Aside from the scenery of Malta, which was beautiful, perhaps the best thing about this first attempt by Hallmark to feature a gay main character was that it wasn't overdone or shoved down the viewers' throats ... it was done very well. Henri and Julian's relationship was lovely, and wonderfully woven into the story, it didn't shout "look at us we're gay." Jeremy Jordan did a marvelous job in the dual role of Julian and Josh. He was great in playing each character, so much so, that the question popped into my head -- hmmm, I wonder if the actor in real life is gay or straight? Which just goes to show you that a straight person CAN play a gay character and vice verse if they are good at their art. I thought Jordan was fabulous and hope he is used in more Hallmark movies.
Now ... the plot(s) itself. We've seen all of them before, and in this case, there were too many things going on. What was the point of the Meg-and-her-father conflict? It was minimal and didn't really seem to do anything for the movie overall. I'm not a huge fan of Jessica Lowndes having seen her in other Hallmark movies, but in this one, her acting was even more stiff and unnatural. Also, Meg knew Julian was married and gay, wouldn't she have questioned why he seemed to be attracted to her?
Now ... the plot(s) itself. We've seen all of them before, and in this case, there were too many things going on. What was the point of the Meg-and-her-father conflict? It was minimal and didn't really seem to do anything for the movie overall. I'm not a huge fan of Jessica Lowndes having seen her in other Hallmark movies, but in this one, her acting was even more stiff and unnatural. Also, Meg knew Julian was married and gay, wouldn't she have questioned why he seemed to be attracted to her?