Love Under the Stars

Of all the Hallmark romances I have watched so far, this is my favorite. It is a sweet story.

Becca (Ashleigh Newbrough) is a fun-loving college student who seems to drift through life, never finishing anything. She forms a friendship with a young girl, Emily (Jaeda Lily Miller), whose widowed father, Nate (Wes Brown), has no idea how to bring Emily out of her reserved, withdrawn depression.

This is a character-driven story, but the dialogue is touching and the plot offers some wonderful moments. All three leads shine in their performances--- especially the two ladies, who rise above the usual characterizations in Hallmark films.

There is one disappointingly familiar plot twist near the end that pulled me out of the story, but that moment passes quickly and the ending is very satisfying.