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Hallmark movies are an escape from the real world. I tend to enjoy almost all of them, including this one. I love both Pascale and Sam so I was looking forward to this. It was a bit disappointing

First, I'm not a big fan of the "dating reality show". As far as I know there aren't any in my country and the few episodes I've seen didn't feel realistic. If we talk about the movie, the plot was something different, and specially useful in terms of moving it and kind of fun. The ranch/scenery was beautiful and it made me miss summer.

Second, I didn't have any problems with the actors, but something felt off, I don't know if the chemistry, or maybe it was Pascale that wasn't playing the same type of character she always plays (the cheerful one) Also, can Sam Page do all his Hallmark movies with the stubble? Please, and thank you.

The ending? They were both so commited to their jobs? Neither gave it up, which was good and surprising, but how are the gonna that relationship work? Long distance? If Hallmark offers me a sequel to this, I will gladly watch it to see what happened to the characters.

These two were so amazing and adorable together in this movie these two should do more movies together I really loved how they played together in this movie 🎥

This movie, despite having the charming Pascale Hutton on board, is a hot mess. It's impossible to get wrapped up in this story when the suspension of disbelief is shakier than a broken swingset.

The premise of the movie is that main character Stephanie has been selected for a reality dating show, which is the crux from which most of this movie's problems stem. I'm not convinced that the writers of this script have ever actually seen a reality dating show, because what this movie has created here looks slapdash, boring, and just downright messy. Even though it's a very popular show, the production team only consists of a total of four (!) people, and is filming in a remote ranch in Wyoming that is, at the time of filming, teeming with other guests (who frequently interrupt the show's scheduled "dates" to no consequence). Even weirder, the entire show focuses on only two people: Stephanie, and her intended love interest, Oliver. On real TV, most of these reality shows include a variety of contestants competing for the love and attention of the lucky bachelor/bachelorette, and while this may not be the sort of wholesome, monogamous content Hallmark is known for, a show that is literally just watching one-on-one dates between awkward strangers is just downright absurd. And as expected, the "dates" filmed between Stephanie and Oliver are nothing short of awkward, and certainly doesn't make for riveting television. More frustratingly is that the entire existence of this reality show is unnecessary; Oliver could've easily just been a man Stephanie was set up with by her friend while on vacation, which would've created the same obligation to spend time with him as the reality show does, but in a much more organic fashion.

However, it's the end of this movie that truly takes it from bad to ridiculous. Stephanie and her true love interest, Alex, come together after both accepting dream jobs that put them in different cities, to which Stephanie flippantly says "we'll figure it out," and that's that. This is the messiest way I have ever seen Hallmark try to tie up a loose end, seeing as it ties up nothing at all. Even worse is that the movie actually drops hints and lays groundwork along the way that seem to foreshadow that Stephanie will wind up full-time at the ranch with Alex (her grandparents running a similar ranch and the way she takes to the nature and the rural activities at the ranch to name a few instances), but by the end, it's an irrelevant side character who decides to leave her business and work at the ranch, and Stephanie is set to head back to LA to accept a fought-for promotion as VP at her company. Is this really supposed to be a satisfying ending for the happy couple, knowing that their future is doomed to be long-distance?

Also, this is small potatoes compared to the above complaints, but the trope of the love interests meeting in an antagonistic fashion is getting super old. It's hard enough to get two strangers to convincingly fall in love in the timespan of a Hallmark movie, but to then add in the extra hurdle of starting off on the wrong foot only makes this feat harder. While I believe Hallmark uses this storytelling device as a bit of a moral adage to remind the audience never to judge a book by its cover, it's much nicer to watch people hit it off than it is to watch them snipe and snap at each other for the first quarter (if not more) of a movie.

First of all I love Susan Hogan, she is very talented a joy to watch.

Sam Page and Pascale Hutton are great together, they did a great job.

The supporting cast was good.

The scenery was gorgeous.

Good script, witty dialogue, well paced, just enough humor.

It was a well produced film.

I do have a few complaints.

1. When they reconnect at the ranch when he splashes her with his truck while driving down a dirt road. A responsible driver would slow down on a road with pedestrians walking beside it. He was driving way to fast for the conditions. There were no obstructions that would make it difficullt for him to see her walking so why didn't he slow down?

