Jackbv123
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The wish swap premise is clever. Two birthday parties at a restaurant but one family didn't have a cake, so they shared. And when birthday boy and birthday girl blow out candles together, their wishes get mixed. He wants a farm. She wants to be on a TV dance show. She inherits a farm and he gets on the show. So they kind of rent out their wishes to one another and presto, they are thrown together for the rest of the movie.
We find out pretty quickly that Casey didn't really have A wish, but a list of three wishes. And she won't tell what the third one is.
I like this type of movie best when the two leads have a lot of screen time together and this movie ranks way up there in that category. Emily Tennant (of whom I am a huge fan) and Jake Foy have excellent chemistry. I thought their dialogue together was good. There were some good laughs even if maybe a little cheesy, but they humor didn't fall flat for me which isn't always the case.
Most viewers can probably guess what will be the conflict in the romance.
We find out pretty quickly that Casey didn't really have A wish, but a list of three wishes. And she won't tell what the third one is.
I like this type of movie best when the two leads have a lot of screen time together and this movie ranks way up there in that category. Emily Tennant (of whom I am a huge fan) and Jake Foy have excellent chemistry. I thought their dialogue together was good. There were some good laughs even if maybe a little cheesy, but they humor didn't fall flat for me which isn't always the case.
Most viewers can probably guess what will be the conflict in the romance.
There are echoes of common tropes in the premise. Savannah gets laid off at the start. (I'm glad the movie didn't waste a lot of time making that happen.) A movie star needs an advisor/publicist. And like so many Hallmark movies, there is some great travel scenery.
The movie allows plenty of screen time between Brendan Penny's Tripp and Sarah Power's Savannah so the viewer gets to see plenty of interaction between them, and some chemistry. Liam's demands throw some tension into this part of the story.
It is interesting to see Catherine Disher as a totally different character from her Good Witch role. I haven't watched the other episodes of this Danube series so I'm not sure what her bigger role is here.
There is a funny sequence with torn pants, as cliche as that is.
The requisite conflict between Tripp and Savannah is blown up a little, especially given Savannah's profession. Personally, I didn't care for the way that and what followed was handled. Beyond that, I didn't think there was enough in this movie to set it apart. I enjoyed the two leads, but not enough.
The movie allows plenty of screen time between Brendan Penny's Tripp and Sarah Power's Savannah so the viewer gets to see plenty of interaction between them, and some chemistry. Liam's demands throw some tension into this part of the story.
It is interesting to see Catherine Disher as a totally different character from her Good Witch role. I haven't watched the other episodes of this Danube series so I'm not sure what her bigger role is here.
There is a funny sequence with torn pants, as cliche as that is.
The requisite conflict between Tripp and Savannah is blown up a little, especially given Savannah's profession. Personally, I didn't care for the way that and what followed was handled. Beyond that, I didn't think there was enough in this movie to set it apart. I enjoyed the two leads, but not enough.