Enjoyed the movie. Happy they threw in that cute little nod to the Bionic couple when prince was frolicking in the field!
24 Reviews
Nice Weekend watch
sholden-7106727 April 2019
Seems a little light
jagfannn30 October 2020
This is a cute movie with an equally cute cast. Jen Lilley is great in this, as she is in most things, but the movie seems to drag on due to there being almost no substance to the story. They seemingly took a script outline and shot an entire movie on it. Even so, it's worth a watch if you're not expecting too much. I was shocked to see that they clearly cloned Denise Richards to play the evil girlfriend, enjoy New York Denise.
Less Corny
Jazzie-too29 June 2021
I wish this could have been less corny. From the start, Dan was love gazing on Carly. His girlfriend's role was so exaggerated., the end was more than predictable. I just liked all of the actor's ability to try their best to deliver the story. It was just badly written! Great cast! Dumb story!
slightly above average Halmark fare
jonathanrspalding21 August 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Halmark, is now producing these two hour formula movies on industrial scale. In doing so, the quality of the individual movies has lessened.
This movie hits all of its favorite formulas. The female lead. A smart pretty professional. (here a vet) Had a crush when she was young. Meets crush later in life. He is handsome and in either a very masculine (firefighter, policeman) or very artistic (baker, artist) or caring profession. (here he loves stray dogs) Unfortunately there is a pretty shallow PG vixen in the picture with the guy. (check mark again here) In the end he finds out who she really is and the couple winds up together. (Spoiler) I actually like this movie because it did not stray from this formula in one point. In fact it could serve as a template of almost all Hal-mark movies.
That being said, I did enjoy it. The script was quality. The acting believable. It even had a supporting role from the Fall Guy.
Some if nothing else is on, I would suggest this is a worthy diversion for two hours, but do not turn on the DVR.
This movie hits all of its favorite formulas. The female lead. A smart pretty professional. (here a vet) Had a crush when she was young. Meets crush later in life. He is handsome and in either a very masculine (firefighter, policeman) or very artistic (baker, artist) or caring profession. (here he loves stray dogs) Unfortunately there is a pretty shallow PG vixen in the picture with the guy. (check mark again here) In the end he finds out who she really is and the couple winds up together. (Spoiler) I actually like this movie because it did not stray from this formula in one point. In fact it could serve as a template of almost all Hal-mark movies.
That being said, I did enjoy it. The script was quality. The acting believable. It even had a supporting role from the Fall Guy.
Some if nothing else is on, I would suggest this is a worthy diversion for two hours, but do not turn on the DVR.
Jen is really cute.
Onetrack971 April 2018
Dogs choose people
MickyG33311 February 2023
7.3 stars.
This is about a bunch of dog lovers, a couple not so much dog lovers, veterinarians, dogs, and more dogs. There are more than just dog dogs, there are people dogs, but not really, the people dogs are all pretty people, and not dog people. The point of this movie is about two people who have always been in love and they know they are in love, and everyone is manipulating situations to set them up with dogs and each other, and maybe the dogs will help them see that they are still in love. Did I mention they already know they love each other? So why aren't they together? He's with the old bully queen of mean from high school, and she is very pretty.
The leads get together with the help of 6 million dollar man and bionic woman...you'll see. It's a super cute movie, but the dialogue and humor fall a bit flat, the story has potential, the writing is good, the concept is very poorly communicated. People aren't really this dumb, or silly...usually.
This is about a bunch of dog lovers, a couple not so much dog lovers, veterinarians, dogs, and more dogs. There are more than just dog dogs, there are people dogs, but not really, the people dogs are all pretty people, and not dog people. The point of this movie is about two people who have always been in love and they know they are in love, and everyone is manipulating situations to set them up with dogs and each other, and maybe the dogs will help them see that they are still in love. Did I mention they already know they love each other? So why aren't they together? He's with the old bully queen of mean from high school, and she is very pretty.
The leads get together with the help of 6 million dollar man and bionic woman...you'll see. It's a super cute movie, but the dialogue and humor fall a bit flat, the story has potential, the writing is good, the concept is very poorly communicated. People aren't really this dumb, or silly...usually.