2. At one point Sam Page is referred to as a mountain man. Now Sam Page is handsome and hunky, but certainly not a mountain man. In fact I have never seen a Hallmark actor that I would describe as a mountain man type.

3. They go berry picking. They are wandering through brush and trees going from clump to clump of strawberries picking cultivated strawberries. Strawberries are not planted that way, If they are trying to make us think they are picking wild strawberries, wild strawberries are smaller than the cultivated ones and nobody would confuse the two.

4. The mystery date - why would the reality show pick a hot air balloon ride for the date, when they knew Stephanie was terrified of heights, that was setting them up for failure.

5. The ending - they hint at the possibility of a connection, but neither actually says they love each other . He lives Wyoming and she lives in L. A. How can we make this work, oh well we'll figure it out. That's not a solution. What of they can't figure it out. But it least Hallmark didn't wait until the end of the movie for the first kiss.

I enjoyed the movie in spite of the nit-picky things I mentioned. They don't add to the movie but they don't detract from it either.

My advice: Watch the film, you will enjoy it.

This is my personal opinion ... I have never liked Sam Page. He always looks too young to be the romantic lead and should maybe be the son of the romantic lead but ... in this show, he seems to have grown up a bit, with the help of facial hair.

Actually I like Stephen Huszar and would have preferred he be the lead instead but that is a very personal view. Also, in the show, there was no chemistry between him and Pascale's character and that may have been intentional given he wasn't the lead.

Pascale is beautiful but I think the smiling was over the top. I felt my cheeks hurt watching her smile non stop through the entire show.

The show is absurd from the first premise to the last premise. The first premise being that people can fall eternally in love in 2 weeks (though I know that such reality shows really exist) and in the end that the 2 lead characters want to be together with him taking over the ranch and her needing to go back to her promotion halfway across the country.

Seems like writer wasn't fully awake when he or she wrote this storyline or just lost the plot.

For example, how does someone become a character on a reality show or any show without their permission? How is it a decent thing to do to be kissing another man on the filming of a reality show about her dating another man? I may have missed it but I did not hear Sam Page's character Alex apologising to Stephanie for making all kinds of assumptions about her near the end.

My recommendation is watch this only if you have nothing better to watch.

Spoiler alert --- the ending is ludicrous.

My wife and I routinely watch these Hallmark movies as they are relaxing escapism from the world around us. But... please, people at Hallmark, recognize that your audience is not stupid.

This movie has a good, if not routine, foundation but like so many of your movies the dumb things the producers do take us mentally out of the movie. When this is done, the enjoyment of the movie declines substantially.

Hallmark really, really, really needs a "reality check team" -- hey, here's an idea, hire my wife and I... we come cheap.

Some things of note:

• The lead guy lands in an airport way too small for the size of town then he leaves his plane in the middle of the small runway... no tie down, nothing. Just leaves it there. Really?

• There is no way that the lead character would have flown a small Cessna from NY to Wyoming... highly unlikely for this character.

• This really is not Wyoming and it is clear that the producers have never been anywhere around there. Yes, for budget purposes, you do some/much/most of your filming in Canada but, at least pick a fictional location which somewhat looks like where you are filming.

• Why is it that nearly 100% of Hallmark movies, when taking place in a seemingly rural location, feel they have to have some sort of country carnival and country dance. Did Hallmark get a quantity buy on carnival equipment rental. Please, please, try to come up with something original.

• SPOILER... this one is unbelievable... what the lead characters do in the end is totally stupid and left us laughing. What started out as a romance ended up as an unintended comedy. Fire your writers!

And... you hire great acting talent -- let them actually do some acting instead of sleep walking through the movie.

Loved this movie but left me wanting more. I'm hoping they make a second movie to see what becomes of Alex and Stephanie. Does she stay on the ranch or go back for the VP job? I thought it was beautifully made and loved how the relationships developed.

On a reality love show set in Wyoming, a city girl falls for the ranch guy instead of the set up. Pretty obvious but it's nice to see their country activities. Sam Page is fairly convincing as a country guy. Pascale Hutton laughs too much. The end leaves things hanging. What are they going to to now? No ones moving to the country or city.

I loved this movie it had a great storyline, I would say some things were left a bit unclear and messy so a part two could fix it up or show up their situation and stuff.. Especially how Alex's plans for the ranch goes and him and Stephanie being together.