Friends, is it just me, or is actor Bethany Joy Lenz super-ducking awesome in EVERYTHING? Bless her beak-holes because she really has screen presence, and her flipper-tickling doses of emotional depth are much appreciated, as is her talent for humor. Well, Just My Type, a Hallmark movie about a journalist and famous author falling in love, is a duck of a great example of Lenz at her best. The chemistry between Vanessa and Martin (Bethany Joy Lenz and Brett Dalton) is sizzling from the start, and I swear my flippers turned pleasantly damp as soon Martin (Dalton) began revealing to Vanessa (Lenz) the secrets he’s never told the press before. Lenz is perfect for the part, lending spark to the comedy and depth to the dramatic turns. And when she’s together with Dalton, the connection sparks—and not in a “who left this goldfish on the boiler?” way.
You know what else really rocks my pondweed, friends? A screenplay that’s thoughtfully themed. Yours truly likes to think, and all my duck cells were pleasantly stimulated by the theme of following dreams. In fact, the Thoreau quote, “Go confidently in the direction of yours dreams! Live the life you imagined,” is an important part of the movie. Such theming is more refreshing than pilchards for lunch!
Okay, so diversity-wise, it doesn’t rock my wingtips. But even so, Just My Type gets a full five flippers, friends, and a goldfish sandwich with a pondweed side, because yes, it’s that good.
Watch Just My Type here:
And you can get previews etc. on Hallmark
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