The initial story of Love Is... (a blind woman is unknowingly reunited with the man who accidentally blinded her years earlier, when they were teenagers sharing a crush), feels closer to a '30s weepie than a product of 2010, but I at least admire their commitment most of the way through. Unfortunately, either due to Angela Clare (who wrote, directed, and starred in the film) belatedly realizing the story made no real sense (due to her character not recognizing her old love's voice), or deciding a "twist" ending would garner more interest, we get a reveal immediately after the happily ever after that only their initial reunion scene was real, she had actually recognized him by his voice, and had decided to see if he would be honest about their past - only for him to never see her again. We then see him walk by at the end of the film with two small kids, implying he didn't press further because he was already married.
The earlier material is not exactly sterling work, but Clare and Daniel Tyler Smith at least share a certain endearing chemistry that makes you marginally invested in the outcome of their relationship. Learning there was never a relationship just leaves you with a somewhat hollow feeling...not helped by one final appearance of a song which sounds like a discount Sara Bareilles work.
The earlier material is not exactly sterling work, but Clare and Daniel Tyler Smith at least share a certain endearing chemistry that makes you marginally invested in the outcome of their relationship. Learning there was never a relationship just leaves you with a somewhat hollow feeling...not helped by one final appearance of a song which sounds like a discount Sara Bareilles work.