"Seduced" (a.k.a., "Missed Connections") is a Harlequin romance-style film about the whirlwind affair of Caroline Prati and Gavin Donato. Caroline learns that a mysterious admirer has observed her reading romances on the picturesque water front of Venice, California. Caroline's daughter Issie discovers the "sad eyes" post on the popular Missed Connections website. Young Issie posts a response in her mother's name, and Gavin then moves into action with his gigolo routine. One one thing leads to another, and her mom begins a torrid romance with Gavin.
Mr. Donato oozes charm and sweeps Caroline off her feet. A widow whose husband died of cancer, Caroline now lets loose after two long years of loneliness and frustration by becoming instantly besotted by Gavin. As the CFO of the Funder Storm organization, Caroline is even tempted to embezzle funds and to potentially transfer over $5 million into Gavin's offshore account. While it is clear that Caroline's boss at work engages in unsavory business practices, Caroline seems honest. It will be the love for her daughter Issie that will help to rein in her mother from her newfound urges.
To the delight of her mom, young Issie has recently been accepted at Berkeley. But, intellectually, Issie doesn't seem like the caliber of student Berkeley would admit. After her mom begins to date Gavin, Issie asks her, "How was your date? Did it go good?" Later, when her boyfriend sleeps over at the house, Issie says that she and Noah "had a nice time laying together." To succeed at Berkeley, Issie will undoubtedly need to take bonehead English!
For the romantic relationship of Caroline and Gavin, it is a bad sign when Caroline picks Dickens' "Great Expectations" for her favorite book and Gavin selects Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment." They do not seem like a good match! When Caroline senses that Gavin is running a scam, seeking to entrap vulnerable women who read romantic novels, she partners with another apparent victim of Gavin's, Margot Fouratt. It appears as though Gavin may have murdered women whom he had preyed upon, including Halle Philton and Alexia Montrose.
The quick-thinking Detective Mickle, who is of Italian descent, recognized Gavin as a scam artist. It is obvious that his Italian accent is phony. Working closely with the detective, Caroline is fearful for her daughter when she catches Gavin coaching Issie on matters of love and how to win back Noah. It will take every ounce of determination and courage from Caroline to turn the tables on Gavin, so that her life may return to normal and young Issie may get the remedial attention she deserves in English grammar by studying at the University of California, Berkeley
Mr. Donato oozes charm and sweeps Caroline off her feet. A widow whose husband died of cancer, Caroline now lets loose after two long years of loneliness and frustration by becoming instantly besotted by Gavin. As the CFO of the Funder Storm organization, Caroline is even tempted to embezzle funds and to potentially transfer over $5 million into Gavin's offshore account. While it is clear that Caroline's boss at work engages in unsavory business practices, Caroline seems honest. It will be the love for her daughter Issie that will help to rein in her mother from her newfound urges.
To the delight of her mom, young Issie has recently been accepted at Berkeley. But, intellectually, Issie doesn't seem like the caliber of student Berkeley would admit. After her mom begins to date Gavin, Issie asks her, "How was your date? Did it go good?" Later, when her boyfriend sleeps over at the house, Issie says that she and Noah "had a nice time laying together." To succeed at Berkeley, Issie will undoubtedly need to take bonehead English!
For the romantic relationship of Caroline and Gavin, it is a bad sign when Caroline picks Dickens' "Great Expectations" for her favorite book and Gavin selects Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment." They do not seem like a good match! When Caroline senses that Gavin is running a scam, seeking to entrap vulnerable women who read romantic novels, she partners with another apparent victim of Gavin's, Margot Fouratt. It appears as though Gavin may have murdered women whom he had preyed upon, including Halle Philton and Alexia Montrose.
The quick-thinking Detective Mickle, who is of Italian descent, recognized Gavin as a scam artist. It is obvious that his Italian accent is phony. Working closely with the detective, Caroline is fearful for her daughter when she catches Gavin coaching Issie on matters of love and how to win back Noah. It will take every ounce of determination and courage from Caroline to turn the tables on Gavin, so that her life may return to normal and young Issie may get the remedial attention she deserves in English grammar by studying at the University of California, Berkeley