Starring: Nikki Deloach and Michael Rady
Released: 2019
Summary: When a free-spirited woman and an organized man meet after their kids insist on adopting the same dog, the single parents co-foster the canine pal.
Have you ever taken your dog to obedience school? If dog training involves teaching owners how to breathe and speak to a dog calmly, then our culture is hitting a new low. If only people would take equal interest in helping their fellow man! It's easy being good to a dog that doesn't talk back or have a differing opinion.
The dog trainer comments on the flirtation going on between Kate and Eric, which leads to a very embarrassing and awkward scene that isn't believable. Most of us would just say, "No, we're not a couple" and continue with the session. The script, however, has Deloach's character flip out, make a scene, and trip over things on her way out the door. These are the antics of a 13-year-old, not a grown woman.
After all this hype, Hallmark makes the mistake of actually showing the short during the fictionalized Georgia Animation Festival.
In my head, I'm thinking this is going to be better than a Disney Pixar short, which is usually witty and entertaining. Instead, we watch two lightening bugs find each other in a very rudimentary production. Hallmark keeps a tight budget for every movie, but I could have drawn stick people on a pad and flipped the pages to show them using the toilet and it would have been more appealing.
It would have been wiser just to talk about the short and let the audience visualize it instead of disappointing us with something a precocious 8-year-old could have created.
If this is the kind of crap that wins you an award for "Best Short" and paves your way to the Oscars, we all have a shot at fame.
People tend to take greater chances for love. Knowing you belong to someone creates a safety net. Would you agree?
If you still love this movie despite it's pitfalls, you're in luck. It's available on DVD.
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Released: 2019
Summary: When a free-spirited woman and an organized man meet after their kids insist on adopting the same dog, the single parents co-foster the canine pal.
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Nikki and Michael Are Two of My Favorites, But...
I adore these actors. They are a perfect Hallmark match, especially in one of my favorite Hallmark Christmas movies of 2019, Two Turtle Doves. Their performance in this movie is equally amazing, but the story line is very weak.
Imagine your child and a stranger's child want to adopt the same pet. Would you agree to co-foster the same the dog?
As great as pet adoption is, people go overboard when it comes to humanizing pets. Still, I think many would draw the line at dividing a dog's time between two homes, like it's a product of a divorced family.
Wouldn't it be stressful for a dog to keep switching homes?
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No parent likes to disappoint their kids, but that's life! Flip a coin, heads keeps the dog, the end.
The dog trainer comments on the flirtation going on between Kate and Eric, which leads to a very embarrassing and awkward scene that isn't believable. Most of us would just say, "No, we're not a couple" and continue with the session. The script, however, has Deloach's character flip out, make a scene, and trip over things on her way out the door. These are the antics of a 13-year-old, not a grown woman.
Kate Puts Her Daughter First
One message I love from this movie is that Kate is a single parent, but she vows not to date until her daughter is grown. Kate's concerned Sophia will become attached to a man who will end up leaving.
It's not necessary to go to such an extreme as a single parent. After all, once your kids are grown and have lives of their own, where does that leave you? All alone?
The difference in this story is that Kate puts her daughter first. There's nothing wrong with dating if you're divorced with kids, but too many adults put their own needs above their children. Once you have kids, they become your chief priority. Your dating decisions have a major impact on them. Worried they will end up alone, some adults push their kids to the side and focus on finding a mate at the sacrifice of providing the love, attention, and stability their kids need. It's selfish, and it can long-term harm to your kids, if you're not careful.
Kate is willing to take things slowly when it comes to relationship, and this is wise. She's a good mom.
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Sophia and Owen Become BFF's?
Sophia and Owen bond over the dog, try to connect their parents romantically, become best friends, and seem to consider themselves brother and sister.
This is a fairytale. Not reality.
Can two families blend this easily? It happens but is undoubtedly rare. Many kids resent step-siblings. Brothers and sisters who are joined by blood bicker and feud endlessly, so the quick bonding between Sophia and Owen is hard to imagine.
Speaking of Sophia, why didn't the hair department on set not style her hair to hide those ears? Poor kid.
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If You Have an Ex, Is He or She Like Liam?
Liam and Kate meet in high school at age 17 and marry young. He's a photographer, and she's a creative director who makes animated films. Despite their split, they are on quite amicable terms.
Liam babysits for her while she's on a date--not just his own daughter, but Eric's son! Wow! Is that a stretch? When Kate is afraid to let things become more serious with Eric, Liam is there to counsel and encourage her. He even brings her back a gift from traveling abroad during his most recent photo shoot.
If you are divorced, can you picture yourself confiding in your ex about your dating situation? Can you see your ex still buying you gifts?
A few of you are nodding, "yes," but most just laughed out loud at the thought.
Hallmark even makes divorce look happy!
Dumbest Animated Short EVER!
There is much ado about Kate's incredible animated short. Everyone loves her concept, and they all pressure her to transform it into a love story. Kate is asked to change the end, but she realizes the beginning is what needs tweaked.After all this hype, Hallmark makes the mistake of actually showing the short during the fictionalized Georgia Animation Festival.
In my head, I'm thinking this is going to be better than a Disney Pixar short, which is usually witty and entertaining. Instead, we watch two lightening bugs find each other in a very rudimentary production. Hallmark keeps a tight budget for every movie, but I could have drawn stick people on a pad and flipped the pages to show them using the toilet and it would have been more appealing.
It would have been wiser just to talk about the short and let the audience visualize it instead of disappointing us with something a precocious 8-year-old could have created.
If this is the kind of crap that wins you an award for "Best Short" and paves your way to the Oscars, we all have a shot at fame.
Another Dead Spouse
Did you know the average life expectancy of Americans is 78.87?
You'd never know it from watching the Hallmark Channel, where spouses kick off in their late 20's and early 30's with alarming regularity.
For every story that involves one of the characters having a child, apparently divorce can't always be the reason, especially if it means being forced to include an ex in the plot. Hallmark has to kill off spouses before their time, or make the uncle responsible for raising his dead sibling's child.
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Favorite Movie Quote
When Eric tries to convince Kate to make her animated short a love story, he tells her that love is the biggest motivator for courage:The world is a lot less scary when, no matter where you go, you always know where you belong.
People tend to take greater chances for love. Knowing you belong to someone creates a safety net. Would you agree?
If you still love this movie despite it's pitfalls, you're in luck. It's available on DVD.
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