To me, this film screams budget cuts in filming. Super fake sets, filming with zero depth, overly sharp picture, makes characters not feel like they're in the environment.
I love Merritt Patterson and I thought she was good here, as always and the other characters were good, as well. And I liked the story, even though it's very similar to a few other matchmaker movies. I just found it hard to move past the filming style and horrible interior sets. The vineyard was beautiful and the outdoor scenes were lovely but there was still something off about the filming technique. The whole movie just looked "off".
I was excited for this one and was disappointed in the end, especially because the cast, story and acting were all good. Since there's an obvious formula to the stories, as well as the look of the movies, I say stick to that formula, especially for the professional look. Making it look like a student film, and a bad one at that, isn't sticking to the formula.
I'm shocked that a few people here have said how beautiful the sets were, and apart from the vineyard, I strongly disagree. The director and cinematographer dropped the ball here.
I love Merritt Patterson and I thought she was good here, as always and the other characters were good, as well. And I liked the story, even though it's very similar to a few other matchmaker movies. I just found it hard to move past the filming style and horrible interior sets. The vineyard was beautiful and the outdoor scenes were lovely but there was still something off about the filming technique. The whole movie just looked "off".
I was excited for this one and was disappointed in the end, especially because the cast, story and acting were all good. Since there's an obvious formula to the stories, as well as the look of the movies, I say stick to that formula, especially for the professional look. Making it look like a student film, and a bad one at that, isn't sticking to the formula.
I'm shocked that a few people here have said how beautiful the sets were, and apart from the vineyard, I strongly disagree. The director and cinematographer dropped the ball here.