Romancey Pants

Duck: To be ducking honest, I was so super-ducking scared to watch a movie about a ghost that I got my flippers in a tangle, but once I’d settled in, my feathers were pleasantly tingled by this marvelously silly movie. See, in 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost, Anna, a realtor (played by Julie Gonzalo) must sell an unsellable house. Why’s this ducking mansion so hard to shift? Because there’s a GHOST in there and ZERO ducks.

Star: But there were some lovely swan shots!

Duck: I do love a good swan. *swoon*

Anyway, plot-wise, the pressure’s on because Anna can SEE Ruby the ghost, who’s been stuck in the place for a century or so and doesn’t want to leave. The old house feels like home to Ruby who also has the power to haunt the FLIPPERS off anyone who comes for a tour. How can Anna get Ruby out without making pond-slush of her realtor rep? Especially since there’s extra CAREER PRESSURE too? Well, not to give any pond-suck spoilers, but ultimately, Anna’s relationship with her ex Elliot (played by Chris McNally) holds the keys to a happy ending.

What she doesn’t expect is that she and Ruby have more in common than she bargained on. Also, there’s 1920’s dancing, which always does my flippers good!

Star: Oh, this film was FUNNY! And FUN! Not least because of a beak-to-flippers BRILLIANT performance from Madeleine Arthur as ghost Ruby. She was funny as DUCK, and as a duo, she and Julie Gonzalo (as Anna) really POPPED my potato. What chemistry!

Duck: And the romantic leads, Julie Gonzalo and Chris McNally had super ROMANTIC chemistry. This pair sizzled more than a duck-butt on safari.

Star: By which we mean, they REALLY sizzled.

Duck: Bingo! It was an unusual Hallmark movie though, wasn’t it, Star? I mean, I was so RAPT my feathers were pleasantly rippling like a cornfield in a spring breeze. On the other hand, it was a little like watching high theater—it would only take one little push for it to become a musical. That’s how super-ducking FRUITY it was!

Star: In screenplay terms, I feel the problem was with pacing. Not that the pace didn’t keep my duck-eyes glued to the duck-screen, but it’s more that the plot flew by too fast when it came to wrapping the story up. That said, it was SO DUCKING WORTH IT. I mean, I really wanted to give this one five flippers up just because of its SHEER ORIGINALITY and VIBRANCE. And in comedy terms, it was pondweed-perfect. A hard film to rate!

Duck: That’s why I had to do FIVE LAPS of the pond, just to make sure I couldn’t give 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost five stars. But as my large-and-sturdy flippers swept gracefully through the water, I realized that plot could have rippled along better. But can I say the name Madeleine Arthur one more time? Because she has more talent than a duck acrobat (a duckrobat) at a frog-swallowing contest.

Star: By which we mean she was VERY talented!

Duck: Super-ducking accurate. You’re getting better at duck-speak, Star!

Star: Thank you, kindly. How about diversity, Duck?

Duck: Pretty good. We had some racial diversity, including amongst the leads, but this movie was calling out for further diversity, I felt. Obviously, it could have done with a couple of screen-savvy ducks—what movie couldn’t?—but how about some LGBTQIA+ representation?

Star: It was the perfect venue for a couple of queers like yours truly.

Duck: Did you just mention a couple of beers, Star? Because I could really do with a Pondweed Lite.

Star: On that note, friends, thanks for joining! And please know that at the time of writing, you can watch 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost here:

Amazon Prime (via Hallmark Movies Now subscription)

Philo (via subscription)

Fubo (via free trial or subscription)

Featured image: Star snapped the photo as a screenshot from a cool review video on YouTube from Chatter Out Loud With Danielle, with thanks! Image as a whole was designed by Star Tavares.