movie flew by, I was truly entertained and it was 12.30 in the morning.

Eric and Amber truly have chemistry to make this beautiful movie..

I have seen this actress before. This time I wasn't as impressed. The one thing that bothered me the most was the horrible make-up she used! Way too much and too heavy. Her hair wasn't the best either. I know she likes long hair but, sorry, It's not her best feature. Her acting was okay. I, too, liked the bouncy, smiling attitude of her best friend. Every time she was around, things weren't so depressing. Will's friend felt like an afterthought. The story line was good, but I think it could have been done better.

There were lots of little things that were just "off". The Grandmother's attitude went from a lot of anger to sweet many times. In one part I swear she was the bad guy!

All in all, the movie was, at most, mediocre.