Harvest Love (2017)

Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

A different way of telling a story

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

This is the second Hallmark premiere movie from this year's Harvest theme season that was a dud. (I record them and don't watch in the sequence they are shown.) Are they rushing them a little? The acting was stiff, especially Jen Lilly, and there was no chemistry between the leads. There was no real reason for them to bond because they weren't connecting or doing that much to connect. Perhaps it was the directing because it also seemed like scenes were laid out one after another, quick and dirty, like cards laid face up on the table, and with poor transition. Or maybe it was ticking off the list of plot devices covered. You could see the pieces for the ending being laid out neatly with no surprise whatsoever.The two scenes shown in all the teasers were incredibly stupid and contrived, especially failing to yield on the bridge.Were the pear picking details at all realistic? Maybe, but some things seemed off.Well into the movie, I was thinking, oh good, a harvest movie without a contest win to save somebody's farm or business, and then darn, they threw that in too, like another card.One small compliment for this film. Usually in these movies they show a driven type person suddenly agreeing to completely change their life-style to a slow-paced one. Yeah, that's going to work long term. In this movie, you could see that Luna was burnt out and needed a change. She seemed more like her personality type was a people pleaser who got sucked into too much, rather than someone driven to get ahead. The less driven personality showed as she obviously was enjoying the slow pace of rural life, sipping her coffee and strolling around. The motivation to change was there because of her son. And the new career she chose might be a little slower, but still promised to be a fulfilling one.I rarely say this, but this movie was a waste of time.

My husband and I enjoy Hallmark movies, especially during the fall and winter holiday seasons. Both of the lead actors have starred in General Hospital (Ryan Peavy still does), and I was looking forward to seeing them in this movie. The plot was very thin and the acting was very bland. There wasn't much chemistry between them. There have been other Hallmark movies with the same theme about saving the family farm, so this one needed some pizazz to make it fresh, but sadly there was none. The only thing that was different was the fruit. Jen Lilley smiled way too much for my taste. She seemed more like a love-struck teenager than an accomplished surgeon. She is very pretty and has big beautiful eyes, but after awhile it was very annoying seeing her doe-eyed smile in every scene.

Upon seeing the previews of this movie I had high hopes for this movie. While not terrible, this movie did not live up to those hopes.When looking at a Hallmark film I think four factors make or break it.First, are the lead actors good in their roles and do the characters have some depth. Here I thought while the acting was fine the characters were stick figures with no depth.Second, does the romance seem real or contrived. Sorry, never really bought it here that the surgeon would fall for this guy. Yeah, he was nice to her kid, but most people are nice to kids.Third, is it funny. These movies are billed as romantic comedies. I would say actually being funny is the difference that sets apart any of the Halmark movies. This movie tried to be with the Ronnie character but I don't think ever achieved it.Fourth, are there a few nice subplots or quirks in the story to add to the drama. I did not see that here.As a final note, most people don't wear nice, new clothes (I am guessing K-Mart or Target) to bring in the harvest. I have participated in harvests before and neither me or anyone else did so. Mr. Douglas of Green Acres would have been proud of these farmers.Overall, the movie is okay for this kind of fare and certainly watchable once, but not a classic or one I predict we will see often in the upcoming years.

I've seen about 80 Hallmark movies in the last year. I'm a sucker for romance and these types of movies. I love their typical romance and their themes. Out of the 80, I disliked around 10, 15 probably. And this movie? It's definitely in the top five of the worst.These movies lasts one hour and a half and it took two hours and 45 to finish it. I've seen Jen Lilley before and I loved both movies I saw her in and her characters. However, her character in here is boring and she spends the whole movie smiling. And I spent most of it wondering whether her jaw was hurting or not.The main male lead? I didn't connect with him either. Honestly, I don't even know his last name. The only character I sympathized with was Andy, that child was adorable and he did a great job. Chemistry? Didn't feel it either. And I felt there was not plot in here. No exciting things happened. It was really disappointing. I've always given these movies more than 6 stars because I enjoy the characters, the story and the theme. But i'm giving this a 4 only because the child was adorable.