Fly Away with Me (2022 TV Movie) User Reviews

Kind of silly but okay

[MIssM19 · 6/10 · 26 September 2022]

Apparently, in Chicago you can't get three things: a job, a boyfriend and an apartment. Angie is lucky enough to get the last one which she won in a lottery. There she meets Ted, who she is instantly attracted too. One day, a parrot flies into her apartment which has a no pet policy.

It was a cute, okay movie. Kind of silly, but enjoyable nonetheless. Natalie Hall is Hallmark leading lady material and she proves it time and time again. Our leading man was not bad either.

This story was original, not something we have seen before. I'm glad Hallmark is trying new things. I like that the story developed at a nice pace: first neighbours, then complicits, friends and then finally a love interest. The "villains" of the story are ok.

My favorite part was the ending. It is quite funny and wasn't expecting it. I won't watch it again but it definitely pushed me to watch more movies Natalie's in.

There's little flying

[hallmarkmov · 5/10 · 25 September 2022]

I expected more flying.. whether in a plane or the bird learning to fly but instead there was a bird that was injured and yet could fly up 15 stories into her apartment and a neighbour who wishes he was a pilot and pretends to be one in a commercial. I found the main character very annoying, why did she need to randomly sing? She said her mom was a dancer so I guess that's to explain her random dancing that didn't make any sense? I think she dances like that in all her movies. The dog and bird are very cute - the only parts I liked. The doorman is the Canadian tires commercial guy and I kept thinking he was going to sell us something from the store. The ending was sooo rushed and there is no way she made the connection of senior home from the doorman saying no Nelly. If the bird's old owner was the doorman's grandma then maybe I see the connection but the way it played made zero sense. Was the guy named Ted and liked pets because of schitts creek's Ted? Other than these things it was the typical hallmark movie- "bad boyfriend" character , supportive friend, new guy she's instantly inlove with, another lady who likes the guy and hates the main character, under appreciated at work, and throw in the mystery of a bird that can only fly from the cage to couch yet flew up a whole apartment building into the window. Try harder hallmark.

Colorful, romantic and light, this romance is easy breezy!

[cgvsluis · 7/10 · 9 November 2022]

Angie wind a condo lottery in a town where property is scarce. While moving in an injured exotic parrot flies in and sets up home. Unfortunately there is a no pet policy, but she discovers her neighbor is also harboring a pet...his sisters dog. They agree to help one another and a beautiful neighborly relationship grows between them.

"Being a good neighbor is an art which makes life richer."-Louis.

Neighbor Ted is an air traffic controller want to be pilot and easy on the eyes. Angie works in advertising but is a want to be romance writer ala Romancing the stone. These two are a match made in heaven and adorable together. They dream big and their dreams align.

Sweet, simple, colorful romance with pets! Hallmark romantic fans will appreciate this film.

Clumsy delivery

[MickyG333 · 6/10 · 21 April 2023]

6.4 stars.

Angie has a very promising career in the TV commercial business but has always wanted to write movie scripts. Ted is an air traffic controller but has always wanted to be a pilot. She moves in next to Ted and eventually they meet and share awkward attraction, and forced dialogue. There is little to zero chemistry between them. They have a common foe which is the landlord's daughter Gineen, who is very attracted to Ted and wants to find any way to evict Angie, because she can sense that Ted is somewhat attracted to Angie. Both Angie and Ted are hiding pets in their apartments which is an eviction offense.

This movie has potential, so much potential, and it's wasted from the get-go. The main plot, which is probably the romance, is blurred by a few side plots, like having pets, and her relationship with her boss Kyle is in question...are they dating, not dating? The doorman side plot is only brushed upon, but is the most intriguing and entertaining of all. We don't get to see anything personal about Ted except for the dog. This movie focuses a lot on Angie's parrot, but it's a totally unsatisfying plot line. Is she an animal lover, or not, what will happen with the bird, what about all the words this bird can say, will Angie piece them together to figure our who the true owner is? It's a very scattered and disorganized set of circumstances.

Therefore: 'Fly Away with Me' is a jumbled mess that totally dropped the ball.

