Accidental Family

I had the opportunity to watch the premiere located in St. Joseph, MO. In a charming little rustic church downtown. I was excited to watch this movie due to seeing Christmas at the Chateau and someone who like rom-coms it was a no brainer to go. Hope to go back and try 3 Wishes Bakery, too bad they didn't have those at the premiere for all guests.

The movie was predictable, so it felt to take a while to get to the point. The beginning was slow moving, the rewind/fast-forward motion graphic seemed was not pleasant on the eyes and too much of it.

After doing some research I come to find out the Noyes home, is a real play in St. Joseph, MO however it is no longer an orphanage. Parents/guardians have all legal rights to their children and they are only placed there until the family can be reunited. I am thankful they didn't use this movie for a fundraising attempt.

Back to the movie Olivia's character is relatable by so many in society. Longing to be seen by a certain person, finding their family, wanting to just feel included (which is everyone). I didn't like the part where the chest hit her in the head because you can tell it was super fake. Megan's character was the typical two faced stuck up individual. I do think that it should have played out more on her and Alex. The grandmother was hilarious to watch.

A lot of the actors are theater actor which you can tell on the big screen. The actors haven't fully channeled their characters to fluently play on a big screen. When actors are to cry, they need to cry and not just make the sound of crying.

Oscar was wonderful to watch, the actor was casted fantastic.

The ending was a bit over the top. It definitely pulls at the heartstrings but unrealistic how the end conversation go.

This is the typical movie you would see on Hallmark, would be good to add there due to it being relatable.

Watch the movie if you live or have lived in St Joseph. Wonderful views of the city. Also Joe Morack (Oscar) is the only actor who can act convincingly. Otherwise watch a movie you've seen before again. I can see that the attempt to make a good movie was taken, but the writing and acting make this movie suffer. Few of the actors are believable in their roles. Clearly overacting or in a few cases, not even trying at all. But maybe the actors suffer by the lack of great writing. Overall it's a decent movie for locals, knowing that a movie was made in their town, but for mass consumption definitely not. Made for public access cable channels.

PS. Be wary of the ratings on here. Anything higher than a 4 was made by the production crew and the actors.

This had every making of a typical Hallmark Channel movie. Predictable, cheesy, bad acting. Don't pay for this movie - wait until it's free. If you have nothing else to watch, and want a movie you know where it's going in the first 10 minutes, this is the one for you.

Luckily, the run time is shorter and you can get through it, with some popcorn and treats to take your mind of the movie. It must have been the director's first movie - everyone has to start somewhere, so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

It was listed as a "comedy', which is was so bad it was funny. My grandma would love it!

I don't really agree with the other reviews about this being a typical hallmark movie, but I'm not so much for super cheesy movies so I haven't seen a lot of those. This definitely didn't match the hallmark stereotype. I felt like it was a pretty unique story with decent acting, and a little bit of predictability. It wasn't as funny and well produced as The Proposal, but I would watch it again! There were a few clichés and cheesy sections, but overall a chill-feel good movie with a little bit of drama.

The main character is a good actress... I'll be looking for other movies she's acted in. The fiancé on the other hand was not good in this movie, but it could've been the way the character written.

This is a cute, family- friendly movie with likeable characters, a small town setting and an evil spoiled. It's not for movie fans who need poignancy and depth. It's just not that kind of movie. Very similar in plot to "While You Were Sleeping," and a number of other rom coms, in my opinion, but most movies are similar to something else these days, particularly in this genre.

We live in such a cynical world, the tendency is to nit pick and tear things apart, turning them into studies instead of sheer entertainment, but the movie is engaging and sweet if you give it a few minutes, say 10 or 15, the acting was fine considering the depth of the script, and the ending ticked all the feel good boxes. I'm not usually a rom com fan, but I enjoyed it.