source: A Splash of Love

I went into this film in a bad mood because they cut short Christmas in July by a day to show this. Why? I have no clue! The story, the writing, just horrible! This could have waited until August, or better yet, they coulda shelved this mess.

Everyone, watch this movie! It's fabulous! You will totally fall in love with the place where it's filmed. The orcas are amazing! Just a totally wonderful happy experience watching this movie! I only wish I could find out who is doing the beautiful acoustic guitar work and songs all throughout the movie! Please, anyone who can tell us this info post it on Google chrome or something where anyone can find it and possibly pull up the musician on YouTube!

For a channel that uses women in executive roles, doing intelligent jobs, Hallmark seems to have no concept that women can be intelligent. I didn't make it though more than 15 minutes of this movie before having to turn it off due to the simpering, moronic lead female character! Hiding behind a map (that she obviously has no idea how to read) to avoid getting splashed by a car, squealing in a piercingly high voice at the sight of a sea lion (which she erroneously called a seal) and her overall idiocy makes this movie a definite no for me. Too bad as I was really looking forward to it. Hallmark always used the same basic formula but the movies were light, sweet and entertaining. They have been seriously going downhill the last year or so.

Excellent Story. Awesome Scenery. It is amazing to watch the lead lady didn't turned down her PhD for her love and Good to see she balanced between her career and love at the end.

Besides some beautiful landscapes, this film gets a good score for its chemistry between the two leads---Rhiannon Fish who plays Chloe Turner and Benjamin Hollingsworth who plays Ben Winters. This Hallmark romance follows the formula for most, with the woman finding her true love unexpectedly and in a new locale. The Pacific Northwest is a good backdrop for a relationship that develops surrounded by nature. I liked the enthusiasm of Ms. Fish. But what blows me away is that she played the role of Ontari on "The 100". That is range.

I look forward to new movies, the setting was top notch, the movie, less than satisfying. The female lead gave me a headache with her squealing, high pitched voice and shallow acting. The male lead handled his part nicely. Two for two, the new movies from Hallmark, this one was shallow and insipid. The Penavega movie was just irritating. I did love the locations for this one it was lovely and the whales were magnificent.

Rhiannon Fish's almost incessant screeching & rapid speech ruined the movie for me. Her actions were more like a hyperactive 5 year old rather than a PhD student researcher. Whoever directed her to that performance made a huge mistake. I'm surprised my ears didn't bleed. The whales were wonderful to watch & the scenery was gorgeous. What a waste,

I like Hallmark movies generally but the music was super cheesy and headache producing, the boyfriend was douchy and then he came to her at the end and she flicked him off. Did I say the female lead is giggly, cutesy and oh so irritating. Not smart enough to complete a PhD. The story was unbelievable and stupid. The stars are for the whales and the scenery.....

A bad script just spoils a movie and it did it here. It's an interesting subject, but between the bad script, poor dialog and Rhiannon Fish's acting, it didn't work for me. Ben Hollingsworth is a trained actor, I've see him in other movies and series and he's very good, but the lead female is always the star in Hallmark films and Rhiannon didn't pull it off. The locations are beautiful and the rest of the cast is good, but they can't make up for a bad script and a bad lead. A beautiful actress or handsome actor doesn't mean they can act, they just look good in front of a camera.