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I love the idea of having all four movies start with the same prologue, but shown from each character's perspective.

Nicole's movie disappointed me. I like Sydney's movie much more. She is a likable protagonist who goes through some characters growth. And she becomes good friends with the male love interest, who's also likable.

It seems like the Love Club takes a more active role this time around. In the first movie, they were pretty much spectators. In the second movie, they actually get involved.

Even though I disliked the first movie, I wish they had brought Josh back for a cameo. You can tell that all four movies were filmed as one big project. If you pay attention, the first two stories drop hints of what to expect in Lauren's movie.

This is Sydney of The Love Club's story. She meets the other members of The Love Club in college on New Year's Eve after Byron breaks up with her for the fourth time in their on again off again relationship. Fast forward to today when she has a blog (not sure how she is adulting with that job), but she runs into Byron who is a doctor in her town at a conference and to do a half marathon. To save her pride Sydney claims to be doing the marathon herself. Then she calls the members of The Love club for support and backup. In their infinite wisdom they hire her a personal trainer which is how Sydney ends up meeting the chef Theo. While she is pursuing Byron again, she is also discovering that she and Theo have chemistry in kitchen.

This is one of those Romances that is so obvious from the very beginning, but Sydney is so sweet and naïve you put up with it. I would recommend this Hallmark film to other romantics out there.

I agree with two other reviews that 1 - Byron is a major jerk; and 2 - this was better than the first.

This movie isn't the usual Hallmark Saturday night, but then I don't think it is a Hallmark production. I don't recognize the studios. And this series premiered in Canada earlier this year.

There are some similarities to the Wedding Veil series in the aspect of female friendships supporting one another in love. This series has the four girls who actually formed the club in college.

The idea of a woman pining after her ex, Byron, is common. However that history produces a twist before the climax. Byron's rival love interest is also handled a little differently than the usual.

Byron is a total jerk. I was absolutely floored when he took a strawberry out of Sydney's funnel cake without asking or being invited. The way he treated both women was bad and bordered on mean. Despite the fact I thought this part of him was overplayed, Jeremy Walmsley did play the part he was given well. (Not as sure how well he portrayed the running at the end of the race.) As irritated as I was with his character, Byron definitely created tension in the story.

Similarly Lily Gao. I thought Sydney was past pathetic and I would have liked to see that aspect toned down a little at least regarding her whining. But I think that was the part Gao was given. She was especially good with Jesse Hutch and she radiated happiness.

Like the Wedding Veil series, I think it is strange how far the friends go to support the current central character. They drop everything and travel to stay with her for apparently a week. During the day, when they aren't stalking one of the other characters, they apparently sit around doing nothing (drinking wine?). In this movie they really got involved in meddling with Sydney's love life.

I think this movie is probably slightly better than my rating which is influenced by personal dislikes more than quality of the story.

5.5 stars.

Some believe it's better than the first, in fact many believe, but I don't. Why? First of all, the first film's mistakes should be an indicator of what needs to change, but things don't change. Why? Probably because they made all four movies simultaneously. I felt the first had so much promise, good ideas, and with the setup, it felt good for a few minutes at first.

In both films, right after the opening scene it all rolls downhill into the large pile of garbage that is 'The Love Club'. This is why I'm done. Saw movies one and two, no way am I wasting more time on three and four. I liked the first one better simply because it was a fresh idea. This one is just more of the same nonsense and lack of filmmaking skills being put on display in abundance.

After watching the first installment of the Love Club, I had resolved to avoid the three sequels then planned, as I had found it one of the very worst Hallmark productions, frankly disgusting. Then, I read the first couple of reviews for the second film, both quite positive and I decided to give it a chance. I must agree it is a definite improvement, which is a little accomplishment, if one considers the abysmal qualities of the first one. Yet, I feel the story would have better stood on its own, without the intrusion of the three meddling friends, which serves little purpose to its core and only artificially prolongs a plot that could not have filled the allocated time. Unfortunately, it also ties Sydney's fairly gentle love story to the memory of the bunch of superficial, amoral feral cats seen in the first movie. The bad taste left in the viewer's mouths corrupts the appreciation of the little goodness offered by the present action.

Sydney turns out to be the gentler one in the group. Yet, she is so totally spineless and clueless that it almost justifies the unabashed meddling her three friends(?) exercise on her life. It is hard to believe that a thirty-something-year-old, purportedly intelligent and independent, could not navigate her own feeling until the very end, let three other women invade her privacy, and passively accept all their scheming. And what about the other three thirty-something-year-olds? Do they not have a life of their own? How could they, all three, drop everything else and install themselves at Sydney's place to rearrange her house, snoop through her private belongings, and presume to determine her love choices? What normal person could or would do so, for the very unessential reason implied in the movie? And, again, how could she find this natural?

Essentially, while Sydney's romantic wanderings superficially follow gentle lines, the underlying psychology of the story is somewhat corrupt and does not inspire a warm embrace.

This movie is one of a series of movies known as the Love Club, and I'll start by stating the positive:

• the cast of actresses are competent and interesting;
• I love the reinterpretation of that same opening scene by the characters' points of view; to me, that's pretty novel still.

• the concept of this movie- the themes - were good/strong.

What I disliked and swayed my rating was the slowness of this movie. I just kept thinking that the same cycle of Sydney loving/crushing on Byron, then him letting her down, then him trying to show some modicum of interest...back to Sydney loving/crushing on Byron, then letting her down....(ad nauseum).

In the meantime, a perfectly awesome guy (Theo) is lying in wait.

It seemed implausible because everyone can see that Byron was a truly poor love interest on every level. He displayed narcissistic traits, if you really want to get deep, but overall he was just so boring and not into Sydney. Sydney is fetching in every way and incredibly kind, but the lesson I took was that if we don't set boundaries and implement self-respect, it's difficult to expect it from others.

The friends who help steer Sydney's life are just strange - I agree with another reviewer. What gave them this spare time to go spend at Sydney's house, and do they all not work? A little bit of storyline to support this situation could have helped strengthen the believability of the story.

The awful nature of Byron and that other gal that he ends up dating is truly off-setting. Both of them are so very snotty that it seems incredulous, esp when his new Chick confronts Sydney in the restroom..."You had your chance, it's my turn now!" -- no one talks like this in real life, and there was not enough reason to warrant that kind of venom (even in movie-tv-world).

I did love the fact that Sydney had flaws and imperfections, like her injury, which meant she could not just ace the race by magical healing. I loved that she was a romantic, but I just kept waiting....and waiting.....for her to realize that Theo was so much better.

I loved the movie in some ways, but not enough to rewatch. This movie is extremely clean-cut, other than a little alcohol, so it's pretty safe for any audience.