Loving Evangeline (TV 2001)

Robert Cannon has had two misfortunes befall him, his brother has been killed and an important project that his brother was working on has fallen into the hands of the competition. The ... See full summary »

Director:

Timothy Bond

Writers:

Linda Howard (novel), Charles Lazer

Stars:

Nick Mancuso, Kelly Rowan, Shari Belafonte

Cast

Cast overview:
Nick Mancuso	...	Robert Cannon
Kelly Rowan	...	Evie Shaw
Shari Belafonte	...	Ellen Beecham
Winston Rekert	...	Orrin Mercer
Eugene Robert Glazer	...	Grant Shaw
Tom Haney	...	Sgt. Macrae
Karl Bury	...	Kevin Cannon
Tom Tasse	...	Alec Ferguson
Matthew Marshall	...	Boy
Nancy Regan	...	Announcer
Ron Kronstein	...	Dan

Storyline

Robert Cannon has had two misfortunes befall him, his brother has been killed and an important project that his brother was working on has fallen into the hands of the competition. The unfortunate possibility is that his brother may have been responsible. Cannon, however, doesn't take anything at face value. He decides to investigate and finds that nothing is as it seems, and that might include a woman named Evie Shaw who he finds himself falling in love with. Until he solves the crime, she is guilty until proven innocent...

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | independent film

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 2001 (UK)

Also Known As:

En quête de vérité

Filming Locations:

Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance Communications Corporation, Canadian Television (CTV), Second Wave Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

User Reviews

I liked it.

The first thing I must say is that I have not read the book so I can only go by what I saw on the small screen and at this point a further introduction is necessary. Loving Evangeline appears to be one of twelve Mills and Boon/Shilloute romance novels that have been brought to the small screen. I have seen 10 and these are:- Another Woman, A change of place, The awakening, Broken Lullaby, Hard to forget, The Waiting game, This matter of marriage, Diamond Girl,Recipe for revenge and Loving Evangeline. So to get the best out of these movies or to see the worst you must view them in the context of this being a romance novel brought to the screen. It is a pity if these movies do not follow the course of the original book but still view it as a mills and boon brought to film nonetheless. So how does loving Evangeline rate? Well I liked it! Out of the ten that I have watched I would put it at position 5 and to explain this I will run down what is needed to bring a mills and boon/shilloutte romance to film. First of all the couple must look the part the man must be strong and handsome and the woman beautiful and their must be the chemistry! The background story must not overshadow the romance so to overcome this our couple should be seen together in 70% of the film. The Mills and Boon man must have integrity. For example in Broken Lullaby there was a seen where our heroine was shot at now she was understandably upset and as a result got close to our Mills and Boon man and one thing led to another if you get my drift. The Mills and Boon man should have checked with the lady and made sure it was okay to proceed but in this case he just got down to business. Points lost. Another thing that is essential for a Mills and Boon man is that if he is going to get into a fight he should win. In broken Lullaby and Loving Evangeline both mills and boon men got into fights and lost!! Finally there must be a marriage resolution at the end of the film. Loving Evangeline did not have the marriage resolution and I would not have pegged our hero as a typical Mills and boon man but the film did keep me going because of the competency of the actors and a none too taxing storyline so I did like it!! Now if you are wondering what my top five films are I shall tell you. 5th Loving Evangeline. 4th Recipe for Revenge. 3rd Another woman. 2nd The Awakening and my number one Mills and Boon film is DIAMOND GIRL. I managed to get nine of these films via ebay at extremely good bargain basement prices so you could check out all ten and even get the ones that I have not seen yet and these are Treacherous Beauties and At the Midnight Hour.