Despite liking Amy Smart in other things, the premise for 'Love at First Glance' did not appeal to me at all. Due to it sounding rather mean spirited and the complete opposite of love. Still watched it anyway for Hallmark film completest sake, having been on a roll for the past nearly four years in watching as many as possible and always watching them with an open mind. There were some good 2017 Hallmark films, like 'The Birthday Wish' and 'A Gift to Remember', but also some bad films, like 'Christmas Next Door'.
'Love at First Glance' is another one of the bad ones, actually thought it was pretty terrible. Not only that, it is one of the worst films seen in a long time, a contender for the worst, and it takes a lot for me to say something like that nowadays. For most viewings for some time my weakest rating been a 3 and popular ratings (including for Hallmark films by the way) have between 5 and 8. An unappealing premise is given even more unappealing execution and that takes some doing.
Smart's charming and spirited performance, despite her role not being that well developed, is the main saving grace and one of two.
The other being the pleasing production values, the scenery doesn't disappoint.
However, the rest of the cast are poor with Adrian Grenier looking completely lost and a complete blank in a role that is very poorly written and underused. He is in only three scenes or something and they are all dull as dishwater and emotionally bland. The chemistry between him and Smart is even blander to the point of non-existence, like they hadn't met for the first time and hadn't warmed to each other during filming. Didn't care for any of the characters, all are underdeveloped and many poorly used and they either don't have personality or are annoying. Motivations are vague and at worst incoherent.
Furthermore, the writing and storytelling are disasters. The script is as lifeless as the flattest of pancakes, tension, charm and entertainment value barely there. Was cringing at a lot of worst with the cheese and schmaltz getting too much. The direction is leaden and has no sense of pulse or feeling. The story is very dragged out and predictable, an even worse problem being the distasteful and often confusing way the main plot is written. The ending has no emotion, is too neat and at odds with the rest of the film, felt unearned and despite knowing the outcome actually a different one was rooted for. The film is intrusively and forgettably scored.
Very, very bad overall. 2/10.
'Love at First Glance' is another one of the bad ones, actually thought it was pretty terrible. Not only that, it is one of the worst films seen in a long time, a contender for the worst, and it takes a lot for me to say something like that nowadays. For most viewings for some time my weakest rating been a 3 and popular ratings (including for Hallmark films by the way) have between 5 and 8. An unappealing premise is given even more unappealing execution and that takes some doing.
Smart's charming and spirited performance, despite her role not being that well developed, is the main saving grace and one of two.
The other being the pleasing production values, the scenery doesn't disappoint.
However, the rest of the cast are poor with Adrian Grenier looking completely lost and a complete blank in a role that is very poorly written and underused. He is in only three scenes or something and they are all dull as dishwater and emotionally bland. The chemistry between him and Smart is even blander to the point of non-existence, like they hadn't met for the first time and hadn't warmed to each other during filming. Didn't care for any of the characters, all are underdeveloped and many poorly used and they either don't have personality or are annoying. Motivations are vague and at worst incoherent.
Furthermore, the writing and storytelling are disasters. The script is as lifeless as the flattest of pancakes, tension, charm and entertainment value barely there. Was cringing at a lot of worst with the cheese and schmaltz getting too much. The direction is leaden and has no sense of pulse or feeling. The story is very dragged out and predictable, an even worse problem being the distasteful and often confusing way the main plot is written. The ending has no emotion, is too neat and at odds with the rest of the film, felt unearned and despite knowing the outcome actually a different one was rooted for. The film is intrusively and forgettably scored.
Very, very bad overall. 2/10.