Spoilers near the end- I'll warn you!
I had mixed feelings leading up to the premier of "Butlers in Love". I was excited beyond words to see Stacy Farber score a lead role in a Hallmark Original. For those of you unfamiliar, Stacy played sweet but troubled Ellie in Canadian teen drama 'Degrassi'. I could not wait to see what she could do in a romantic comedy, and she didn't disappoint. I was pretty apprehensive about the concept. A movie about a young woman and man falling in love while training to be butlers had the potential to be a goofy flop- and honestly the preview didn't do the movie justice. The storyline was easy to follow, but still surprising. The leads had sincere chemistry and the supporting cast held their own. The movie wasn't as romanticzed or dramatic as made-for-TV RomComs can get, and can be enjoyed by the entire family.
Spoilers up next!
The cliches left out of this script is what really made this movie so enjoyable to me. There were no long lost High School boyfriends, no 'he's great- but not for Me' guy who gets dumped 1/2 way through, not a single ball gown drawing attention from a weak plot, and the lead isn't reluctantly returning home and leaving a life she loves behind- she's heading toward a goal she's always had.
Farber kills it in the role, through her facial expressions and body language you get to see her character Emma evolve from an overwhelmed and agitated student struggling with her studies, to a confident young woman ready to make serious decisions about her life. In the end Emma realizes that a dream she had as a young child might not actually fit the life she wants for herself as an adult, and she finds a way to combine a good work/life balance with her love for providing glamorous luxury to her clients (all while falling in love with a handsome young man who she helps grow into the man he truly wants to be) The message in this movie is such an important one for today's overworked adults- you have to find a way to make work work for your life, and you have to leave the door open for good things to happen to you instead of locking yourself into an inflexible plan that shuts you off to adventure and the excitement life has to offer.
It also finds space to remind audiences to not give up on themselves, learn to look for collaboration in unexpected places, and to be vocal about what you want for your own life.
This movie didn't end up having a goofy tone, but a wholesome one with hints of fresh new beginnings.
100% worth the watch.
I had mixed feelings leading up to the premier of "Butlers in Love". I was excited beyond words to see Stacy Farber score a lead role in a Hallmark Original. For those of you unfamiliar, Stacy played sweet but troubled Ellie in Canadian teen drama 'Degrassi'. I could not wait to see what she could do in a romantic comedy, and she didn't disappoint. I was pretty apprehensive about the concept. A movie about a young woman and man falling in love while training to be butlers had the potential to be a goofy flop- and honestly the preview didn't do the movie justice. The storyline was easy to follow, but still surprising. The leads had sincere chemistry and the supporting cast held their own. The movie wasn't as romanticzed or dramatic as made-for-TV RomComs can get, and can be enjoyed by the entire family.
Spoilers up next!
The cliches left out of this script is what really made this movie so enjoyable to me. There were no long lost High School boyfriends, no 'he's great- but not for Me' guy who gets dumped 1/2 way through, not a single ball gown drawing attention from a weak plot, and the lead isn't reluctantly returning home and leaving a life she loves behind- she's heading toward a goal she's always had.
Farber kills it in the role, through her facial expressions and body language you get to see her character Emma evolve from an overwhelmed and agitated student struggling with her studies, to a confident young woman ready to make serious decisions about her life. In the end Emma realizes that a dream she had as a young child might not actually fit the life she wants for herself as an adult, and she finds a way to combine a good work/life balance with her love for providing glamorous luxury to her clients (all while falling in love with a handsome young man who she helps grow into the man he truly wants to be) The message in this movie is such an important one for today's overworked adults- you have to find a way to make work work for your life, and you have to leave the door open for good things to happen to you instead of locking yourself into an inflexible plan that shuts you off to adventure and the excitement life has to offer.
It also finds space to remind audiences to not give up on themselves, learn to look for collaboration in unexpected places, and to be vocal about what you want for your own life.
This movie didn't end up having a goofy tone, but a wholesome one with hints of fresh new beginnings.
100% worth the watch.