Key to Love

2023

Action / Drama / Romance

4
IMDb Rating 5.7/10 10 359 359

hallmark movie

Plot summary

A bookstore owner starts an antagonistic relationship with a book cover model until an antique key found in a false book unlocks their romance.

Director

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Douglas Munro

Top cast

Corey Sevier Photo
Corey Sevier as Josh
Alicia Vita Jones Photo
Alicia Vita Jones as Samantha Hill
Anne Mueller Photo
Anne Mueller as Hairdresser
Cara Azevedo Photo
Cara Azevedo as Coffee shop townie
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by siouxspur 6 / 10

A UNIQUE STORY

This story is about a book cover model and architect, Josh (Corey Sevier) who comes to town as the heir to his grandfather's estate. And there is some shady business going on by the Estate Lawyers, Brittany and her father. Josh meets a bookstore owner, Samantha (Alicia Josipovic), who purchased books from the estate and finds a key in a false book that she gives to Josh, together they team up to search for the lock that the key opens. A review complained that the focus of the story was on the male lead, Josh, instead of the female lead, Samantha. However, I found this change different and refreshing, besides Corey is one of my favorite Hallmark actors. I loved the mystery and uniqueness of the plot, but I think the movie could have been improved by not focusing on silly unimportant details like Samantha walking around with ice cream on her nose, and Josh and Samantha playing dress up with clothes found in an old trunk. Instead there should have been more focus on the feelings and romance forming between Josh and Samantha and LESS of Brittany making an unsuccessful play for Josh. There was good chemistry between actors, Corey and Alicia. I felt the mystery of the key was too easily resolved and there should have been more intrigue and more details made of the "missing letters" and Josh's grandfather's past relationships. But overall, a pleasant and enjoyable movie.
Reviewed by Jackbv123 4 / 10

Childish

The acting is horrible, especially Sam's two employees. There are too many instances of rom/com cliches like those employees pushing her at Josh often and almost from the minute they saw him. Alicia Josipovic has both some good acting and poor. But for some reason I thought Corey Sevier was good as Josh. I really liked how upbeat he was.The script isn't much better, especially the dialogue. We have cardboard villains, Laurence Lawrence and Lauren Lawrence. Between them they seem to mention the "management company" in every other sentence. And more bad acting. Brian Martell as the dad character is the worst acting from beginning to end.Story content composition is odd. I thought Josh spent too much time with Lauren. It takes Josh and Sam well into the last half of the movie before they really started looking for what the key fits. Then when they do, the movie drags through knocking on wall panels and trying on fancy clothes and dancing. When moving from place to place at the mansion the two actually frolic, or at least Sam does.And the biggest script fail is the climax of the key mystery. There are a couple of things I hated about it but it is just too unbelievable that the most important part of it transpired how it did.I like Sevier and Alicia Josipovic together, despite the moments that were just a bit too silly, but I would have liked more screen time together.The network this appears on, the Great American Family network makes a big deal out of being family friendly. This movie is that. It actually mutes the bad qualities of the Lawrences. It seems like this movie was written by children at least partially for children.
Reviewed by hallmarkmov 4 / 10

So much potential and went horribly wrong

I don't know how they screwed up this movie. The concept was good, all the characters seemed like typical ones you would see in rom coms and yet after the first act it just goes downhill fast! Maybe because it seemed like the focus was going to be on the girl but turns out it's all about the guy? It seemed like the movie was a rip off of the lost city and this one is the lost key, but it doesn't have the charm of Sandra bullock and here the story drags on!!! A funny cover model for romance books, a struggling bookstore, evil lawyers that somehow sell the library before the guy gets his inheritance ? Shouldn't everything belong to the guy? How could they sell things when the terms of the will were not met as the letters didn't appear? The mystery of the key is overshadowed by dress ups, tea parties, endless iced tea, a random drunken night that seemed like it was a hook up with the villain but not? A photo album that for some reason is at the bookstore? I don't understand how the guy could be soooooo dumb after being played by the lawyer, being told by the bookstore girl that they are evil, and he hands them the box no questions? Wouldn't they rip up the letters if it was obviously laid out in the box? Also who did the grandfather marry who would be okay with him naming his favourite boat after an ex love? Isn't that a problem? I likely missed why the grandmother turned down the proposal as there was a lot of fast talking in that part as if it wasn't important yet other parts dragggggggggedddddd like it was an avatar sequel! Do we really need dress up time? Slow dancing? Black and white flashbacks? If the movie moved at a faster pace or if the two of them actually searched the house instead of him having a hang over and delusions it would have been more interesting. It was really boring and I should have just rewatched a Christmas in July movie.

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