
Today, Fiona Harper tells about a film she watched on the plane to New York en route to the RWA national conference, and why she was surprised and intrigued enough to watch it again when she got home...

Sometimes the tiniest events in our lives can have far-reaching consequences - a man gets stuck in traffic and is late for a date. His date won't have anything to do with him after that and instead of falling in love and getting married, they both end up going their seperate ways and meeting completely different people. All because of a traffic jam. But is that traffic jam a quirk of fate, or someone upstairs making sure we end up living our lives the way they are supposed to be lived?


I'm not sure I totally bought into the fantasy aspect of the film. There were times it worked for me and times it didn't. But the love story? That, I bought into wholeheartedly. Matt Damon and Emily Blunt give great performances and there is definite chemistry between them. I believed they right for each other from the moment they met. And this is where a lot of love

Fiona's latest book, Swept Off Her Stillettos, will be out in August in the UK (Mills & Boon RIVA) and September in North America (Harlequin Romance)

Meanwhile Coreen's best friend Adam Conrad has his own plans for the weekend... And one moonlit kiss later Coreen's blinkers fall from her eyes. Adam is the only man who knows the girl underneath the skyscraper heels and scarlet lipstick. But is she brave enough to invite him to kiss it off any time he likes...?
Rats, Fi, I was planning to do this for my next Friday slot! I saw it this weekend and really enjoyed it - and your review is pretty much the same as mine would've been (except all the fantasy stuff worked for me because I'm a secret SF nerd). Great film and I'd recommend it highly, too.
ReplyDeleteAw, sorry, Kate! And the fantasy element did work for me, but I wasn't completely swept away with it (and I wanted to be).
ReplyDeleteNow want to buy the DVD (just released) so I can listen to the commentary and watch the featurette on Emily Blunt's dance training for the role - she was really impressive.