Both actors are really adept at expressing emotions except for one: passion for each other. The best part of this film is the doorman Louis. I have added 2/10 of star for the fact of his existence in this movie. 6.2 stars becomes 6.4. Almost enough to round up to 7.

Almost an 8, but...

[weniwuna · 7/10 · 28 October 2022]

Because the acting was quite good, I overlooked the fact that the plot was probably not very likely in reality. The leads were really fun to watch and see the slow progression of their relationship. However, when the female lead felt betrayed by a situation that could not have been helped without the male lead being put in a terrible position, I actually said out loud, "You've got to be kidding!" I don't know why almost ALL Hallmark movies seem to need a major misunderstanding or disagreement between the lead couple. You would think with some imagination the writers could developed their relationship in a more interesting way so that all the movies aren't alike with this same plot twist. So I'm sorry to say that what I was enjoying really let me down.

Appealing leads, but they can't overcome a really dumb, unrealistic and unbelievable script

[MichaelByTheSea · 4/10 · 28 September 2022]

Natalie Hall is sweet and pretty, and I liked her in the horribly titled, but surprisingly entertaining Hallmark food truck movie, You're Bacon Me Crazy. But I absolutely hated the last movie she was in (Road Trip Romance) and the script for this movie did her no favors.

Hallmark once did a pretty good (and more realistic) movie about a character with a pet, living in a "no pet" rental (Nine Lives of Christmas). But doubling down with TWO such characters, each with noisy pets, in a luxury high rise "no pets" apartment building, that has a lobby security desk, with security cameras, and an ever present rules loving building manager, just made no sense.

First, it's not like Angie tried to move in with her pet. As the movie begins, a noisy macaw literally flies into her unit just as she's moving in and minutes before the building manager drops by. So why not simply tell that to the building manager (who was somehow able to evict the prior tenant for "feeding the pigeons")? Angie had zero connection to the bird at that point and yet inexplicably lied and went into full stealth and deceit mode for a pet that wasn't even hers. Why?

Second, Ted has a big dog that needs to walk and pee and poop every day. And likely barks if left behind (and even when Ted is there). Which means that dog is coming and going multiple times a day. Past the "security" guard, past the cameras, past other tenants, and past the "condo cop". What was he thinking? Answer: his part was written by a lazy writer unconcerned with logic and reality.

Third, given how hard it was to find a decent rental, why would Angie or Ted jeopardize their hard to find rental units by repeatedly lying to the building manager and blatantly violating the rules?

Otherwise (if you overlook the fundamentally flawed main premise of the movie, which colors every aspect of the story) the romance between the leads was believable, pleasant and would have worked in a different movie.

Random observations:

Having Hall's character do an elaborate jumping and dancing routine out on the deck, in a stunningly ineffective attempt to get the bird to leave its cage, was just ridiculous.

The luxury apartment is at least 15 stories tall and seems big. If daddy owns it, and his daughter is the building manager, why isn't she living there?

Who moves in and out of a rental unit one plant at a time?

If you're trying to pretend you don't have a pet, why are you carrying a LARGE uncovered pet cage?

Tenants can't be immediately evicted. Even if they break the rules. There's a process. Sometimes it takes months.

Arguably, a truly "new" no pets policy would only affect future tenants, unless the existing leases already had that prohibition or purported to make tenants subject to future policy changes.

The casting director on that TV commercial needs to be fired.

Where did wannabe pilot Ted get that pilot's uniform?

Hallmark writers, like many of their characters, seem to have a childlike sense of financial realities.

Sometimes, a workplace is so toxic you have to quit even if you don't have a new job lined up; other times, quitting is just stupid unless you're a trust fund baby.

Good luck paying rent anywhere, let alone for a luxury apartment, without a job.

Good luck turning a first script into spendable cash right after (almost) finishing it.

And the "lines" that we heard from her script sounded more like descriptive text from a novel.