Not good at all
claudiblau24 August 2019
I wanted to stop the movie after 10 minutes, but I couldn't stop. It was like I was hoping that it could get better. So contrived, that the characters didn't even get a chance to find their own chemistry. Only Lee Majors and Lindsay Wagner were cute.
Love Jen Lilley
lailalyn22 April 2018
Loses steam quickly
rebekahrox22 August 2017
Warning: Spoilers
This one started out pretty promisingly: Cute heroine, and appealing, yet not too handsome to be real, hero, and a great paring of Lindsey Wagner (the Bionic Woman) and Lee Majors ($6,000,000 man) as the older secondary love interests. It also had a hiss-worthy evil rival for the hero's affection. It did devolve as it went on, though. There was just no reason for the cute vet and the worthy owner of the animal shelter not to be together before the movie was half-way through. The TV reporter rival was thoroughly unpleasant all the way through to absolutely everyone, including the hero. He had an instant rapport with our vet, lots in common, and were childhood sweethearts. The mean girl did not even like dogs! And didn't even bother to pretend! There was a lame filler inserted that was supposed to keep the soulmates apart and movie to get to the end of two hours. The evil one gets him a prestigious national job of his dreams. But it was all a lie to try to get him to New York and was quickly exposed. The whole thing just lost steam less than half way through, and was artificially padded in order to make it last longer. Would have been a better segment on Love American Style or The Love Boat.
I loved this!
susannekish26 February 2020
I was so pleasantly surprised with this movie, I watched while sick one day. Not a typical "hallmark" type movie, and the Bionic Woman and Million Dollar man are in it, so clever!
Give this one a try if you think dogs are cute, and enjoy a romance! perfect, infact I would watch this cute film again.
The male character should have been a bit more, cuter but cest la vie.
Love that doesn't play enough
TheLittleSongbird29 November 2021
In all honesty, the premise was not that appealing at all and sounded very shallow and sleazy. Still saw 2017's third Summer Nights film 'Eat, Play, Love' as someone who likes dogs (was scared of them for a while but being with friends with well trained dogs has helped) and who has seen Jen Lilley give good performances in the right roles. As well as Hallmark completest sake, they were my main reasons for seeing 'Eat, Play, Love'. Also there have been Hallmark films with bad premises that turned out to be a lot more tasteful and better than expected.
'Eat, Play, Love' has its good things and the two main reasons as to why it was watched are two of the redeeming qualities. It however does nothing to make the premise more appealing, it actually accentuates it, and just never gelled for me. It never grabbed me in story and character writing and the leading man was just wrong. Hallmark have made a lot of good films, some surprisingly so, and made some good ones in 2017, but 'Eat, Play, Love' is a long way from being one of them.
The best thing about it is Lilley, who is a radiantly charming presence and works very hard in making the film without trying too hard. Her character is a flawed one but not overly flawed and she grows, unlike the other characters. Lee Majors and Lindsay Wagner also register strongly and their subplot and roles are a lot more interesting than the central one and the conflict.
Also found the dogs truly cute and with a lot of personality. The scenery is very beautiful and very nicely shot.
Unfortunately, there are a large number of shortcomings. Jason Cermak is very stiff throughout and is also rather bland, furthermore he never seemed to fit. He and Lilley have very little chemistry together, too much of a mismatch in character and acting styles (with him being far weaker on both counts) and for me it was too much of a stretch that Lilley's character would find any appeal in such a characterless sleazeball. Plus the relationship itself is very underdeveloped and is rushed. Other than Majors and Wagner, the supporting cast are a mix of anaemic and obnoxious with the evil boss cliche veering into pantomime excess.
Really didn't care for the characters, other than Lilley and the dogs, too many of them are shallow, selfish stereotypes that only care about two or three things. The story takes too long to get going and even when any signs of a plot kicks in it is very slight and has too much of a mean spirited edge. Also found the pace pedestrian. The conflict lacks any tension and is strained to the limit when there is any, that it is very predictable (like the film in general) adds to the lack of tension. The ending is obvious from the get go, is resolved too easily and comes over as unrealistic because it feels unwarranted.
