She returns home after breaking up with her boyfriend. He lives next door. The 2 mothers never got along. The two fall in love and after 7 months, he pops the question. The moms start talking so as to make an all-out wedding. The lovers are overwhelmed and postpone the wedding.
This is so predictable. Anyone could have written the script. Any chances to make something out of this cliché ridden script is mired by the obvious.
With Patty Duke and other very good supporting cast members, this film really fails to convey any excitement. O yes, the lovers really wanted a beach-front wedding. What else is new?
Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door
2006
Action / Comedy
Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door
2006
Action / Comedy
Keywords: family reunionhalloween party
Plot summary
The Connollys and the Lucases have long lived next door to each other on Catalina Island. Bridget Connolly and Betsy Lucas have hated each other for as long in both being A-type personalities, while their respective husbands, James Connolly and Frank Lucas, have been golf buddies behind their wives' backs and have done nothing to help resolve their wives' dispute in fearing that if that anger is lost, it will just get redirected to them. Things get more complicated when their respective early thirty-something offspring, schoolteacher Theresa Connolly who has just moved back to Los Angeles after a break-up with her boyfriend of five years in Seattle, and Los Angeles based pilot Mark Lucas, reconnect. While they were not friends when they were growing up next door to each other partly because of their mothers' feud and partly because of the few year age gap between them, they are immediately attracted to each other this second time around. That attraction moves into dating - they each navigating their feelings with the help (or hindrance) of their best friends, Angela and Roger respectively, including what to do about their mothers, who they ultimately decide not to tell about their dating status until it becomes serious. When that time does come, and it does, their mothers' reactions and actions may threaten Theresa and James' relationship in its entirety despite what they have being true love.
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Falling in Love/Girl Next Door-Predictable in the Neighborhood **1/2
What you can do with a movie if you work on it, Falling in love with the girl next door
I was just channel surfing one night and there was nothing on to watch.
I came across the Hallmark Channel and Falling in love with the Girl Next Door was on, so I thought "why not".
I was impress with this movie.
I was never bored with this movie.
The story kept my attention and the acting was great.
The Hallmark Channel really plays some good movies.
Falling In Love With The Girl Next Door was such a well done movie.
Overall if you're looking for a movie with a new type of story there this movie is for you.
I give Falling In Love With The Girl Next Door 10 out of 10.
Excellent movie.
Great Scenery, Great Actors, Valentine's Story
"Falling In Love With The Girl Next Door" is definitely worth watching just to see the scenery of beautiful Catalina Island. You do get to see quite a bit of the real island in this show, and nothing is really 'faked' there - as many TV shows tend to distort the actual area where they're filmed. Quite a line-up of talent too. Patty Duke, Shelly Long, Patrick Duffy and Bruce Boxlietner all do well. Story line is a little on the weak side, but it's still cute nonetheless. It's a good Valentine's Day story, and okay as a TV movie, but not Emmy-award winning material by any means. The lead actress is quite good and I look forward to seeing her in future movies. Overall, a good movie to watch on a winter's day. Story is a little predictable, so I won't tell you any more about it, other than you'll have to watch it for yourself.