Gladys Taber once said "BEING a good neighbor is an art which makes life richer." But Louis says "a good neighbor is an art which makes life richer." The missing verb is the key to the original quote. The neighbor isn't the "art" , it's the act of "BEING a good neighbor" that's an "art"

Louis seems like a nice guy. But he's REALLY bad at his job and is begging to get fired (has he met his boss?)

Fresh story and good lead actors

[Jackbv123 · 8/10 · 25 September 2022]

I can't think of a premise like this one. And it brings a lot of funny situations and physical comedy. The dialogue is good.

Natalie Hall has been hit or miss for me in past movies, but I liked her quite a lot in this one. Angie has a playful side and Hall does it well with a bit of showwomanship. I've seen Peter Mooney before in lighthearted roles and he's perfect for this. They have definite chemistry and good comedic timing.

The mystery bird provides the opportunity for a quest for Angie and Ted to figure out his story and hopefully where he belongs. And there's the constant efforts to hide the pets. You know how long that will stay secret.

I was a little surprised the two villains didn't overplay their parts. Melinda Michael did a good job as the strict landlord without going overboard. Joseph Kathrein wasn't quite as good as Kyle but could have been worse.

I was surprised at how much I liked this. I'm pretty sure I'll watch it again.

Nothing feels connected or believable

[dnewell-93800 · 2/10 · 27 September 2022]

Really, the story and writing were terrible. I felt no real connection to the characters. The story didn't flow well, and their actions really didn't make sense half the time. Very disconnected. It seemed like they wanted the main story to be about following their dreams, and yet that really didn't gel in the movie. Especially when her dream was to write a movie script, but most of what she read out loud was descriptive words like a novel, not dialogue. It didn't even sound like a script. We never had any idea of what her story was. And there just wasn't any development of the characters. I didn't have a reason to care about any of them. Except maybe the animals. I suppose if you like watching a pretty young woman in very tight, skimpy clothes, this movie might be worth watching for you. Otherwise, I'd skip it.

I don't claim to be a writer, so my review probably sounds as disconnected as this movie.

Fly Away With Me

[aab874 · 10/10 · 2 November 2022]

Favorite scene with

Angie Leroy (Natalie Hall) - Hilariously Sneaking Down the stairs with Ted, Gil the Parrot, and Zoe the Dog. BTW #1, Natalie Hall is one of my Favorite Hallmark Channel Heroines. She is So Dang Adorable! BTW #2, I Loved Gil the Parrot! He was So Dang Hilarious and Sweet! He was Very Protective of Angie and Zoe the Dog. BTW #3, I Loved this movie! Please make a Sequel with Angie, Ted, Gil the Parrot, and Zoe the Dog! - A Very Fun Adventure on a Very Exotic Island!

Set in Illinois. I am now Obsessed with Chicago because of my New 3 Favorite Shows - Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, and Chicago P. D.!

So Much Wrong with this Movie

[wayfind · 2/10 · 3 October 2022]

I hardly know where to begin, but I'll start with my shock that the doorman in this movie quoted Gladys Taber, a "woman's writer" who died in 1980, and whose "hearth and home" type column ("Butternut Wisdom,") my mother and I read in "Family Circle" magazine until the column ended in 1967. It makes me wonder if the author of this script is some Hallmark bigwig's 80-year-old mom who wanted to try her hand at script writing for the first time in her life...

I mentioned the doorman. It so happens that, to me, he was the most interesting and convincing character in the movie. That should tell you something!

As other reviews here have mentioned, the script was silly, disconnected, and made almost no sense. The direction was...odd. It would seem the director advised one actress, Melinda Michael, who plays the building manager, to overact to a maddening degree, but no one else got that memo. Also, a director with any sense would have had "Ted" simply stash the chew bone under the toss pillow (which was RIGHT THERE,) instead of sticking it under his arm. No, that move did not make the scene funnier.

Natalie Hall sings to her adopted parrot in this movie - and, although the scene was silly, she demonstrates that she has FAR more singing talent than acting talent. She's a pretty girl, but her acting is just... Let's just say she should pursue singing as a career, instead. She has a beautiful voice.

