How to Fall in Love
How to Fall in Love
| 21 July 2012 (USA)
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An accountant, who never quite grew out of his awkward teenage years, finds himself with a dating coach - she happens to be his high school crush as well. Thanks to his coach, he gets a pretty woman he has his sights on for some time, but realizes they are incompatible. Meanwhile, his dating lessons with his teenage crush reawaken old feelings. Not realizing the feelings are mutual, he finds himself unable to act on them due to his fear of being rejected by the one he truly loves.

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lisafordeay

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

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JLRMovieReviews

Eric Mabius liked Brooke D'Orsay in high school but she never knew how much. Present day: He has no girl and no style. Feeling insecure, he's now shy and has nobody to love. A friend of his tells him about a dating coach, but that experience was terrible. He meets Brooke, when she's waitressing, but who's really an event planner and without a job currently. Long story short, you know what happens. She helps him with his approach to women and insecurity, all the while she's.... This may be predictable fluff, but it's so sweet, special, and real, that it spoke to me and I really, really enjoyed it. Katky Najimy gives great support as another waitress and friend to Brooke. And, the rivalries and feelings between Brooke and sister were handled very well. This is the kind of film you watch sick in bed, a feelgood movie for all romantics, or just anyone who likes sweet films.

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conleytgwinn

An enthusiastic 8! I AM that nerd, and I recognized each step of my own growth in the lessons of Brooke for Eric. When I finally met my eventual wife, the script covers why and how we fell in love. No lessons though on the four kids, the 45 years, and other significances that follow. Perhaps Hallmark has more to teach me? Brooke is not as beautiful as many Hallmark female leads, and the nerdish character of Eric is initially off-putting, so I dialed back my expectations after meeting the leads. However, the script drew me back as I saw my own awakening replayed and the growth of the characters to parallel my own self-awareness. I recommend this movie,and guys - even if no one elbows your ribs, you could do worse than to pay attention. Do not just tell everyone what you learned - SHOW them!

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edwagreen

He was a social retardant from his high school years. 20 years later, he's an accountant and photographer, but his social life is still going nowhere. Why? The guy lacks confidence.He meets a girl he went out with in his freshman high school year and she takes on the task of teaching him how to be himself. Of course, the plot itself is how these two people come to fall in love.Kathy Najimy is given little to do here as a waitress working in the same restaurant as our heroine.This is another Hallmark story of people finding out about themselves. It is basically a story of confidence and asserting oneself, handled very well.

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