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At an exclusive butler academy, a young woman who has always aspired to be a butler at first conflicts with and then befriends a young man who comes from a long line of butlers but wants to do something else with his life.

According to this film, all butlers need to know is where to put the fish fork and the salad fork, know which wine goes best with Beef Wellington, and be able to carry four dishes at once (Are butlers not allowed to use TRAYS?). There aren't that many butlers in the world and I certainly don't know any but I have this odd feeling that this is not a completely accurate reflection of reality.

If you're going to enjoy this film, focus on the interactions between the two leads (played by Farber and Cott). After a rough start, they become friends. Their interactions actually seem somewhat realistic and when they begin to be romantically interested in each other, it kind of flows naturally. Oddly, the focus of the film is not really their relationship but the idea of pursuing your dream and being flexible about that dream. And it's appealing to see how Farber really tries to help and support the character played by Cott (and vice versa). So it's a nice, pleasant, nonstressful film and such films do have their place.

Enjoyable film. I'm on the fence about the butler school plot, but appreciate Hallmark trying something a bit different and watched it twice.

The strongest part of this film is definitely Farber and Cott. They are both very likable and their dynamic is fun to watch and believable. Cott, in particular, is one of the best leading men I've seen in these. He plays cocky guy who is actually warm and grounded very well. I was rooting for both their characters and hope to see both these actors in more Hallmark films.

If you've seen one Hallmark movie, you already know how this is going to go so I won't talk about predictability except to say that the end had one surprising, and unsatisfying, bump. Corey Cott brought this up to a six from a probable four as his character was so real and fun to watch. What largely brought the movie down for me was Emma, the character not the actress. Part of it was that I felt sorry for her, past sympathetic almost to pittying but no emotional connection to really make me care. But mostly what annoyed about her was her hair. I know it's minor, but the fact that her shoulder length hair is loose the whole time when there's no way a school whose dress code is stricter than the military's would allow that. This is backed up by the fact that every other female affiliated with butling has her hair pulled back neatly. Not only was it loose, it looked like it hadn't even been brushed since the day before. This, her short stature, and the uniform made her look like a kid playing dress-up most of the time so it was hard to take her seriously.

I really enjoyed this Hallmark romance, largely due to the performance of Stacey Farber, who plays Emma, a young woman who attends an academy for butlers. I found Emma to be unlike most Hallmark "princesses", which was refreshing. She is humorous and plucky.

Her opposite in this romance is played by Corey Cott (as Henry), an academy student who comes from a long line of butlers.

This film may not display as many romantic sparks as some, but the central relationship feels genuine and affable.

Although other reviewers have scoffed at the idea of wanting to be a butler, the film explains that good butlers have six-figure incomes. That might be enough motivation for some.

Maybe not the best storyline, but the acting was good. The three main characters were fun. Maxwell Caulfield was good as the stern but kind teacher. The overall movie was cute. The scenery was good. Would watch again.

Liked the chemistry of the main characters. Better video than I thought it would be. The ending was a bit rushed, however. A little more thought by the writers and they could have brought it all home very well.

The femme lead is obsessively fixed on being a butler. She falls for a Son Of A Butler at school. Love or Butling! Can She manage both? The screenplay spends much of the action on Butling. Is it Be Careful of What You Wish For?

I am loving these contemporary Hallmark movies that focus on little known or underplayed profession. I learn so much.

I have to say Corey Cott is very charismatic and I would like to see him in more films. The female lead was bright and cheery but at times a little too annoying.

Overall a cute and fun experience.

It's as if the writers of the final two scenes didn't watch the first 90% of the movie. They undermined it all with how they concluded the story. Without the inconsistent ending, this movie would probably be a pleasant watch -- maybe a 5 out of 10. It was pretty dull either way, though there were some nice scenes and a really fun, likeable lead actress.

I am a lover of Hallmark, but this was awful. It started badly, then progressively got worse. The mother looked the same age as the daughter, a course in 'Butlering' that takes weeks! And this is a hallmark movie, what romance! One of the worst Hallmark features I've seen.

