Candace does a lot of these parts where she is arrogant and self-centered at the start and later turns into the all-American sweetheart. In this movie she changes personality 180 degrees in 3 days, although something made me think that she served four days, but maybe she had one of those days off. She was basically a witch for almost half the movie.
The short time frame for the story, and spending so much of the screen time with Candace being a jerk, it was hard for her and Trevor St. John to build any chemistry. Given more screen time, it would have been there, but the way the movie played, there wasn't enough of it. Which begs the question(s). What did Lucas see in Lisa and vice versa?
I try to avoid commenting on actors' appearances unless it's bad makeup, but I think it's fair to say that Candace looked absolutely stunning in that dress. That dress cost more than a couple of house calls.
Something occurred to me that Lucas' repeated comeback to "you must think you're pretty smart?" "Just average for a country boy." This could be an insult country vs. The city.
There is a religious element in the story, but mostly it's about unselfish service. The court case about the cross reflected pretty typical attitudes on both sides. Obviously one person being offended should outweigh a resounding majority consisting of hundreds of other people who actually live in the town. Cancel culture was building before most people gave it a name.
Take away that court case, and there isn't much story. Candace did another TV movie only a year later where she was a young doctor exiled to a remote small town (this time in Alaska).
The cute kid helps, but not enough.
As one reviewer said (paraphrased) the movie it's horrible, but it isn't that good.
The short time frame for the story, and spending so much of the screen time with Candace being a jerk, it was hard for her and Trevor St. John to build any chemistry. Given more screen time, it would have been there, but the way the movie played, there wasn't enough of it. Which begs the question(s). What did Lucas see in Lisa and vice versa?
I try to avoid commenting on actors' appearances unless it's bad makeup, but I think it's fair to say that Candace looked absolutely stunning in that dress. That dress cost more than a couple of house calls.
Something occurred to me that Lucas' repeated comeback to "you must think you're pretty smart?" "Just average for a country boy." This could be an insult country vs. The city.
There is a religious element in the story, but mostly it's about unselfish service. The court case about the cross reflected pretty typical attitudes on both sides. Obviously one person being offended should outweigh a resounding majority consisting of hundreds of other people who actually live in the town. Cancel culture was building before most people gave it a name.
Take away that court case, and there isn't much story. Candace did another TV movie only a year later where she was a young doctor exiled to a remote small town (this time in Alaska).
The cute kid helps, but not enough.
As one reviewer said (paraphrased) the movie it's horrible, but it isn't that good.