True Love Blooms

I really enjoyed this film, had a real good feeling. Attraction between main Characters looked genuine. A good Sunday joy.

As with many in this genre, we meet our protagonists early and then chart their individual and, hopefully, cooperative courses. It is always fun to find the crossroads. This one meets the criteria happily.

I have watched the first half of this movie, and I must have heard the full name "Chace Devine" a few dozen times already. The writer clearly loves this fake name and doesn't allow anyone to say just half of it. It's really odd.

The plot is predictable. I know how the rest of the movie will play out, but I do think it's good enough to keep watching...at least in the background. I also like the lead actors. They aren't going to win any Oscars here, but they have a quirky, natural way of acting out their scenes that elevates them above the average Hallmark cast.

Worth a view, in my opinion, but keep around something else to do during the lulls.

Vikki George (Sara Rue) runs a 20 year old community garden in the city following her late father's footsteps. She's shocked when the garden is sold to condo developer Chace Devine (Jordan Bridges).

Both Sara and Jordan are fun comedic actors. They do their best to inject little bits of fun into this predictable Hallmark romance, especially Sara. Jordan may not really fit the Chace character. He's too soft. Chace should be harder as a business man. Nevertheless, the two leads are fun actors and they do have some fun here. Also I like the pretty flowers. As for the garden, the obvious solution is there from the beginning and predictable for anyone with half a brain.

I've been a Sara Rue fan ever since "Less Than Perfect". Granted she's made better TV moves than this one, such as "All For Love", "Dorfman in Love", and "My Future Boyfriend". But this one holds up pretty well, and has some charms of its own. Certainly worth seeing.