Love on the Right Course

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Love on the Right Course

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Whitney (Newbrough) is starting to give up. After her mother’s death, her performances as a pro golfer have not been good and she is contemplating quitting. Whitney makes the cut for the tournament in Hungary where her father (Marton Roy McCrery) resides. It’s her last try and she meets her father’s business associate Daniel (Rosner) at Marton’s golf course. Whitney feels Daniel’s attention towards her revives her interest in golf. However, her father wants to sell the club. To make matters worse, as promising young Whitney is about to make her move, the Chapman Andrew (Steve Byers), her overwrought previous caddy, turns up and wants to work with her again, endangering both her game and the budding romance between Daniel and her.

I eagerly anticipated watching this movie because it was directed by Stefan Scaini, who directed Perfect Harmony and Moriah’s Lighthouse, both of which I considered to be superb in 2022.

Budapest. Due to its stunning backdrop Love on the Right course was quite the visual treat and possibly the most breathtaking Hallmark movie I have watched. It was shot in and around Budapest where there were beautiful sun-drenched views and rich vegetation. The locations were beautiful. There were gorgeous riverside views, as well as beautiful views of a cobbled street with umbrellas of several colors floating above it. The place had vendors who offered colorful merchandise as well as fruits and flowers. An interlude of Hungarian dancing enriched the already intense Old Europe atmosphere of the film.

A rather calm and serious voice. I expected this film to be fluffy, but mostly it wasn’t. Remember Whitney who was two years later still looking at mother’s things with teary eyes or talking about her mother, who passed away two years ago. She lost herself in her career due to her grief. And Marton apparently was also in deep sorrow after his wife’s death. He had locked himself in a big mansion, and distressed by love lost, he had all but closed the business they ran together. The passing of Whitney’s mother was an incident that brought about a sense of realism, but to make things more cheerful, both Wong and Marton at the end managed to get a fresh perspective on life. Whitney found laughter in Daniel who made golfing entertaining in unusually charming ways. As for Marton, he started to step out after ages when a cute dog came into the picture. This was more of a comforting film that I found to be satisfying. Of the nasty ones in the film: a completely ruthless realtor who almost set Marton up to give him some cut of the commission for the sale, and Whitney’s ex-caddy all the rest were ordinary, kind, compassionate characters who invariably assisted each other in dealing with their problems.

But they also weren’t very colorful characters either.

Dull chemistry. Ashley Newbrough and Marcus Rosner had also starred together in 2023s Flipping for Christmas before this film. I really enjoy both of these actors, but they are not an appealing couple in my opinion. The little chemistry they had in Love on the Right Course was developing in phases. There were hints of Whitney and Daniels romantic feelings when they were celebrating his mothers birthday, but it was really only Andrew’s stepping into the picture that pushed the two main characters to grow close to one another and appreciate their feelings for each other. Even in that instance, the winks were mild which made this film tedious in the aspect of romance. When Newbrough and Rosner’s characters kiss at the film’s climax they seem to embrace the kiss reluctantly and so goes their kiss in Flipping for Christmas.

I actually found the film quite boring regarding excitement. The movie was cut in a very slow manner and was rather dull in my opinion. To be honest though, if I was into golf or knew a lot about it, I may have found it compelling. There were a lot of fairway scenes where the couple talked about her games, and Daniel told Whitney how to outsmart the game of golf and not care about being perfect. One of them, which was to hit the ball hard while making a wish and closing one’s eyes, sounded quite ridiculous. In such a game where accuracy counts, how would this help in any way? And even the last match that generated anticipation in most bumps, including Whitney’s great moment was rather dull than it had to be presented. I was also let down by the fact that Daniel did not stand his ground when Andrew forced his way back into Whitney’s life. He seemed quite meek for such a leprechaun in my opinion and it is no surprise she was irritated with him. It must have been clear to him that Whitney hated her last caddy. It was foolish of him to not take the chance of swooping in and taking the girl, which would have set the drama completely.

There was some long-awaited drama when Whitney finally sacked Andrew after having been annoyed by his smug comments.

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