Romance to the Rescue

If you're looking for a mediocre use of your time then Romance to the Rescue is the way to go. Heartfelt and kind of cute, but it was as if the characters, the setting, and the puppies in the film were thrown into a mixing bowl to create a store bought cake for the audience to "enjoy". Not my favorite film to appear on this network, that's for sure. I wouldn't recommend it but it's fine to have on in the background while you're doing other things that require half of your attention. Forgettable film if you ask me. The actors were good enough but again, the film over all was not very memorable.

Marcus plays Kevin and Andrea plays Kyra. Kyra who is a type A person, tries to impress her soon-to-be boss by getting a dog (so wrong), Kevin is the owner of the shelter where Kyra adopts the adorable Sam.

So, not a very good start. Despite the awful plot, some things that don't make sense and the lame ending, I must admit I did enjoy it a bit.

This is by the book, classic Hallmark, people doing things for the wrong reasons, listening something they shouldn't, two white people with fancy lives despite having a job that isn't supposed to pay well (and maybe an adorable child, or in this case a dog) Now, some things that don't make sense: Kyra's house (she was supposed to be jobless), Kyra using heels in her house (really?), her mom, who looks like her sister and I could go on...

The ending was ridiculous, and hilarious (maybe not in a good way), kind of lame honestly. Speaking of ridiculous, the whole Kyra, Trevor and her colleague thing was stupid. Aren't they supposed to be adults? They seemed teenagers instead of grown-ups.

On the plus side, I thought Marcus and Andrea had chemistry and later I found out they are friends. Anyway, it was cute but I wouldn't watch it again.

PS: The dog playing Sam (I think it was Nova) was amazing, such a cute dog and quite a beautiful look as well.

The reviewer who titles "Another One not worth watching" captures the essence of the story quite well. It is another story with no great highs or lows. But that's merely the story. By the way, the ending surprised me a little.

I watch these movies for the relationships especially when the story is more of the same old stuff. This one had two things going for it as far as the characters. Sam (not sure real name), the dog, was great and quite appealing. Sam was a perfect match for Andrea Brooks. They had similar personalities, for a canine and a human. Several reviewers commented how Andrea is in her first lead which I agree was long overdue. Her role as Kyra was charmingly upbeat and energetic Her chemistry with Marcus Rosner was good and they had a lot of screen time together.

The humor, especially in the early going was of the exaggerated or silly kind. Not usually my favorite, but I got a couple of laughs.

Another Hallmark semi-regular who I have yet to see get a lead is Lucie Guest. She always puts in a good performance.

I really wanted to love this one. I truly enjoy both of the leads and was excited to see Andrea Brooks as the star - she's had so many 2nd leads and has handled all of them very competently. But. Her character was so hyper/ silly throughout over half the movie that it was hard to focus on the plot. Marcus Rosner was excellent, as always, even though there were times when his reactions and lack of emotion were off-putting. I have to say, what was the director thinking? A waste of good talent. The story itself was fun - even more enjoyable due to "Sam" the dog's presence. Nice supporting cast.

One sticking point for me was a lack of attention to detail,etc. I know these are low budget films , but they should at least be handled so as not to insult the viewers' intelligence. A vet at a dog rescue wearing heels? Inappropriate attire isn't really new, I guess. Nobody cared that a store employee is making and selling competing dog treats - when the store is sponsoring the competition? And where was the ending? Easy to see that this one wasn't a priority. And where was even an attempt at chemistry? There'd be a flicker of interest and then a dead end. These are both good actors, so maybe direction was an issue.

Kind of worth the watch but without high expectations. Just try to watch for the fun moments, enjoy the dog and the scenery and the few nice interactions between the stars and realize that the end is going to be abrupt, certainly leaving most of us to wish there'd been more of something.

Liked the chemistry between Andrea and Marcus (first saw them in Jill Wagner and Victor Webster Hallmark Harvest Wedding movie.) The dog was adorable but the overall movie was slow at times.