This movie had everything! Great story, awesome acting, wonderful chemistry and believable characters. All three couple's, were a good match and I was rooting for all three. It was an added bonus that the actors seemed to like each other. This one made my heart soar and I cried happy tears. I highly recommend this movie for anyone looking for a sweet, intelligent and well made movie. Kudos all around. I am purchasing this movie when it is released on DVD. :-) I hope a lot of people watch this movie because it deserves to be seen. In fact, a follow up movie would be welcomed so we could see where they are in the future.
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Pleasantly surprised by this movie
Mellie7524 May 2023
It's a tv movie so I wasn't expecting much besides to kill time since I couldn't go back to sleep or better yet for it to be boring enough to make me sleepy. Instead this turned out to be an entertaining and cute romantic comedy. All the actors (even those with only a few lines) were excellent. I was rooting for all three couples and though you know exactly what ending to expect from this sort of movie watching them get there was fun. The sets, wardrobes, hairstyling and makeup were also top notch and an effort was made to give every place and everyone a unique look and style which also made it stand out from the usual standards. Well worth staying awake for :D.
Unexpected charmer
MickyG33328 January 2024
7.8 stars.
'Mixed Baggage' is the perfect title for a story of three mixed relationships. Not mixed by race, but it's about a group of people at several different stages of dating. The originality of the script continued to surprise me throughouth.
Who are the leads? There aren't any per se, although probably the two on the movie cover, but you'll see that they share about half the screen time, while each of the other couples shares a quarter each. And they are all involved in some way with each other, whether old friends, new friends, co-workers; they are intermingled and their interactions are entertaining.
This film is not your usual couple meets, couple has ups and downs, kiss - the end. No, this is about a guy and a gal that meet on an airplane and subsequently experience many coincidences that indicate they are fated to be together, but their own misunderstandings and lack of boldness get in the way time and again. The next couple, they've been together for 6 years, dealing with major hurdles, and the last couple are morphing from a professional relationship into a more romantic one and exploring options.
The dialogue is particularly refreshing and the characters bring the story to life. Everyone is unique and interesting, and there is a lot of good humor to experience; so don't miss 'Mixed Baggage'.
'Mixed Baggage' is the perfect title for a story of three mixed relationships. Not mixed by race, but it's about a group of people at several different stages of dating. The originality of the script continued to surprise me throughouth.
Who are the leads? There aren't any per se, although probably the two on the movie cover, but you'll see that they share about half the screen time, while each of the other couples shares a quarter each. And they are all involved in some way with each other, whether old friends, new friends, co-workers; they are intermingled and their interactions are entertaining.
This film is not your usual couple meets, couple has ups and downs, kiss - the end. No, this is about a guy and a gal that meet on an airplane and subsequently experience many coincidences that indicate they are fated to be together, but their own misunderstandings and lack of boldness get in the way time and again. The next couple, they've been together for 6 years, dealing with major hurdles, and the last couple are morphing from a professional relationship into a more romantic one and exploring options.
The dialogue is particularly refreshing and the characters bring the story to life. Everyone is unique and interesting, and there is a lot of good humor to experience; so don't miss 'Mixed Baggage'.
Very enjoyable rom-com
herrcarter-9216130 October 2023
Warning: Spoilers
I enjoyed this movie as much as I have any rom-com in a while. The premise was a little unusual and creative. A guy and a girl experience a romantic connection with each other on a flight, and, though it appears that they might be ships that passed in the night, fate seemingly intervenes by having them switch bags. But this isn't really a tale about how the two of them reconnect, as that happens fairly early in the movie. It's about how the relationship between them develops.
The two main characters were both likable and believable. The dialog between them was real and natural, not the stilted, cheesy dialog that plagues many rom-coms. Leanne Lapp as Evie was great, coming across as nice and relatable, even though she's also gorgeous. Spencer Lord as Jake was even better, exuding a kind of shy, slightly awkward charm that's very endearing. You sincerely wanted both of these two to finally get together.
One of the things I liked best was that Evie and Jake's relationship wasn't always smooth. There were moments of awkwardness. The same was true of the other two couples in the movie. That seemed to be a theme of the movie, namely, that relationships won't always go smoothly, but that you shouldn't necessarily give up. If you use rom-coms as a template for reality, you might think that, when you find "the one", everything will go smoothly, but in the real world, that's almost never the case. In relationships, you have to be forgiving of your partners' weaknesses, and you can't expect everything to be perfect all the time. But that's no reason to give up on the relationship, necessarily.
If you are a fan of rom-coms, you will certainly enjoy this movie, and, if you are like me, you will appreciate that it is more original than most of the cookie-cutter offerings out there. With good writing and good performances, you've got a rom-com that will more than keep you entertained.
The two main characters were both likable and believable. The dialog between them was real and natural, not the stilted, cheesy dialog that plagues many rom-coms. Leanne Lapp as Evie was great, coming across as nice and relatable, even though she's also gorgeous. Spencer Lord as Jake was even better, exuding a kind of shy, slightly awkward charm that's very endearing. You sincerely wanted both of these two to finally get together.
One of the things I liked best was that Evie and Jake's relationship wasn't always smooth. There were moments of awkwardness. The same was true of the other two couples in the movie. That seemed to be a theme of the movie, namely, that relationships won't always go smoothly, but that you shouldn't necessarily give up. If you use rom-coms as a template for reality, you might think that, when you find "the one", everything will go smoothly, but in the real world, that's almost never the case. In relationships, you have to be forgiving of your partners' weaknesses, and you can't expect everything to be perfect all the time. But that's no reason to give up on the relationship, necessarily.
If you are a fan of rom-coms, you will certainly enjoy this movie, and, if you are like me, you will appreciate that it is more original than most of the cookie-cutter offerings out there. With good writing and good performances, you've got a rom-com that will more than keep you entertained.
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