Ophelia MacKenzie is spending the summer on a beach house with her daughter Philippa, recovering from the death of her husband and son in an air crash. Philippa meets Matt Bowles on the ...
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Melissa Gilbert | ... | Ophelia MacKenzie | |
| Brad Johnson | ... | Matt Bowles | |
| Liana Liberato | ... | Philippa 'Pip' MacKenzie | |
| Rebecca Staab | ... | Andrea Wilson | |
| Michael DeLorenzo | ... | Bob | |
| Michael Jace | ... | Jeff | |
| Idalis DeLeon | ... | Millie | |
| Katie Walder | ... | Vanessa Bowles | |
| Kate Vernon | ... | Sally | |
| Kathleen Noone | ... | Louis Anderson | |
| Ryan Thomas | ... | Josh | |
| Lisa Clifton | ... | Josh's mom | |
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Scott Blackwood | ... | Gunman |
| Tracy Brooks Swope | ... | Nurse #1 | |
| Kimleigh Smith | ... | Nurse #2 | |
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Ophelia MacKenzie is spending the summer on a beach house with her daughter Philippa, recovering from the death of her husband and son in an air crash. Philippa meets Matt Bowles on the beach, where he spends time drawing, he is a handsome divorcée, and she introduces him to Ophelia. A romantic relationship develops between Ophelia and Matt after initial hesitance by Ophelia. Written by Clairie
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2 January 2008 (Sweden) See more »Also Known As:
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Written by Josh Timonen
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Adapted From the Danielle Steele novel, Safe Harbour. See more »Goofs
Melissa Gilbert was credited as playing Ophelia Mackenzie. However all through the movie, most of the characters called her Ophélie, which was her name in the novel. See more »Soundtracks
Jumpstart For A Lemon HeartWritten by Josh Timonen
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This is a typical Steele novel production in that two people who have undergone some sort of tragedy manage to get together despite the odds. I wouldn't call this a spoiler because anyone who has read a Steele novel knows how they ALL end. If you don't want to know much about the plot, don't keep reading.
Gilbert's character, Ophelia, is a woman of French decent who has lost her husband and son in an accident. Gilbert needs to stop doing films where she is required to have an accent because she, otherwise a good actress, cannot realistically pull off any kind of accent. Brad Johnson, also an excellent actor, is Matt, who is recovering from a rather nasty divorce. He is gentle, convincing and compelling in this role.
The two meet on the beach through her daughter, Pip, and initially, Ophelia accuses Matt of being a child molester just because he talked art with the kid. All of them become friends after this episode and then the couple falls in love.
The chemistry between the two leads is not great, even though the talent of these two people is not, in my opinion, a question. They did the best they could with a predictable plot and a script that borders on stereotypical. Two people meet, tragedy, bigger tragedy, a secret is revealed, another tragedy, and then they get together. I wish there was more to it than that, but there it is in a nutshell.
I wanted mindless entertainment, and I got it with this. In regard to the genre of romantic films, this one fails to be memorable. "A Secret Affair" with Janine Turner is far superior (not a Steele book), as are some of Steele's earlier books turned into film.