Harvest Love (2017)

Good concept, poorly executed.

Blistering performances.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Wow! We watch Hallmark movies because they are wholesome and have happy endings. But this movie was definitely the worst Hallmark movie I've ever seen! And I've seen quite a few that weren't very good.Poor plot, poor script, poor acting. Not one surprise in the movie. Absolutely hokey! Deleted immediately.Is Hallmark hiring rookie writers that can't get a job?

I'm a huge fan of Hallmark movies and have watched for numerous years. I stumbled upon Jen Lilley (female lead in Harvest Love) in The Spirit of Christmas and loved her spark, character play and expected to see the same in this movie. Then, seeing Ryan Paevey (absolutely adorable) and recalling him from playing Mr. Darcy a couple years earlier, I thought what a pair (no pun intended)! Oh how sorely disappointing. Lilley seemed really goofy instead of portraying an intelligent surgeon. Like others commented she literally wears a silly smile in every scene. And the "relationship" that is supposed to bloom between the characters never seem to happen. In spite of the ending, it almost is as though it's fake. I have tons of Hallmark faves recorded, this one didn't make the cut. Try again guys!

This is the second Hallmark premiere movie from this year's Harvest theme season that was a dud. (I record them and don't watch in the sequence they are shown.) Are they rushing them a little? The acting was stiff, especially Jen Lilly, and there was no chemistry between the leads. There was no real reason for them to bond because they weren't connecting or doing that much to connect. Perhaps it was the directing because it also seemed like scenes were laid out one after another, quick and dirty, like cards laid face up on the table, and with poor transition. Or maybe it was ticking off the list of plot devices covered. You could see the pieces for the ending being laid out neatly with no surprise whatsoever.The two scenes shown in all the teasers were incredibly stupid and contrived, especially failing to yield on the bridge.Were the pear picking details at all realistic? Maybe, but some things seemed off.Well into the movie, I was thinking, oh good, a harvest movie without a contest win to save somebody's farm or business, and then darn, they threw that in too, like another card.One small compliment for this film. Usually in these movies they show a driven type person suddenly agreeing to completely change their life-style to a slow-paced one. Yeah, that's going to work long term. In this movie, you could see that Luna was burnt out and needed a change. She seemed more like her personality type was a people pleaser who got sucked into too much, rather than someone driven to get ahead. The less driven personality showed as she obviously was enjoying the slow pace of rural life, sipping her coffee and strolling around. The motivation to change was there because of her son. And the new career she chose might be a little slower, but still promised to be a fulfilling one.I rarely say this, but this movie was a waste of time.

My husband and I enjoy Hallmark movies, especially during the fall and winter holiday seasons. Both of the lead actors have starred in General Hospital (Ryan Peavy still does), and I was looking forward to seeing them in this movie. The plot was very thin and the acting was very bland. There wasn't much chemistry between them. There have been other Hallmark movies with the same theme about saving the family farm, so this one needed some pizazz to make it fresh, but sadly there was none. The only thing that was different was the fruit. Jen Lilley smiled way too much for my taste. She seemed more like a love-struck teenager than an accomplished surgeon. She is very pretty and has big beautiful eyes, but after awhile it was very annoying seeing her doe-eyed smile in every scene.