While the concept of a city garden is very appealing and noble, this movie exploited the idea in order to build a contrived romance around it. As a devoted Hallmark movie fan, this viewer was sorely disappointed in the predictable development of the plot. The leading man deserves tremendous credit and praise..He is a skilled actor..but then he does come from a long line of acting veterans..The Bridges family had given us some truly skilled stars. Jordan Bridges did his best with a formulaic, script and a leading lady who was too overpowering for this sensitive actor.
The female lead did her best with the weak script, but, often, her thin voice interfered with the material she was given. She did her best in a role filled with lots of tears and anguish. The two older actors were almost cartoonish in their spats and rivalries, tomatoes versus peppers. One could have guessed how that relationship would evolve.
This viewers wonders if Hallmark actually has a formula in place that requires each movie to have the 'interrupted first kiss', and the moment of a 'misunderstood hug' that leads to an unnecessary spat and separation. These formulaic and predictable parts of every Hallmark movie serve to trivialize any originality in the script..But perhaps this is what Hallmark viewers like about their movies. They are sweet stories, always end happily with a kiss, and always bring order to an otherwise chaotic world.
Review of True Love Blooms
