Her Pen Pal

Found this to be a decent movie. Wished the clothing designer would be fired. The female lead is extremely thin and none of the dresses flattered her, especially the one-shoulder dress - it highlights her bony shoulders -and most of the choices just made her look even thinner... Then the pretty black woman who played the new girlfriend of the ex-boyfriend had the WORST clothing of all. She is a good-looking young woman going to a summer wedding - why is she dressed like someone's grandmother going to a winter wedding? Every other female character is wearing a sleeveless summer dress, she is wearing a bathrobe with a belt. She is wearing a floppy, oversize, belted, long-sleeve dress, that comes down to her ankles.... Did she attend a different wedding than the rest of the cast? What did the costumer have against her? The story was decent, though watching the main characters felt more like they were reliving their adolescent relationship at times, then trying to start an adult one.... The awful clothing choices were very distracting and made it difficult to stay focused on the story...

Premise and some of the developments are typical. The ex was pathetic. There were some laughs and good dialogue early on, but the ending, though pretty much the usual, disappointed me for lack of anything special. Views of Paris were nice including some places I wasn't familiar with, but were the actors shot live in all those spots or was it green screen? If it was real, it didn't look right a couple times. The leads mostly had chemistry.

I love these destination hallmark movies! I did Google where this was filmed as some scenes looked like a green screen backdrop but it says it was mostly filmed in Paris! Like Jacque says in the movie, the movie feels like you are wandering through Paris at a relaxing pace. I enjoyed the music, lots of food, and beautiful scenery. I wasn't sure what Jacques' job was as it seems he just has a bunch of money and all the time in the world to be wandering around with the LA lifestyle paced Victoria. I like that Victoria acted like a professional adult and not one of those ridiculous big bright eyed characters we often see in hallmark movies with no substance. All the characters had moments where they were falling apart but resolved their issues as grown ups. It's a lovely weekend afternoon movie to take your mind off of your daily life and transport you to beautiful Paris!

Couldn't get past the lead's accent. If Hallmark wants someone to pass for French, at least work with a dialect coach, check the overall effect with French speakers...something. There has to be French-speaking actors available. Not believable in the least.