This one works.
Granted, the basic Hallmark plot is here: girl meets boy, falls in love, something adverse happens, they reconcile and there's a happy ever after moment. But, the key point of difference - other than the presence of Lacey Chabert and Jon Cor as the romantic leads, who mesh well together - is the setting. The bulk of Love on Safari takes place on a South African game preserve, which means lots of stunning wildlife and landscape shots. The location and how the director wove in the animals and countryside so seamlessly into the movie makes this Hallmark romance stand out from the very large pack.
Chabert plays Kira, who travels to South Africa to find that she has inherited the preserve she spent time on as a kid. Now a website developer in Chicago, she doesn't have the time or the inclination to run it. Enter rugged ranger Tom, who sets out to convince Kira to not sell the preserve to a resort conglomerate. And, of course, they fall in love. Cliched? Yes? Predictable? Also, yes. But enjoyable thanks largely to the locations and, of course, the gorgeous Lacey Chabert.
Granted, the basic Hallmark plot is here: girl meets boy, falls in love, something adverse happens, they reconcile and there's a happy ever after moment. But, the key point of difference - other than the presence of Lacey Chabert and Jon Cor as the romantic leads, who mesh well together - is the setting. The bulk of Love on Safari takes place on a South African game preserve, which means lots of stunning wildlife and landscape shots. The location and how the director wove in the animals and countryside so seamlessly into the movie makes this Hallmark romance stand out from the very large pack.
Chabert plays Kira, who travels to South Africa to find that she has inherited the preserve she spent time on as a kid. Now a website developer in Chicago, she doesn't have the time or the inclination to run it. Enter rugged ranger Tom, who sets out to convince Kira to not sell the preserve to a resort conglomerate. And, of course, they fall in love. Cliched? Yes? Predictable? Also, yes. But enjoyable thanks largely to the locations and, of course, the gorgeous Lacey Chabert.