I love Ali Liebert and I loved Gift to Remember (1). I so looked forward to this one. And what a disappointment.
I thought the story was unfocused. I never got invested. I thought some of the acting was poor. Liebert always has a very cheerful disposition and her smile is always megawatts, but that smile seemed a too forced in this one. Darcy and Aiden were obviously in love givne the story and their familiarity, but something was missing between them in the movie. Aiden's constant compliments lacked sincerity.
The attempts to lobby Pierce were clumsy and juvenile. I'm not a fan of save-the-community/rec-center anyway and that theme was an utter failure in this movie. It's all the rage to make kids seem super-smart, but Marcus was too much.
Note to self: next year this is not a movie to remember. I'm returning this gift.
I thought the story was unfocused. I never got invested. I thought some of the acting was poor. Liebert always has a very cheerful disposition and her smile is always megawatts, but that smile seemed a too forced in this one. Darcy and Aiden were obviously in love givne the story and their familiarity, but something was missing between them in the movie. Aiden's constant compliments lacked sincerity.
The attempts to lobby Pierce were clumsy and juvenile. I'm not a fan of save-the-community/rec-center anyway and that theme was an utter failure in this movie. It's all the rage to make kids seem super-smart, but Marcus was too much.
Note to self: next year this is not a movie to remember. I'm returning this gift.