Overall, has some good things but rather lacking. 4/10.
'Eat, Play, Love' has its good things and the two main reasons as to why it was watched are two of the redeeming qualities. It however does nothing to make the premise more appealing, it actually accentuates it, and just never gelled for me. It never grabbed me in story and character writing and the leading man was just wrong. Hallmark have made a lot of good films, some surprisingly so, and made some good ones in 2017, but 'Eat, Play, Love' is a long way from being one of them.
The best thing about it is Lilley, who is a radiantly charming presence and works very hard in making the film without trying too hard. Her character is a flawed one but not overly flawed and she grows, unlike the other characters. Lee Majors and Lindsay Wagner also register strongly and their subplot and roles are a lot more interesting than the central one and the conflict.
Also found the dogs truly cute and with a lot of personality. The scenery is very beautiful and very nicely shot.
Unfortunately, there are a large number of shortcomings. Jason Cermak is very stiff throughout and is also rather bland, furthermore he never seemed to fit. He and Lilley have very little chemistry together, too much of a mismatch in character and acting styles (with him being far weaker on both counts) and for me it was too much of a stretch that Lilley's character would find any appeal in such a characterless sleazeball. Plus the relationship itself is very underdeveloped and is rushed. Other than Majors and Wagner, the supporting cast are a mix of anaemic and obnoxious with the evil boss cliche veering into pantomime excess.
Really didn't care for the characters, other than Lilley and the dogs, too many of them are shallow, selfish stereotypes that only care about two or three things. The story takes too long to get going and even when any signs of a plot kicks in it is very slight and has too much of a mean spirited edge. Also found the pace pedestrian. The conflict lacks any tension and is strained to the limit when there is any, that it is very predictable (like the film in general) adds to the lack of tension. The ending is obvious from the get go, is resolved too easily and comes over as unrealistic because it feels unwarranted.
Overall, has some good things but rather lacking. 4/10.
Predictable and boring
mchll_brmn13 July 2019
Warning: Spoilers
I didn't have high expectations to begin with, but it was even worse than I had anticipated.
It's very predictable and within the first five minutes you already know how the movie is going to end.
Apart from that the characters themselves lack any depth whatsoever. All of them seem to have one personality trait which makes them very one-dimensional and, in this case, boring (Especially the protagonists disappointed me. I don't think that either of them are strong enough to be the focal point of the movie.).
Despite it being about Dr. Carly Monroe's love to her old high school sweetheart and the adventure of trying to win him back (which is neither adventurous nor original) I don't think that there is any connection or chemistry between them.
I also don't think that Jason Cermak was the right choice for Dan. He doesn't really fit into the role and apart from that only seems to posses one facial expression. In my opinion Dan is the most boring character and it makes you question why he is desired by not one but TWO women.
Also worth noting is that this movie only deals with two topics. Dogs and love. They don't talk about anything else which underlines my point of it being very one-dimensional and flat.
The only good thing is that there are quite a few dogs in this movie. But even they can't save this mess.
It's very predictable and within the first five minutes you already know how the movie is going to end.
Apart from that the characters themselves lack any depth whatsoever. All of them seem to have one personality trait which makes them very one-dimensional and, in this case, boring (Especially the protagonists disappointed me. I don't think that either of them are strong enough to be the focal point of the movie.).
Despite it being about Dr. Carly Monroe's love to her old high school sweetheart and the adventure of trying to win him back (which is neither adventurous nor original) I don't think that there is any connection or chemistry between them.
I also don't think that Jason Cermak was the right choice for Dan. He doesn't really fit into the role and apart from that only seems to posses one facial expression. In my opinion Dan is the most boring character and it makes you question why he is desired by not one but TWO women.
Also worth noting is that this movie only deals with two topics. Dogs and love. They don't talk about anything else which underlines my point of it being very one-dimensional and flat.
The only good thing is that there are quite a few dogs in this movie. But even they can't save this mess.
