FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Steineded How sad is this?

ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

TxMike Saw it on Netflix streaming video.Let me start by saying I am a big fan of Janine Turner. A loved her as Maggie, the pilot, in the old and great TV series "Northern Exposure." She is pretty and sweet.In this movie she plays Vanessa Shaw, working in the family business as a buyer, often she goes to far away places to find things to bring back for sale in their business. On this trip she goes to Venice.And this is where the whole thing became de-railed for me. She is enjoying a water taxi ride when a man comes up to her, Paudge Behan as the very obnoxious Bill Fitzgerald, reporter. He comes on to her strongly, and she makes feeble deflections of his advances and very quickly they end up in bed, in her hotel room. But Vanessa is engaged to be married! Her beau also works in the family business. He is by all indications a very nice and thoughtful man. While she may not be head-over-heels in love with him, she has decided to marry him. So the whole scenario of falling for this horny cad in a matter of hours and ending up in bed with him was just so inane that the rest of the movie didn't matter to me. Maybe it is the kind of fantasy that some women like to see, but not for me.The whole story is of course about breaking free of the cords that bind you, to pursue what you really want to do. In Vanessa's case it was for fulfillment as an artist, and to find a man she really was in love with. But the way the story gets there is distasteful to me.Maggie, I would have never thought!

imdb-18282 Where do I start? This was bad on so many levels. First off, the story was, well, boring. I don't mean because it lacked action - it was a love story after all, but it was just blah. The characters were not likable. We (my wife and I) couldn't empathize with them at all. The acting was mediocre and stiff. The cinematography was amateurish with lots of harsh back lighting, even during intimate moments that you would expect to be soft and gentle. The story was entirely and oh so predictable with, again, amateurish aspects that rendered it entirely unrealistic, and worst of all was the sound track. The dialog was difficult to hear and understand to begin with but they overlaid a CONSTANT musical score that was mostly out of place and rendered the dialog even more difficult to hear.I think I could have done better with my digital camera and PC than the folks did with this one....

marshfamily32 I saw this movie for the first time recently, it is one of those that you can watch over and over again, nice romantic, get away movie. Paudgh Behan although it is not an acting feat he should be in more of these movies, he really is good. He makes a wonderful leading man for the romantic drama'a for a TV movie he made the character very believable and one that can make you feel that there are still good guys left around. Janine Turner is her usual wonderful self, I have enjoyed her in pretty much everything she has been in. The only problem with this movie is that it is not long enough, this could easily been a mini-series, they had to cover to much in a TV movie time frame. Helena's part was played by the wonderful Sarah Bolger, she is always a charm to watch. There are a couple of bloopers that are discreet, there are probably more the two I noticed are when Vanessa arrives in Dublin first and goes into the house from outside when she closes the door behind her, there is a curtain hanging up, it is still there when Bill arrives, the other is when Bill is shot, the bottoms of his shoes are perfectly clean, he most have put them on that morning!Even though it has been 8 years would love to see a follow up just as romantic with Bill, Vanessa & Helena as a family of course Bill's mother, possibly with a child of their own. We need more movies like this they just make us feel good and in this day in time that is something we can all use!

spark-13 The location shooting in Venice was awesome. The production company took time to scout out new locales in the city. Dublin was scenic as well. The love story as well as the relationships between some of the characters was a bit rushed but it worked well enough. The characters were not stereotypical. Finally, a beautiful woman (leading lady) finding romance or seeking her lover in Europe and she can pack one bag for travel and wear sensible clothes and comfortable shoes! The actors were first rate including the veteran Fionnula Flanagan who played Bill's mother. Kudos especially to Janine Turner, as always, for her portrayal of a woman in conflict with her own heart and needing to be herself. Paudge Behan has not been seen in another film since or has he? Finally, I just saw this film via DVD which my sister purchased for me online (because of the Venice location). So it is available for anyone who would like to see it again and did not tape it!