Love's Complicated (2016)

Leah's (Holly Marie Combs) surprise enrollment in a conflict management class pushes her to develop friendship, love and inner strength.

Director:

Jerry Ciccoritti

Writers:

Rene Gutteridge (novel), Jill Girling

Stars:

Holly Marie Combs, Ben Bass, Corbin Bernsen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Holly Marie Combs	...	Lea Townshend
Ben Bass	...	Cinco Dublin
Corbin Bernsen	...	Dublin Sr.
Catherine Disher	...	JR Thompson
Randal Edwards	...	Edward Krause
Amanda Brugel	...	Kate
Tammy Isbell	...	Marilyn Hawkins
Paula Rivera	...	Carol
Sherry Miller	...	Helen Townsend
R.H. Thomson	...	Senator Douglas Townsend
Precious Chong	...	Glenda
Brad Borbridge	...	Robert
Jim Annan	...	Ernie
Alysia Topol	...	Cashier
Claire Calarco	...	Mrs. Musgrave

Storyline

Leah Townsend has always been a people pleaser. From her childhood as a senator's daughter to her career as a successful author, Leah goes out of her way to avoid conflict. So strong is her desire to keep the people around her happy that Leah is also too afraid to let her longtime boyfriend Edward Crouse know that their relationship is in a rut-the same date night, at the same restaurant, with the same food, week in and week out. And to top it all off, her second novel is proving much more difficult to write than the first. When Leah and Edward have a minor disagreement at Edward's faculty party (it barely qualifies as a spat) Edward enrolls her in a group conflict resolution class. There, she meets Cinco Dublin, a shock-jock radio host attending the class by court order. His family has a prickly past with the Townsends: Cinco Sr., a renowned journalist, went toe-to-toe with Senator Townsend when he was in office and the bad blood still remains. Leah bristles at Cinco's brashness and ...

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Plot Keywords:

love | boyfriend girlfriend relationship | shock jock | novelist | writing a book | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Aired as the second of four original films in The Hallmark Channel's 2016 "Winterfest" lineup.

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Goofs

The movie opens with scenes that are clearly downtown Boston, Faneuil Hall/Quincy Market area, old state house are seen. Later in the movie when they walk over to visit Dublin Sr says he needs to leave so so he can catch a flight to Boston.

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Connections

References Charmed (1998)

User Reviews

This movie is a delight from beginning to end

What a fun and unique way to address the issue of managing conflict and people-pleasing while maintaining the Hallmark wholesomeness!!!! Holly Marie Combs and Ben Bass as leads have a really fun and understated romantic dynamic that you are left wishing for more. In addition the side characters are diverse and interesting in a light and wacky fashion.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 January 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

My Life as a Doormat

Filming Locations:

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Channel, Dormat Productions, Muse Entertainment Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD