Blueprint to the Heart

Dennis Andres is the movie; he's perfect in this movie and in A hint of love. He is a natural: he masters comedy, drama and he can be both funny and touching without putting in any effort. I think however in both of the movie the leading actress was not a good choice: no chemistry what so ever.

My main problem with this one was why any home renovation show or interior designer with any taste would want to change this carpenter's cute authentic and cozy home. They wanted to rip out the hardwood floors, remove the original old wood fir tree beams and knock out the walls to make it a McMansion-style house. And they wanted to do the same to him, basically. This guy who was a casual, cheerful, very talented Carpenter who looked like a poor man's Chris Pratt. And I mean that as a compliment. However, the chemistry between the two principles was excellent and good triumphed over evil in the end. Probably doesn't deserve it, but I'm giving it 7 stars for the likability and overall appeal of the hero.

The two leads do an effective job in this low budget fast shoot movie.

Laura Mitchell is particularly attractive in a nonthreatening way and her acting gives "Wife Material" vibes as intended for the movie.

(Lots of words to say that she is convincing in her role.)

Dennis Andres is as charming as he can and very effective at taking his character from a carefree with no sense of responsibilities ("Star Lord/Chris Pratt" Guardian of the Galaxy), to a more mature person.

The vehicle for this transformation being a reality TV show, lends itself well for them to explore each other's personalities and grow.

The cinematography is adequate.

The soundtrack is acceptable.

The editing is done professionally.

For a low budget movie shot in 30 days, this was a good entry into the genre.

Dennis Andres always lights up the screen and makes any movie fun to watch. This was a cute movie and enjoyable from start to finish.

The story itself was a little formulaic and limited with characters and space due to the times we live in. I have never seen the leading man (Dennis Andres) in anything before and how refreshing he was, he had lots of onscreen charisma and a unusually masculine man for these sorts of movies. He managed to pull off the more vulnerable parts of the characters personality very well too. I would love to see him in more.

All in all a reasonable movie give the difficult circumstances of filming. It would have been improved by a better script but it was not the end of the world.