Chance at Romance

Watch: Chance at Romance

Unrated

10/5/20131h 21m

TV Release (US)

~ An online friend request becomes a romantic journey for Samantha ~

Overview:

Samantha Hart is delighted when her online "Chance at Romance" to photographer Heath Madsen eventually results in Heath sending her a first class ticket to visit. Upon arriving for what she expects to be a romantic weekend, however, she learns her online relationship with the widowed photographer was actually manufactured a matchmaking twelve year-old. Sam is anxious to end her trip as quickly as possible, but a nasty bout of weather extends her stay through the end of the week.

Director:

Bradford May

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

photographer
matchmaking
widower
single father

Cast

Erin Krakow

~ as ~

Samantha Hart

Ryan McPartlin

~ as ~

Heath Madsen

Ian Andrew

~ as ~

Donny Madsen

Albert Malafronte

~ as ~

Eddie

Nadege August

~ as ~

Ms. Marlow

Abraham Benrubi

~ as ~

Bar Owner

Gina Gallego

~ as ~

Gallery Owner

Patricia Richardson

~ as ~

May

Kaitlin Doubleday

~ as ~

Celeste Jeffers-Johnson

Jean Louisa Kelly

~ as ~

Roz

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Reviews (1)

D
Dsnake1
Written 7 year(s) ago
6
A girl who's bad at romance. A troubled guy who's still living in a past relationship. A meddlesome child with a host of "helpers" who tries to make the two fall in love.

The ingredients aren't much of a variation from one of the Hallmark Channel's typical archetypes of movies. The execution really isn't either.

We don't see much in the way of twists and turns. The girl who can't date well dates a bunch of overly exaggerated guys and has a pushy sister who is always trying to bring her back to earth.

After locking eyes with the handsome artist at a show, the girl, Sam, reaches out to said artist on his website. Here comes a twist that isn't much of a twist if you've ever seen a Hallmark movie with these ingredients. It turns out the artist's son actually runs his website and initiates a relationship with girls who his dad.

This is only half as creepy as it sounds. The son is doing this so his dad, Heath, can meet someone who is compatible with him. Of course, this leads to Sam getting on a train and coming to the family home.

Heath has no idea who Sam is, Sam is embarrassed, and the movie progresses as expected. The writers do throw in another "twist". Heath has a manager who appears to really like him, although he's fairly oblivious to her intentions.

After the two spend some time together out in the woods, the two fall in love (within the scope of a few days). Heath bumbles his way into hurting Sam, of course, and she leaves in a fit of tears. He literally shows up on a white horse to whisk her away to London.

If you're looking for a movie that makes you think, pick something else. If you're looking for a fun way to kill an hour and a half and you're in the mood for a cheesy romance flick, you could do worse than this.