Movie #2004 ........................."Valentine Ever After" (Hallmark)

 Movie #2004 "Valentine Ever After" (Hallmark)   This was kind of a goofy film that grew on me, but it is a bit hard to believe that she has to do community service because her friend, while dancing, fell into some statue in a bar.  Also, it was hard to believe that the community service meant she had to stay  at a dude ranch in Wyoming  and help fix it up --- two city girls??? Aren't they worried about their nails?  How do they know to put in new windows?   .  Meanwhile, her fiancé is back in the city kind of planning their wedding??  Okay, put that aside, because then the girl sees they can't help the ranch that much, so she figures out how they can do it much better with a marketing strategy.  And that wins the cowboy over --- he's convinced she is relentless to get what she puts her mind to ---- well, then it becomes him, the cowboy.  But she has to break up with her fiancé first (and that ring was gorgeous)  Anyway, the girl is a winning spirit here  --- he's an aw shucks, quiet guy --- but he has kind eyes and so won me over as deserving of this spitfire.  I'd give this 3.8 out of 5 stars ---- kind of unbelievable, but the scenery in Wyoming is gorgeous!

"VALENTINE EVER AFTER"   2016      1 hour and 24 mins    

When socialites Julia and Sydney (early 30's) leave their cushy - if stagnant - lives in Chicago to embark on a road-trip, they end up on the wrong side of the law in a tiny town in Wyoming. Forced to serve 30 days community service, Sydney discovers there's more to life than can be purchased with a gold card and Julia learns that her "perfect" life back home might be a sham and what she thought she wanted isn't what she wants at all.

Director:

 Don McBrearty

Writers:

 Dylan Neal (story), Alana Smithee (story)  |

Stars:

 Autumn Reeser, Eric Johnson, Vanessa Matsui