I loved this so much! I've watched countless Hallmark/Lifetime/UpTV movies and this might be my favorite. The chemistry was on point, the banter and wit was authentic, and the friendship - turned love, was completely believable. My husband and I both enjoyed it from start to finish. We liked the storyline, but these two lead actors pushed it over the top! 10/10! Hallmark, please continue hiring Stacey Farber and Corey Cott!

I really didn't want to watch this. Only my compulsive side to complete everything had me give it a try since it was on my DVR list.

My first impression was that both Walker and Emma were too disruptive and with the personality to go with it. I wouldn't think either should have survived to the first commercial. "Perhaps concentrating on your work and not debating with other students will help you not burn down the manor."

Henry's obnoxious arrogance really made it hard to get to the second commercial. It ticked me off even more that Emma gets blamed for Henry grabbing her bottle. And that's the point where Henry's personality changes 100% in under a minute, which is a plot device I hate in this genre movie.

Emma has a positive and energetic personality and yet the first 40% or so of the movie is depressing. There are brief interactions between the leads, but to that point they don't have much connection.

I have wondered if this movie is meant to be a tribute to butling or a parody. The latter idea was reinforced when Emma thought she could change Henry's attitude with that lame movie. Emma's dedication is even more mystifying after Henry's speech about the time requirement of the profession. Why would a vivacious young lady like Emma sacrifice her entire life like that? 1 day off in a year?

That 40% point was significant. From that point on, the positive aspects of both leads' personalities, especially Emma's, starts to come out. And Stacey Farber, as Emma, paints a really appealing character.

The story seems unusual. The ending is interesting. Some of it was predictable. Some of it was a surprise. Some of it, I'm not exactly sure what happened.

If you stick with it, it's really not that bad.

Who would think one could do a film on a butler school ! Stay Farber is the attractive butler babe with red hair. She falls for the good looking student in her class that comes from a family of butlers. However he wants to be a chef. Not a bad film. I'd marry stacy if I was 35 again..

Most of the 2022 New Year New Movies films were quite impressive, despite a rocky start with 'Where the Heart Belongs'. 'The Wedding Veil' being the best. Did quite like the premise for 'Butlers in Love' at first, it was a different location and not one of the ones one has seen many times with Hallmark and it did sound like it had potential to be quite fun if done well. The negative reviews though did dampen expectations and most of the particularly negatively received Hallmark films seen in the past year or so have been that bad.

Unfortunately, 'Butlers in Love' as much as it pains me to say it is one of the films that is that bad. There are far worse films out there for sure, but it is very rare for a cool sounding and different location for Hallmark to be completely wasted. It is one of the worst 2022 Hallmark films (up to this still early stage only 'Cut, Color, Murder' was on its same level of badness), and replaces 'Where the Heart Belongs' as the worst of the New Year New Movies batch. That is no easy feat.

'Butlers in Love' has some nice photography and scenery.

That is however pretty much it for the good things. Stacey Farber does try hard, but it never looked natural and it was like she was over-compensating or panicking. Of all the female lead characters of all of the recently seen Hallmark films, hers is up there as among the most unbearably irritating. It is yet another case of exaggerated flaws and her cluelessness and the number of times she messes up on even simple things is taken to vast extremes to the point of incompetence. Corey Colt is stiff and very vanilla in personality throughout, and his character's backstory is pure idiocy. The two have no chemistry together, their rapport is constantly forced and the romance is too hostile and underdeveloped for it to convince.

Not even Maxwell Caulfield, here looking bored and like he didn't want to be there, can save it and basically the whole cast either overact or phone in in caricaturish, idiotically written roles. The direction lacks any kind of distinction and is never in control or engagement with the material. The script is incredibly stilted and cheese ridden, with the banter being more condescending and contrived than playful. The story manages to be beyond ridiculous to the point of parody, is really contrived and lacks charm or heart. It also wins the award of a film having the most mistakes made by one character alone in its first third and it doesn't get better the further the film drags on. Absolutely agree with everybody saying that the ending is insulting and makes no sense, almost like the rest of the film did not happen. The music is forgettable at best and never fits.

Concluding, very, very bad. 2/10.