An Unexpected Love (2003 TV Movie)
5/10
Middle Ground
17 June 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Kate (Leslie Hope) has not been happy in her marriage for a long time. So in one of the first scenes of the film she tells her husband Jack that she wants to separate from him. He agrees. But now, from one moment to the next, after being a housewife and mother for over 15 years, Kate is faced with the task of building a life for herself. The first thing she wants to do is to look for a job, but this turns out to be quite difficult. But then, just as she is about to give up, she is picked up by Maggie (Margo Martindale) in front of a real estate agency and introduced to her boss McNelly "Mac" Hays (Wendy Crewson). Right from the spot, she offers Kate a job as a receptionist at her small business. Kate, delighted to get a job without any references at all, agrees. Soon she settles in and even aims for a job as a saleswoman in Mac's business. And she also gets closer to the boss herself one evening ...

An unexpected love was a difficult film to judge. On one hand, it is a brave attempt to adequately portray the difficulty of coming out late as a mother with children and in a rather conservative environment. On the other hand, the acting performance and also some of the dialogue have the charm of a second-class TV drama. The characters seem quite authentic in their conception, but they display their feelings and ideas so openly and abruptly that it seems very intentional and unnatural, just as the dramatic turning points of the story seem intentional.

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