Be My Valentine (2013)

Daniel Farrell is a young widowed father who is navigating mourning and parenting Tyler, his adolescent son. Father and son have a great relationship so Tyler can't wait to confide to his ... See full summary »

Director:

Graeme Campbell

Writers:

David N. Titcher (as David Titcher), J.B. White

Stars:

William Baldwin, Natalie Brown, Lisa Berry

Cast

Complete credited cast:
William Baldwin	...	Dan
Natalie Brown	...	Kate
Lisa Berry	...	Wendy
James Thomas	...	Gavin
Christian Martyn	...	Tyler
Leah McPherson	...	Rebecca
Sadie LeBlanc	...	Chelsea
Michael Cram	...	Joey
Michael Xavier	...	Michael
Siam Yu	...	Alex
Allison Brennan	...	Serena
Jim Calarco	...	Carney (as Jim Callarco)

Storyline

Daniel Farrell is a young widowed father who is navigating mourning and parenting Tyler, his adolescent son. Father and son have a great relationship so Tyler can't wait to confide to his dad that he as a crush on a girl in his class. Assuming that his dad is an expert on women, Tyler solicits his dad's help in wooing the girl. While teaching his son the ropes on dating, Daniel discovers he too has many things to figure out about love. Stars William Baldwin and Natalie Brown.

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Plot Keywords:

fireman | valentine's day | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 February 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bodi moj Valentine

Filming Locations:

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Hallmark Channel, Automatic Pictures, Nantucket Productions (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was filmed in Sudbury, Ontario Canada.

User Reviews

Firefighters and Flowers

Natalie Brown is an MBA who decided she would rather be happy and chucked it to run a flower shop. William Baldwin is a widowed firefighter with a pleasant adolescent son -- clearly this is some sort of fantasy. The writers hit all the notes in this stereotypical Hallmark Channel TV St. Valentine's Day movie and the result is pleasant if unmemorable fluff.

Cameraman Peter Benison tries to spice up the proceedings with some interesting moving shots. There's a series of pans from left to right and back again when Ms. Brown and her best friend are discussing her woes in a bar; the effect lends a low-stress, humorous tone to her problems. On the other hand, there are some cheating shots; when Mr. Baldwin is looking at old Valentines from his marriage, we are offered alternating shots of the valentines and Mr. Baldwin. Perhaps the intent was to slow down the scene and make it more contemplative. Instead, it raised in my mind the question of why they didn't show both in the same shot.

I might have been happier if there had been more sense of place. However, for anyone looking for an undemanding, romantic story for Valentine, this should be all right.