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

Now, now, now, it wasn't that bad...

Okay, I admit it, I approached this from the perspective of a Nick Mancuso fan. I'd never read any book at all by Howard, let alone this one, so I have to take the movie at face value. Beautiful scenery, appealing heroine Rowan, nice moments between her and Nick. I took the movie more as a study of how he changes throughout -- he starts out so stiff and rigid (Ultra Businessman) and ends up relaxed and charming, particularly in their dessert scene. Was it a cinematic masterpiece? No. Was he meant to be a dashing hero? Um, no; he got knocked out cold the first time up to bat with the bad guy, and in the end the police did all the hard work. Bad guy (creepy and menacing up to that point) gave up too easily; Shari Belafonte was oddly stiff -- and there were a lot of things left unclear, like how Cannon's brother figured out what was up in the first place. It was lightweight, yes, but it was hardly hate-worthy. I did get pretty tired of Nick pushing up his glasses, but on the other hand, was highly intrigued by the Mars Bar dessert. Hey. Take what you can get. And Nicky, well, he's still got it. So if you've never read the book (I still haven't) and you like Nick... g'wan. Try it. Hardly hurts at all.