Reviews

I love this film and have watched it several times. I adore the romance between Philip and Allison and wished we'd seen more of that part. Philip was a charmer and Mark Humphrey was sexy as hell so I hunted out more of his films. The mystery involving the big corporation and the murders was intriguing as well. BUT the character of Allison just got more and more annoying as she had absolutely no trust for her husband and was not thinking straight. I know she hadn't known him long, but, she knew and loved him well enough to marry him and yet dismissed any belief in him immediately. Poor Philip never really changed character from the time we met him and - apart from arranging that first meeting - never did anything suspicious and yet she thought he was a murderer and she never even apologised. He even warned her to "trust me and not the lies others tell you" and yet she trusted every stranger except him. Having said that, I loved this film and would have loved to see a sequel

I'm a sucker for these types of movies so I adored this film. It wouldn't win any awards and the acting - particularly from the leading lady - isn't up to the standard of the first film, but, it is a lovely little movie any romantic should enjoy. I have 3 complaints about it however. 1: The storyline involving Tilly finding her father's family didn't seem right. They accepted each other without hesitation. At first I thought Cameron was paying them to lie, but, it wasn't that complicated. Even Isabella didn't question it. 2: It's a shame they changed the lead actress as Tatiana Maslany was great and had so much chemistry with Isabella and Gad. She would have made this much better. 3: There wasn't enough of Kris Turner as Gad. He stole the movie and he didn't even appear until halfway through the movie. I really enjoyed this film and would love the DVD to add to my collection. It was slightly more romantic than the first, Isabella was more likable and I have to admit that I love Gad. He is the perfect romantic hero. There is no real competition between the two suitors as Cameron is a drunken, womanising jerk compared to Gad's patience, understanding and that lovely punch he does in the barn. I would have known right then and there that he was perfect if I was Tilly, but, she was slightly unlikeable. I would love to see more movies made (maybe with a different young actress playing Tilly) about their adventures in Venice or Gad and Tilly's wedding or Tilly finally getting published or seeing Tilly's lovely family again. I loved Gad, Isabella and Sean and this movie.