Romance with a Twist

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So good I'm giving this 7 stars, which I'm not sure I've ever done for a Hallmark romance. Accept for one small thing, this movie was perfect. It was mission driven "gotta learn this aerial routine in six weeks because the annual small town festival DEPENDS on it." And then there was a beautiful performance at the end. I rewound the final performance no less than five or six times and put the song Catch Me by Thomas Bergersen on my YouTube playlist. The hero and heroine looked beautiful together. The banter was funny. Nobody was annoying. The small town didn't have any of those "cute" quirks, which I usually can do without. ( I grew up in a small town and it was *nothing* like they show in these Hallmark movies.) This movie showcased a realistic small town atmosphere. There was some tension and drama with the question of whether Luna could transition from dance to aerial silks. Whether she would stay in the construction business, whether the hero would leave town and continue to tour, etc. So I guess this was also a Work vs Love romance There was a stepfather in this movie, which was a refreshing change from the widowed parent, which is the norm for a Hallmark romance. I mean there was *nothing* annoying and everything to like about this movie. There was just one little tiny thing, the sound was off during the performance of Give My Regards to Broadway so it looked like a bad lip sync performance. But otherwise I really enjoyed this romance.

From the start Bennett was somewhat cold. Luna knew how to deal with him though. I thought the car scene was sweet and realistic when he said he had a surprise for her. Loved when the prospective partners auditioned. So funny. Felt there was a lot of Luna with her family. The couple definitely needed a hug together when they danced at the festival, to warm things up before the lovely ending! Olivier Renauds facial expressions made me smile and the finale was super, especially as the music escalated and the couple climbed higher. It was a little slow in places but came together well at the end.

7.5 stars. Two VERY nice appearing lead actors are going at the aerial dancing scheme. She is a performance or modern dancer, maybe a ballerina, but hasn't practiced in some years. He is an olympian who does aerial dancing for a living. He needs a partner to perform at a local festival, because his previous partner has accepted an opportunity elsewhere. In usual Hallmark fashion, there is a happy ending. What is somewhat unusual (but not rare) about 'Love in the Air' a.k.a. 'Romance with a Twist' is that the male is super obnoxious with her at the beginning. But he's very convincing as a total jerk. She responds with a submissive attitude that might be appropriate in an orchestra acquiescing to the maestro situation, but not in real life interactions like this. Already, we see a strange bond forming, she's being too docile, but subtly flirtatious and he's overbearing and domineering, pretending to ignore her advances. It's all much too high school for me (yet strangely satisfying). This film has too few great qualities to give it a stellar rating. If not for the aerial feats that these two actors are actually performing, I'd be a bit disappointed. I don't see any stunt doubles, so thumbs up for that. Of course the lead female is lust-worthy, what a body, probably one of the best in the business. They show it off a-plenty, and that's fine, but I don't watch Hallmark for that eye candy stuff as much as the old-fashioned romance. I want good family wholesome. He is probably as handsome as she is pretty, and he has a couple of bazookas for biceps. Anyways, it was a nice viewing of two hard bodies getting their aerial dance on, but it's cheap entertainment, sort of a cop-out, like Hallmark's version of Baywatch meets aerial (with less skin).