Why?
Just another free Hallmark movie for a time. Prepare yourself to read about this one.
What in the world?
A struggling bookstore owner teams up with an aggressive hockey player to gain funds for her business. They obviously find love in 4 weeks while simultaneously hating each other. Fun stuff.
Personal thoughts
I'm just gonna say it. Main girl was an absolute buzzkill. She would take the fun out of everything because all she's ever done is read a book about it. For example, the kids were playing hockey (because you know why not) and she just goes, "Good sportsmanship." Who even says that? The main character guy was fine, I guess. His characteristics were not nearly as developed as the main girl's.
Score
I have to give this movie a 3 out of 10. It was very boring but there was a kid whose name was Noah that really carried the film. The romance was just kind of weird and I don't really understand how it developed so fast. The movie also ends really abruptly. They kiss and then the credits play. I guess they want to leave it up for interpretation but that can lead to things like this.
Ending Interpretation
After the kiss at the end, the two main characters look at each other and turn away blushing. The crowd watching the speech begins to separate since the book talk they came to watch seems to no longer be happening. Noah runs up from the crowd and hugs the main guy. They walk away together as Noah's mom can be seen in the background screaming at the hockey player to give her son back to her. After the festival is over, the money from the event is counted and they did not collect enough. The main girl blames the guy for this and that is where the real conflict is. He is not used to this kind of reaction, so he runs back to the hockey business forgetting all about bookstore lady. Bookstore lady goes on to become a librarian and continues to dream for her forever prince.
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Your fellow film watcher
