Harvest Love (2017) Online

I thought this movie was great. I really like Ryan Peavey but I couldn't really get that into Unleashing Mr. Dracy. I recommend this movie.

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.

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.

When you watch a Hallmark movie you have to accept the fact that it's going to be a wholesome, feel good movie and not much else. There is nothing wrong with that and being a big Jen Lilley fan I tuned in with some anticipation.

Luna(Jen Lilley)..."Luna"? What kind of name is that for a human being outside of Star Trek?...plays the role of an up and coming Seattle surgeon who has been recently widowed. She returns home to help with her family's burgeoning pear orchard. Only intending to stay briefly, she falls in love with small town life style and the pear ranch's handy man and decides to stay permanently.(Realistic?)

Not much of a plot here and very few, if any, unexpected twists and turns. Even the engaging and charming personality of Jen Lilley couldn't save this one.

The leads are well matched and have a good chemistry between them. Jen Lilley has a luminous quality and very pretty eyes. She smiles a bit too much as is the case with many Hallmark movies but because she is pretty it's not too annoying. She plays a surgeon and widow who takes her young son to their family pear farm which is about to be sold. She meets a too hot for a small town fruit scientist / farmer looking after the farm played by Ryan Paevey. The farm is bucolic looking and the pears look delicious.

One of the more successfully put together Hallmark romances.

Look, I don't expect Oscar quality movies from the Hallmark Channel, but it seems their standards are sinking faster than a lead boat. This is the stiffest, most horribly performed thing I've seen in a very long time.

The following added to meet IMDb's rather arbitrary standards.

Look, I don't expect Oscar quality movies from the Hallmark Channel, but it seems their standards are sinking faster than a lead boat. This is the stiffest, most horribly performed thing I've seen in a very long time.

Oh, Hallmark. As much as I love you, you are disappointing me. Again. I was excited to see Jen Lilly and Ryan Peavey "peared"(sorry!!) for this movie, as as they two very attractive leads (especially Ryan). However, attractiveness does not equal chemistry and there is none between "Luna" (maybe a reference to the ever present full moon?) and Will. The plot line of course is girl meets boy, they dislike each other, meet again and fall in love. Totally Hallmark formula, not to mention big career city girl (sometimes a widow, as in this one) with a child(red). You know the rest. Something things that bothered me:

The school-age son (who was adorable and very sweet) gets a fall break. Now, the majority of schools go back in the fall and there is no week-long break right after school starts. Luna is young enough to be barely out of residency, never mind all the fellowships that surgeons need to complete before being able to perform on their own. But Luna is up for a huge promotion, something that in the real world comes to those who are probably in their 40s and/or 50s; not someone just out of residency. She also performed 7 surgeries in one day--that's extreme--I work in a major medical center and that is highly unusual. Ms. Lilley's character smiled and giggled way too much as well.

Maybe I am being over critical with the above, but c'mon, Hallmark. Make an effort to be even the tiniest bit realistic. In all honesty, I watched the whole thing because I find Mr. Peavey very attractive and even watched most of it again on Sunday, hoping that I missed something redeemable the night before. Sadly I did not. I know we have to suspend reality while watching these movies; however, an added dose of reality will make these movies much more enjoyable and the implausible endings a bit more believable.

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.

Nothing. Happens. Move on, Nothing to see here unless you are a Ryan Paevey fan, which on the strength of his charming performance in "Unleashing Mr. Darcy," I am. Jen Lilley, the actress who plays the female lead is very pretty with huge eyes. Huge. Unfortunately, her performance is distracting to the max. I might attribute this to the vapid script, but she has a smile plastered on her face throughout the movie, usually accompanied by an irritating titter. Someone should do a spread sheet on how often she completes a sentence by tittering. I doubt it was scripted. I understand her embarrassment, but she made a bad movie worse. Add to this, instead of real scenery we get fake back drops that look like they have been painted on velvet by Thomas Kinkade. I gave it a 4 due entirely to Ryan Paevey's futile efforts. Choose better next time, Dude. My patience will not last forever.

The actors left so many awkward moments of silence that it made me feel uncomfortable. The main characters were very cold to each other. However, I did like the interaction between Will Nash (Ryan Paevey) and Andy. I liked Ryan Paevey in Unleashing Mr. Darcy. Jen Lilly on the other hand was disappointing. She never made eye-contact, had a fake smile on her face constantly, and never really made me feel like she was sincere. Overall, a strange movie. Can't put my finger on it but it was odd and awkward. Not a lot of love going on....

Jen does not come off as a surgeon very well. Once she gets to the country, the rest of the movie is warm and entertaining.

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.

Wow! We watch Hallmark movies because they are wholesome and have happy endings. But this movie was definitely the worst Hallmark movie I've ever seen! And I've seen quite a few that weren't very good.

Poor plot, poor script, poor acting. Not one surprise in the movie. Absolutely hokey! Deleted immediately.

I'm a huge fan of Hallmark movies and have watched for numerous years. I stumbled upon Jen Lilley (female lead in Harvest Love) in The Spirit of Christmas and loved her spark, character play and expected to see the same in this movie. Then, seeing Ryan Paevey (absolutely adorable) and recalling him from playing Mr. Darcy a couple years earlier, I thought what a pair (no pun intended)! Oh how sorely disappointing. Lilley seemed really goofy instead of portraying an intelligent surgeon. Like others commented she literally wears a silly smile in every scene. And the "relationship" that is supposed to bloom between the characters never seem to happen. In spite of the ending, it almost is as though it's fake. I have tons of Hallmark faves recorded, this one didn't make the cut. Try again guys!

At least not in this movie. Ryan Paevey is definitely a good looking man, but his lines were delivered blandly, and he always seemed awkward... like he didn't know what to do with his hands, which were always stuffed in his pockets, or where to look. When he was sneaking away from his "secret shed" in one scene, he looked like a cartoon character.

A lot of the other reviewers seemed to put the blame for the lack of enjoyment of this movie in the giddiness of the female lead, but I found her much more believable than the male lead. She is definitely more relaxed and natural in her acting.

But, in general, the plot and dialogue of this movie is just below par. I watch hallmark movies daily, for they are generally the most wholesome programs on television these days, but this one is not a fave.