Mending Fences (2009 TV Movie) User Reviews

Mending Fences- Another Larry Levinson Good Feeling Production ***

[edwagreen · 7/10 · 25 July 2009]

This is still another typical Larry Levinson production on Hallmark television. Something is always happening to drive a person home where they find love and contentment after 2 hours. This picture is no exception and it is also nicely done.

After losing her job as a television anchor, her ex-husband fired her, a woman and a daughter go to the woman's mother's home in Nevada.

Angie Dickinson is the mother. She is losing her sight but still stubborn enough not to sell her home to casino developers.

If Angie is losing her sight and her condition is getting worse, how come she is able to shoot as if she were Annie Oakley?

Naturally, water from the small Nevada town is being diverted by the casino people to drive the people of the town out. Our reporter uncovers this and as usual finds a love interest. The young daughter finds love with a non-talking guy who is the grandson of the journalism teacher that our ex-anchor had.

What saves this film is how our reporter is able to find out what's going on and expose the head of the corporation as well as a mayor who is as corrupt as they come.

small town troubles minor spoiler

[ksf-2 · 6/10 · 6 February 2014]

The only big name I recognized here was our very own Police Woman, Angie Dickinson. Check out her profile on IMDb and in wikipedia; she's had a really interesting life, working with Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, and others on some big films.

The story here is a common one, one that my own acquaintances actually experienced. Small town developer tries to rush in casinos, bypassing the rules, and it's up to several individuals to uncover it and try to stop it, or at least make the developer follow the rules. Of course, in my friends' case, they didn't have the over-the-top clashes with attempted murder, and firing of weapons at town meeting, but I guess we can attribute that to trying to spice up an otherwise common, everyday story. This seems to be Hallmark Channel material, directed by Stephen Bridgewater. He's directed or worked on TONS of Larry Levinson films, which seems to be synonymous with Hallmark Channel. Its entertaining, but keep those expectations in check.

Spoiled by music music music

[frankallen · 2/10 · 28 June 2011]

I tried to watch this made for TV movie today, but had to give up after half an hour. Why may you ask?

Simply that the dialogue could not be heard due to the constant non stop music. What is it about Larry Levinson productions or Hallmark Films that we have to have music, music, and more music all the time?

The personnel who arrange for non stop music in these budget production films should be castrated and boiled in their own oil. Music is fine in the right place and can enhance a film and often does, but to play music non stop, especially over the actor's dialogue is totally wrong.

Perhaps they feel the film cannot stand on it's own feet without non-stop music, but they have made a big mistake.