THE PLOT THUS FAR
Firefighter lieutenant Dan Farrell (William Baldwin) is a widower and single dad who isn’t looking for love. But a few weeks before Valentine’s Day, his team responds to a fire at a local florist and he can’t help but notice the pretty owner, Kate (Natalie Brown). When he struggles to buy flower arrangements for the stations annual Valentine’s Day Firefighter’s Ball, Dan enlists Kate’s expertise and soon the two are spending lots of time getting to know each other. Inspired by his son Tyler’s (Christian Martyn) budding romance with another firefighter’s daughter, Dan starts to open up his own heart and even asks Kate to be his date to the ball. Just when he couldn’t be happier, Dan is faced with an expected emergency call: Kate’s ex, Gavin (James Thomas), has returned to win her back with a marriage proposal. Will Dan suit up to fight for love, or let the flame with Kate burn out?
WHAT WE THOUGHT
Natalie Brown is a florist who is unlucky in love. She’s getting setup with a fireman due to outside machinations. Stand back and watch as the sparks fly between these lovebirds. I’d be lying if I said that I haven’t seen far better material originate out of the Hallmark Channel. But, they know their audience and their audience likes the same material regurgitated into their homes while food cooks. Everyone laughs and chuckles, while the hipsters watch ironically. Somehow, a little part of me dies knowing that this has an audience while “Upstream Color” and “Computer Chess” struggles.
The DVD comes with no special features. The A/V Quality is on par for a TV movie. Still, I wish we would get more of these releases in HD. But, I guess physical media is dying. In the end, I’d recommend a purchase to the curious.
RELEASE DATE: 01/14/2014