And Then Came Love (2007)

Director:

Richard Schenkman

Writer:

Caytha Jentis (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A Little Movie with a Big Heart

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Baseball Bat | Stitch | Ticket Booth | African American Man | Photographer

Cast

Vanessa Williams	...	Juile
Kevin Daniels	...	Paul
Michael Boatman	...	Ted
Jeremy Gumbs	...	Jake
Eartha Kitt	...	Mona
Tommy Nelson	...	Horatio
Stephen Spinella	...	Stuart
Eileen Alana	...	Miss Missy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shashi Balooja	...	Artie
Collin Biddle	...	Maitre' D (as Colin Biddle)
Anna Camp	...	Kikki
Mike Colter	...	Yuppie Paul
Peter Conboy	...	Man on street
Andrea Darriau	...	Jittery Woman
Melissa Dye	...	Linda
Jann Ellis	...	Joan
Stephanie Garcia	...	Fashion Editor
Shelly Gibson	...	Kindergarten Mom
Michael Girts	...	Office worker
Rosie Gunther	...	Carol
Eugene Jones III	...	Paul's Brother
Paula Mandel	...	Talkative Woman at Bar
Lily Mercer	...	Francis
Greg Murtha	...	Man at book reading
Sophie Nyweide	...	Martha
Christopher Pickhardt	...	Theater patron (as Chris Pickhardt)
Ben Vereen	...	Chuck Cooper
Noah Weisberg	...	Box Office Attendant

Also Known As:

Somebody Like You (USA) (working title)
Who Needs 'Em? (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Norway:10 (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Fox Meadow Films

Trivia:

Last cinema film of Eartha Kitt.

Soundtrack:

Better

Charming Vanessa Williams and Kevin Daniels - messed up plot

I went to the 7:30pm screening at the Clearview Cinemas in Chelsea with the chance to see Vanessa Williams and Kevin Daniels in a Q&A. Both actors were adorable and came across very, very nicely - which doesn't say anything yet about the movie.

While I enjoyed watching the movie, and I still liked it shortly after I've seen it, I look at it differently now, three days later.

In contrary to what the script writer has said during the Q&A, or what her intentions were, the outcome is a very conservative message. It's not just "a child needs both parents" but it is "a child needs his/her biological father" - and I am not certain if this is what has been intended. It's just not true that children would bond automatically with their biological Dad - that's a movie fantasy and maybe even a dangerous one.

This movie could have been so much better on so many levels if it would not have fallen into the usual stereotypes. Again, what makes it likable are its main actors/actresses but the story itself is not.