This film is based on book one (of the same name) in a series written by Jamie McGuire. The books are hugely popular and come with a large following. This is the reason they are in my "to be read" stack. Not having read the books may be a blessing in disguise, if other reviews are to be believed. I went into this film blind and I enjoyed it at face value.
This is the story of Abby Abernathy, a child prodigy poker player whose gambling father Mick used her to bail him out of debt time and time again (even though it is illegal for minors to gamble), until Abby runs away to college where she wants to have a drama (or crazy) free experience. She goes to the same college in California as her best friend America, which is how she meets America's boyfriend Shepley along with his bad boy cousin Travis Maddox. Travis is a ufc style cage fighter and after the two (Abby and Travis) make a bet, Abby ends up living with Travis and Shepley for 30 days.
I love a good hate to love romance and a good girl with bad boy romance, so this was right up my alley. I enjoyed it for what it was and thought the leads had great chemistry together (even though the first sex scene in Vegas was a bit awkward...as was Travis flexing and practicing what he should say to Abby). The humor was fun and on point...including the photo montage at the end.
I think if you are a fan of the romantic genre and haven't read the books that you will enjoy this film and based on that I highly recommend it to romantics out there. Also of note, Being a massive Silk Stalkings fan (I watched it with my roommate in college!) and an even bigger Rob Estes fan, I loved seeing him with a role in this film. I also really enjoyed seeing Autumn Reeser outside of a hallmark film.
This is the story of Abby Abernathy, a child prodigy poker player whose gambling father Mick used her to bail him out of debt time and time again (even though it is illegal for minors to gamble), until Abby runs away to college where she wants to have a drama (or crazy) free experience. She goes to the same college in California as her best friend America, which is how she meets America's boyfriend Shepley along with his bad boy cousin Travis Maddox. Travis is a ufc style cage fighter and after the two (Abby and Travis) make a bet, Abby ends up living with Travis and Shepley for 30 days.
I love a good hate to love romance and a good girl with bad boy romance, so this was right up my alley. I enjoyed it for what it was and thought the leads had great chemistry together (even though the first sex scene in Vegas was a bit awkward...as was Travis flexing and practicing what he should say to Abby). The humor was fun and on point...including the photo montage at the end.
I think if you are a fan of the romantic genre and haven't read the books that you will enjoy this film and based on that I highly recommend it to romantics out there. Also of note, Being a massive Silk Stalkings fan (I watched it with my roommate in college!) and an even bigger Rob Estes fan, I loved seeing him with a role in this film. I also really enjoyed seeing Autumn Reeser outside of a hallmark film.