I love a sweet love story, rags to riches is great if done right. This movie had the making of being a generic cookie cutter romance but surprise the plot twists... In some parts it is predictable, some sweet ("Love comes Softly" almost), then sweetness gets a slap in the face. The main character's gullibility has you wanting to slap her to set her straight...
Yes, the movie is not paced perfectly, they lost a great opportunity to show the uppity aunt getting rightfully set in place because I guess TV time limitations (wish they released a director's cut). But a Hallmark movie this is not, it has a plot and a cunning cruel twist that is not often portrayed as capable of being evil (Bollywood would cringe at this movie). It was refreshing to see a new breed of boogieman once in a while, and this film noted the charm/cunning can bite like an adder.
Worked for me 9/10 for originality that overcomes the flaws of pacing.
Yes, the movie is not paced perfectly, they lost a great opportunity to show the uppity aunt getting rightfully set in place because I guess TV time limitations (wish they released a director's cut). But a Hallmark movie this is not, it has a plot and a cunning cruel twist that is not often portrayed as capable of being evil (Bollywood would cringe at this movie). It was refreshing to see a new breed of boogieman once in a while, and this film noted the charm/cunning can bite like an adder.
Worked for me 9/10 for originality that overcomes the flaws of pacing.