The Back of the Unwanted Bride

I watched this for Noah Fearnley-and I was not disappointed. His portrayal of Ethan is sweet, lovable, and completely swoon-worthy. He carries the emotional weight of the story with such sincerity. Unfortunately, I didn't feel the same chemistry from the lead actress. She came off as too artificial for the grounded, heartfelt tone Noah brought to the role. They felt mismatched-he deserved a better on-screen partner. Still, worth watching for Noah's performance alone!

The storyline of this vertical has been repeated many times. Incognito (flimsy mask on woman) one night stand leads to love child. 10 years later, mom bumps into dad, neither one recognizing the other. Rest of movie is filled up with a kidnappings, medical records scams, and an assortment of other usual tropes written in to delay the movie and frustrate the viewer. A few scenes of romance sprinkled in to tease you to keep from shutting the movie off.

But casting Emma Kotos in for male viewers and Noah Fernley for the female viewers make this an attractive and sexy lead pairing. Although their scripted characters and lines create a less than passionate romance, it is still watchable and there seems to be 80% onscreen chemistry.

As a male viewer, I might be tempted to watch worse just to see Emma Kotos in an unbuttoned blouse.