Eat, Play, Love
studioAT12 November 2020
Jen Lilley is for my money in contention to join people like Lacey Chabert and Danica Mckellar as 'Queens' of Hallmark Channel Original Movies, because she just seems to shine in them.
This is great stuff. Funny (not just mildly) and engaging, this made a nice change to the "opposites attract" style these films tend to take.
Excellent stuff, and Lilley is one to watch out for.
This is great stuff. Funny (not just mildly) and engaging, this made a nice change to the "opposites attract" style these films tend to take.
Excellent stuff, and Lilley is one to watch out for.
Waste of time watching this show
msarajoy13 July 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Just my own personal opinion and based on the 100+ Hallmark movies I have watched (and sooo many I loved) - this one is definitely a pass.
There is more sizzle in that overburnt steak than between the two main characters. Dan just did not send over any 'in love' vibes towards Carly because he was too busy being absurdly 'in love' (also without vibes) with Kristi who is such an awful, self-centred, manipulative woman. There alone is my first problem with this story. He is a pretty brainless guy to be in love with a woman who is more shallow than a puddle. It took him discovering such a huge lie on her part to finally see her for who she is. Day in and day out with her and he had no clue?? Sorry Dan but you are really too clueless to come across as a guy we are rooting for in a love story.
Then my next issue is how Carly can possibly be in love with Dan when they have hardly spent any time together doing anything that could remotely be described as bonding time. All her feelings seemed to be based on an old 'many years ago' relationship - we all know people change ... they have done nothing to discover what the other is like as adults. There are no meaningful encounters that wasn't interrupted and if I am not mistaken, I don't think they even had dinner together before she is apparently in love with him. It's like we are supposed to believe in 'instant coffee' love - pour hot water and stir. Doesn't work.
And lastly, I am not sure if it is insulting to men or to women or both that a physical make over was even considered for Carly. In the end, she went back to her old clothes but the spectacles did disappear. We do these things all the time for work or love but the way it was handled in this story, it just made both Carly and Carly and Dan's sister's perception of Dan seem very shallow because she was doing it to impress Dan and not because she was doing it for herself. It was a cringe-fest watching her stumble around without her glasses and in heels she couldn't manage. Did not find that funny because honestly, a broken ankle is funny - said nobody, ever. And all for such vanity. And treating the dog with blurred vision? Nobody who loves animals would do that.
I've loved so many Hallmark shows but this one is wayyyyy below my love radar. It was a waste of time watching it.
There is more sizzle in that overburnt steak than between the two main characters. Dan just did not send over any 'in love' vibes towards Carly because he was too busy being absurdly 'in love' (also without vibes) with Kristi who is such an awful, self-centred, manipulative woman. There alone is my first problem with this story. He is a pretty brainless guy to be in love with a woman who is more shallow than a puddle. It took him discovering such a huge lie on her part to finally see her for who she is. Day in and day out with her and he had no clue?? Sorry Dan but you are really too clueless to come across as a guy we are rooting for in a love story.
Then my next issue is how Carly can possibly be in love with Dan when they have hardly spent any time together doing anything that could remotely be described as bonding time. All her feelings seemed to be based on an old 'many years ago' relationship - we all know people change ... they have done nothing to discover what the other is like as adults. There are no meaningful encounters that wasn't interrupted and if I am not mistaken, I don't think they even had dinner together before she is apparently in love with him. It's like we are supposed to believe in 'instant coffee' love - pour hot water and stir. Doesn't work.
And lastly, I am not sure if it is insulting to men or to women or both that a physical make over was even considered for Carly. In the end, she went back to her old clothes but the spectacles did disappear. We do these things all the time for work or love but the way it was handled in this story, it just made both Carly and Carly and Dan's sister's perception of Dan seem very shallow because she was doing it to impress Dan and not because she was doing it for herself. It was a cringe-fest watching her stumble around without her glasses and in heels she couldn't manage. Did not find that funny because honestly, a broken ankle is funny - said nobody, ever. And all for such vanity. And treating the dog with blurred vision? Nobody who loves animals would do that.
I've loved so many Hallmark shows but this one is wayyyyy below my love radar. It was a waste of time watching it.
