Watched: 02/22/2025
Format: Hallmark/ Amazon
Viewing: First
Director: Lesley Demetriades
I watched this because my allergies had taken me out, Jamie was curious, and I'd just finished The Outfit and was like "yeah, sure, whatever. Palette cleanser.". And, look, Rachael Leigh Cook is always good, and it's a cute idea for a movie.
Tech CEO gets fired, turns her energy to helping her slacker sister. She does this by applying corporate structure to the problem, building a board which she chairs, with the goal to help improve her sister's life.
The cast has to carry one of these movies, and it felt a little spendy in that department. Rachael Leigh Cook is a name and talented, and manages to make sure a character who could be prickly is sympathetic. The mother is played by Judy Kain, who has been in tons of stuff and is good. The sister's pizza boss is a guy from the Sopranos. And Jackie Hoffman is somehow in this. Go figure.
The bit about trying to turn this personal project into a business idea feels very real.
Anyway, yes, there's a romcom element, but it's the B-plot. The A-Plot is about sisters and family and done with a surprising bit of character. It does not hurt that the slacker sister played by Daniella Monet was pleasantly goofy while feeling like a real character, and really pretty funny.
I had not planned to watch non-Chabert Hallmark content, but it appears we're doing that now. And as I have always believed Hallmark makes for ideal media when you don't feel great, this movie provided evidence in support of that hypothesis.
Also, I am planning to make Jamie watch Heat and Godfather II this week, so if we're swapping in some comfort watching in between, so be it.
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