User Reviews

Okay, y'all, this one was a winner:

-Nikki DeLoach was in a movie without Andrew Walker-- (not that he's not wonderful, but they needed to switch that pairing up imho)-- and the world kept rotating

-Michael Rady. What a guy.

-the film was ACTUALLY filmed where it was set (in the gorgeous Savannnah, GA!). Also, according to a lil Insta detective work (btw, Hallmark, I am willing and able to write/star/direct my own series about Insta investigations; Lacey Chabert has a series based on crime crossword puzzle solving and it only seems fair) this movie wrapped filming about a month ago?!? How does Hallmark do this? They're a well-oiled machine and I was so impressed, for real.

-Their children had personalities and weren't just plot devices (though I did think they had a bit of an unrealistic amount of time to get ready before school in the morning, but that is a very small critique). They seemed to have a genuine friendship and I was here for it!

• Nikki's character's personality was very outgoing and fun which I can appreciate even though she's not my personal fave lead. I thought she did a great job and her delivery of the comments given on stage after the short film premiered-- deep cuts for sure. I wasn't crying; you were crying...

-There wasn't drummed up drama in the last 15 minutes or a misunderstanding-turned-jumping to the worst conclusion- moment trope. AHH! Hallmark plz do this always. Thank you. Thank you, thank you.

Such a winner!! A very well-worth a re-watch!! Well-done, everyone.

I enjoyed Nikki Deloach and Michael Rady together. There were some little things in the story that weren't cliche like so many Hallmark Movies. For instance, they didn't have a big fight over "that's my dog", "no, that's my dog". And when the kids plot together to invite Eric to the screening, they get caught right up front. Little things.

Kate and Eric are both very likeable and so are the kids and the dog.

One thing was missing and that was a real conflict leading to a real climax. The conflict was lame and it didn't even seem like Kate believed it. So not only was the climax obvious, it wasn't even that much of a climax.

Still, I enjoyed it.

MissM19 says it all!! I couldn't agree more. I kept putting off watching this one as I feared it would be very cliched but how wrong could I have been. It was one of the better Hallmark movies without any of the cliches!! Michael Rady is such a good actor it's always a delight to watch the films he's in but this one bounced along believably with great acting from everyone. The children seemed genuinely friends and the positive energy surrounding everyone was refreshing. It was also enjoyable to see the ex-husband so comfortable with the relationship and Rady's girlfriend was a happy, well-rounded character too. The premise of sharing the fostering of the dog seemed a little ridiculous and an obvious ploy to bring them together but the way it unfolded made the movie really enjoyable to watch.

This one started out great. I don't remember Nikki Deloach being such a good comedienne. She was hilarious in some of the scenes. Michael Rady was a great foil for her, and the chemistry was good. Nikki played a free spirit type animator who has committed to staying away from romantic entanglements for the sake of her very serious daughter. Her daughter wants a dog and Nikki agrees because she feels her daughter needs to loosen up a little and a dog will help. Rady plays a government executive who is very anal retentive and buttoned up and also president of the PTA. Rady's son is a bit of a dreamer and loves super heroes. To make a long story short, the two pairs decide to share a rescue dog which brings them together. They are real opposites and of course they clash and then attract. It was funny that Nikki's daughter related to Rady more than her mother, and Rady's son was closer in personality and interests to Nikki. I like that Nikkis ex-husband was a good dad and good friend to her, and Rady's girlfriend was a nice woman who realized first that they weren't a good match. Unfortunately all of the laughs and romantic tension were on the front end of the movie. After the two became friends, everything kind of fizzled out. Still, it was still good enough to win an *8* from me.

I'm a dog owner and dog lover. So, any movie that has a dog always gets high ratings from me. But, this movie has one of the lowest levels of "suspend your sense of disbelief" of any Hallmark movie I've seen. I like that it shows a positive actual friendship between Kate and her ex-husband as they co-parent their daughter. Of course, you can see where things are going pretty much from the beginning. But, this is some of the most realistic acting from all of the actors in any Hallmark movie. Nikki Deloach is one of the actresses whose Hallmark movies I always watch. But, she seems very funny in this one. There were more laugh out loud moments in this movie for me than I typically get in a Hallmark movie. I also appreciated that the drama was more realistic. In most Hallmark movies, there is a "poor timing" problem that arises near the end. There's none of the stereotypical misunderstandings like where the girl is talking to the ex-boyfriend and saying goodbye and the new guy sees it and thinks the girl and the ex are getting back together. None of that! An actual adult decision is made for actual reasons to create the drama. I appreciated that.

I wanted to like it, and I wanted the dog's presence to be more prominent in the story. The dog idea seemed more like a plot tool - and a forced one at that. The premise of sharing custody of a shelter dog is very unrealistic. Hallmark has had multitudes of characters fight over dogs and Christmas trees, and somehow they're always able to choose - except this one time?!

I don't enjoy watching Nikki DeLoach. She doesn't come across as natural or Hallmark-cute to me. Also, as others have commented, she always appears older than the male leads. But I went ahead with watching the movie because I wanted to see how the dog story would go.

I liked the male lead. He's handsome, and his character was believable.

I felt like there were too many times when the script had to explicitly describe the characters' personalities to the audience. I think their personalities could have been developed more onscreen/visually. Or maybe if the actors had been more suited to their roles, it would have been more obvious to the audience.

And, as a word enthusiast, there was one line (one missed opportunity for a good line) that completely gave away how poorly this script was written. At the end, the male lead said, "Do you mean that dinner (or a first date) wouldn't be the end of the world?" And she says, "In fact, it would be...nice." *face palm* Why didn't she say, "it would be a beginning"?! What a missed opportunity! Especially considering the final scene that shows they did get married, so that moment after the awards show WAS the beginning of the rest of their lives!