Flirting with Forty (2008) (TV)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Mikael Salomon

Writers (WGA):

Julia Dahl (teleplay)
Jane Porter (based on the book by)

Release Date:

6 December 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Boy. Oh boy.....

Plot:

A divorced mother approaching her 40th birthday falls for a younger man while on vacation. |

Plot Keywords:

Cougar | Older Woman | Based On Novel | Number In Title

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Heather Locklear	...	Jackie Laurens
Robert Buckley	...	Kyle Hamilton
Vanessa Williams	...	Kristine
Cameron Bancroft	...	Daniel Laurens
Sam Duke	...	Will Laurens
Anne Hawthorne	...	Clare
Chelah Horsdal	...	Anne
Stefanie von Pfetten	...	Nicole
Jamie Bloch	...	Jessica (as Jamie Block)
Ted Whittall	...	Dr. Sonnet
Christy Greene	...	Melinda
Tracy Trueman	...	Sabrina
Katie Westman	...	Lisa
James Brennan	...	Michael
Thomas Meharey	...	Andrew (as Tommy Meharey)

Runtime:

USA:80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Company:

PeaceOut Productions

Trivia:

Based on the true life story of author Jane Porter (IV).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jackie is having her first surf lesson, Kyle attaches the surfboard cord to her right ankle, but the scenes of her attempting to surf have some shots of the cord on her right ankle and at other times the cord is on her left ankle.

Soundtrack:

Chomping at the Bit

"Flirting" with 40...?!?!?!?!?

OK, so I don't buy this flirting idea with Heather Locklear, but the premise of the movie is there, and she was the only reason that I tuned in to watch this film (that, and the fact there was nothing else on the tube).

Locklear stars as a recently-divorced woman who is about to turn forty and her best friend hooks her up with a trip to the Islands for a little Holiday getaway, which turns into a May-December romance (well, OK, she's only September). Once again, love is given a chance in a long distance relationship, even though her children, her friends, her ex-husband (who's dating a woman just as young as the one Locklear is dating), and her common sense tell her something completely different from what her heart is saying.

You know, this isn't a bad movie, but plot is a little overdone. I think we all hope that love can overcome any obstacles, which I believe is the message of this movie, but I can't help think about the saying, "50 is the new 40," when it comes to this movie, because Locklear is WAY beyond the "39 and holding" age. Maybe it's just because I remember seeing her in "TJ Hooker" with William Shatner when she still carried her baby-fat in her face.

3 out of 10 stars.