Predictable, but pleasant
charlesvine-7596826 August 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Disclaimer: I am a big Jen Lilley fan.
This is the kind of movie and role that sweet and charming Jen Lilley thrives in. As usual per Hallmark movies the hero/heroine moves back home after having located to the big city and success. This time it's Jen Lilley who returns home only to find her high school sweetheart involved with a mean, glamorous rival.
Naturally, after 2 long hours of plotting and scheming with help Jen Lilley and her high school sweet heart get back together again as Dan, her high school boyfriend finally comes to his senses and realizes the mean Kristi is totally wrong for him. After all, he's a dog lover and she's a dog hater.
Lee Majors and Lindsay Wagner make an interesting love interest in themselves. All in all, a pleasant, predictable movie that all Jen Lilley fans with enjoy.
This is the kind of movie and role that sweet and charming Jen Lilley thrives in. As usual per Hallmark movies the hero/heroine moves back home after having located to the big city and success. This time it's Jen Lilley who returns home only to find her high school sweetheart involved with a mean, glamorous rival.
Naturally, after 2 long hours of plotting and scheming with help Jen Lilley and her high school sweet heart get back together again as Dan, her high school boyfriend finally comes to his senses and realizes the mean Kristi is totally wrong for him. After all, he's a dog lover and she's a dog hater.
Lee Majors and Lindsay Wagner make an interesting love interest in themselves. All in all, a pleasant, predictable movie that all Jen Lilley fans with enjoy.
No spark, miscast characters
kjc-3220528 August 2017
I had high hopes, but the story never really got off the ground. The main character is completely miscast -- a 40 year old does not remotely fit in the role of a character who is supposed to be 20 something. The one saving spark is Jen Liley, who is adorable and funny as the small town vet. Save this one for a day when you have absolutely nothing else to do.
Meh
cndeh2230 May 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Unlike what one reviewer said, it does not display a rampant hatred for cats?! Clearly that person is ridiculous as there's literally *nothing* bad said about cats 🙄 In any case, the Lee Majors/Lindsay Wagner thing is cute but otherwise it's cheesier than normal Hallmark moves. Like, cheesier as in if there weren't cute dogs or the fun side story, I would've turned it off. I did, however, find the 2 spots where you could see the actual name of the rescue it was filmed at amusing to see 😊
Wardrobe praise
splashpont9 February 2022
Stacey Bradder's costume choices, particularly for Jason Cermak's character (Dan), are so very perfect throughout the movie.
As always, Jen Lilley's "local girl" is lovely. And the puppies were well trained--and, more importantly, adorable.
As always, Jen Lilley's "local girl" is lovely. And the puppies were well trained--and, more importantly, adorable.
Still like Lee Majors
ryanolaf22 May 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Thought I would give this little story a try because of Lee Majors, whom I really liked as The Six Million Dollar Man. I soon noticed that this movie was much like so many being made nowadays - a little eye candy for the ladies, none for
the guys.. Changed stations...!
Nice movie, but a bit overdone
nptomey3 June 2022
I enjoyed this movie, however it was rather shallow
and seriously formulaic to the point of being boring.
Dan the dog man was dense as a stump. He had no clue about his TV star girlfriend and what a manipulating twit she was. Enter the high school girlfriend and first love. From there on, the plot was totally predictable. I enjoyed the interaction between Lee Majors and Lindsey Wagner. It was a treat to see them working together again. The dogs, of course were a joy to watch. An okay movie but a really weak plot.
Dan the dog man was dense as a stump. He had no clue about his TV star girlfriend and what a manipulating twit she was. Enter the high school girlfriend and first love. From there on, the plot was totally predictable. I enjoyed the interaction between Lee Majors and Lindsey Wagner. It was a treat to see them working together again. The dogs, of course were a joy to watch. An okay movie but a really weak plot.
None could be obied once word out of mouth
csseifmostafa4 June 2019
How could her life is branching with Ketut words! How movie goes with Ketut sentences! How come it's "EAT, PLAY, LOVE", it seems Ketut! hammer over a lot of ideas such India, prays, balancing and relationships. few stars for some quotes and acting was good.
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