The Dating Coach

A small budget movie about a shy accountant who gets taught about dating. Thought the acting, especially from the the leads was very good and more importantly believable and the plot, whilst not original, was charming. It ticked the right boxes for me.

How To Fall In Love is a TV romantic comedy about a nerdy man named Harold (Eric Mabius)who as a teen was rejected by a girl who he invite to go to the prom with. Fast forward a few years later and his now a grown up man who has no girlfriend and hasn't met the girl who he had a crush on since then. He works as an Accountant and is very shy. But when he meets the girl that he invited to the prom when he was a teenager she decides to help him out by becoming his dating coach and giving him a makeover where his transformed from nerdy to handsome. Will Harold get the girl in the end and ooze with confidence? Overall as I said in the title of this review I could have sworn I seen this before somewhere. I think it was Geek Charming where a nerdy guy has to film a popular girl and the popular girl gives the nerdy guy a makeover and falls in love with him. Here (spoiler alert) same thing only its adults not teenagers. Keep an eye out for an unrecognizable Kathy Najamy from The Wedding Planner and Rat Race as a waitress who works for Annie(Brooke D'Orsay's character who rejected the guy she helps out as a dating coach for Harold) Verdict: Predicatable

I thought both actors did a great job. They also had great chemistry. The male lead role did a great job maintaining the same character even with his new taught confidence and skills, he was very believable and very likable. The storyline has deep real life issues more than just a guy with low self-esteem. The lead female has lessons to learn as well. I enjoyed the sisters realizations. This movie was very well written and kept my interest and focus from beginning to end. Loved it!

Okay so this is by no means a blockbuster romantic film such as Titanic but what it does do is keep a viewers interest with the introvert and quirky amateur photographer Harold White (Eric Mobius) who had his teenage heart broken by the love of his life Annie Hayes (Brooke D'Orsay) at their high school prom dance more than a decade ago. Harold White finds Annie Hayes working in a coffee shop and enlists her help in getting over his shyness with women so that he can eventually woo a woman and confidently engage her with conversation without losing his voice or thought pattern. Instead what the adult student Harold White realizes is that he is not quite over the heartbreak he felt more than a dozen years earlier as he continues to receive courtship lessons from his teenage love Annie Hayes. Annie on the other hand also starts having deep feelings for Harold and tries hard to get him over with his relationship ineptness by giving him a series of lessons in love and dating. This is definitely a Hallmark made for TV film, so don't expect too much other than a little bit of comfort food which is what Mrs. Shullivan and I enjoyed and needed during the Corona Virus 19 pandemic lockdown. It is warm, loving, and with a happy ending for Harold and Annie. I give it a 7 out of 10 rating on the Hallmark made for TV scale.

While you know from the very beginning how this will end, it was great to watch it play out! The cast was so talented and acted so well. It had tons of funny moments as well as all the sweet ones.