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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I don’t normally watch the Movies and Mysteries premieres, because they’re late at night on a work night. I know that sounds pathetic, but I need my sleep and I don’t have a DVR or anything like that. I know, it’s surprising someone doesn’t have one these days, but I’m pretty cheap with spending money on media services. Anyhow, Monday is a holiday and I don’t work! So, I put this movie on tonight and boy am I glad I did! 1,000,000% yes to this movie! Here’s a quick recap and my full two cents. 😉
Quick Recap
Lily works for a museum that receives a donated painting. When her and her coworkers open the painting, they discover it’s a painting of her. Not just a doppelganger, but it’s actually her. Wanting to discover the story behind the painting (and hoping to find Lily a husband), Lily’s boss sends her to Ireland to find out the truth about the painting.
My Two Cents
OMG! I was a puddle of goo watching this movie. I LOVE FATE ROMANCES. Add a bit of mystical magic and Ireland and I’m ALL IN. Let’s dive into this fate romance 😁
It kills my heart when someone doesn’t believe in soul mates. I feel like if you don’t believe, it’s because you haven’t found yours. I could see how it would be hard to believe in something you haven’t felt. I have faith, so I’m a believer. I could also understand Lily being mad with fate at taking away her first husband.
Then she met William. What did you think of the meet cute?! Not the run off the road meet cute, but the one where they meet face to face. Did you see the way William looked at Lily? I just about died. That’s true love. That’s when William realized why he was having dreams about a woman he’s never met.
I gotta say, if you aren’t use to Irish brogue, you might struggle sometimes. The movie does a pretty good job of explaining most of the unfamiliar words, but I’m glad I’ve read a lot of Irish romance books. It definitely helped!
I loved Lily and William going around Ireland looking for the person who sent the picture. I loved even more when they found him and the story he had about it. I cried a little. Maybe a lot, but hey, it’s was super sweet.
Definitely keep some tissues on hand. Maybe I’m super emotional tonight or maybe this was tear provoking movie. It caught me a few times.
If you have the opportunity, definitely watch this movie. I loved pretty much every part of it. Including Lily’s boss and coworkers and the fact that Lily knew how to sign so she could speak with her deaf coworker. Honestly, I loved it all. I really wish this had been the Hallmark Channel premiere last night. I would have enjoyed it a lot more.
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So I recorded the movie and then accidentally deleted it before I was able to even see what the whole back story was about how the picture came about and miss the ending as well! I was so sad! Can you explain what happened and how the picture came to be?
Oh no! That’s sad! I’m sorry you missed it! William painted the painting. I think he threw it out, but his sister “rescued” it and I think she donated it. I forget how the old man became in possession of it, but him and his wife did. Maybe someone else remembers exactly how that part happened. The old man and his wife had traveled to the US and visited several museums. When the man’s wife died, he donated the painting to the museum that was their favorite during their travels, which just happened to be the museum where Lily worked.
Loved it as well. Especially all the Irish.
I think most of the best ones this year we’re on Movies and Mysteries actually! Hopefully you have a chance to catch a few of them on replay 🙂
I hope so too! In the past I haven’t been a fan of them, so I mostly ignored that channel, but lately I have enjoyed them quite a bit!