As to Peter Mooney, his casual charm and ability to throw away a line (actors will hear this,) are wasted on this ridiculous script. I would love to see him as the lead in a decent Hallmark movie, playing against an actress who can match him in the believability department.

Some reviewers have mentioned the clothes, and I agree! The female lead and her "bestie" look absurd most of the time due to the costuming. I noticed that the men weren't in silly get-ups. Does the costumer have something against women? (I'm far from a feminist, but can't help but wonder!)

Note to Hallmark: Since many actors who have repeatedly played fatherly mentor roles in your romances over the years are aging out of Hallmark, I advise you to hang onto that guy who played the doorman.

Who is writing this schlock??

[oceanvibrant · 1/10 · 25 September 2022]

First, please try to hire capable actors. I'm so sorry, but Natalie Hall can't act. (And don't get me started on the curled tendrils of hair that hang like Cocker Spaniel ears on either side of her head. Is that done by hair and makeup?? Please pluck that uni-brow!)

Secondly, please hire writers with at least one original thought. Seriously, at one point, it was evident the writers had Googled "sayings" and used those to write the dialogue.

Ted: "You know what they say (insert saying)." Angie: "Well, my Dad used to say (insert saying)."

Third, if you're going to use a talking parrot how about getting a parrot who actually talks instead of a lame voice actor. Do you really think we're buying that voice is the bird's?? Not for a second.

Fourth, please stop with the weird "trying to be funny/happy" dances or jumping around segments that only last seconds. They are NOT funny or engaging and it's excruciatingly obvious you're padding the time you can't fill. If only you had some original, creative content!!

I couldn't finish watching it. It made me cringe. I have more productive and actually enjoyable things to do. I would imagine you do, too.

I suggest you pass on this one. I wish I had. If you want to watch a much better Hallmark movie, watch "The Christmas Waltz," or nearly any Lacey Chabert movie.

Bad, just plain bad

[drbreakwell · 2/10 · 25 September 2022]

Hallmarks attempt at romantic comedy has failed miserably. Most exotic birds can't fly because their wings are clipped. Therefore, the owner must live in the building. And for her neighbour to harbor a large dog, its a wonder he hasn't been caught. The old joke "dumb blond" is true to form, the two friends are about as "dumb" as they get. And how all of a sudden does the bird cage changes from small to big and back to small again? Clandestine escaping with the bird to vet who freely agrees boards the parrot, but all of a sudden can't? Hallmark really needs to look at their movie scripts and drastictly needs to up the game. These RomComs are going from pure poor to just plain bad.

Very dumb

[LtlHippo · 1/10 · 25 September 2022]

Starting with the horrible wardrobe choices for the lead actress. Horrible. And those parrots are expensive, someone has to be missing it and putting up a lost sign somewhere or at the shelters. She was just going to give it away??? No chemistry with the leads. I mean, they are about to kiss and they stop because...gasp...she gets a text on her phone. She gets evicted and starts moving her things right away? Puts her PLANT in her car? She just had to explain she's trying to find the parrot a home. The premise was good but the whole movie fell flat. And the boyfriend Kyle, just another distraction.

Four stars is being generous.

[justamandalouise · 4/10 · 18 October 2022]

I simply don't like this movie.

The script was flat-out ridiculous. Not even your typical lighthearted, cheesy Hallmark silliness. It's worse. So much worse. There were several attempts made at physical comedy; all of which failed miserably. The script had no flow. And worst of all, the story had no heart. There's absolutely nothing to draw you in. Even when you find out what happened to the bird's original owner, it almost feels nonchalant because of the lack of genuineness and depth from the writers.

It's not all the writers' fault, though. The actors also left a LOT to be desired. You could see them acting. It felt forced and was honestly uncomfortable to watch. At one point the male lead had to pretend to have an acting role in the story, and he did better acting like he was pretending to act than he did acting in the entire rest of the movie. The female lead has just been rough in every other Hallmark movie I've seen her in. Maybe this genre of movies simply isn't her forte. Regardless, this movie doesn't at all make me feel like rushing to watch any more of their credits.

Oh, and don't get me started on the bird's voice. Good grief...