The More Love Grows
2023
Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance

The More Love Grows
2023
Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Plot summary
When Helen’s husband unexpectedly asks for a separation just after they’ve dropped off their daughter at college, she struggles to navigate her new-found single status. Thanks to a stray dog who enters her life and the friendship of a helpful veterinarian, Helen rediscovers her strength and begins to forge a new path.
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wish I could have liked it more
Not bad, not great
This is not a bad movie, and it's different in a way because it shows separation and divorce. I've never seen this area of life explored in a hallmark movie before.
If you like dogs, it's a good picture for you. Lead actress does a good job, as she normally does in one of her movies. A little dog also does a great job, he is very believable.
It moves along, rather slowly, as most Hallmark movies do. Wife is totally surprised by husband's request for separation and divorce.
Husband does not appear to be a jerk, however, everything he's doing shows he is is a Butthead. But that's a part of the plot.
Of course, she meets a handsome veterinarian, who is in the middle of his second career. She's not in the profession she wants to be, but it's what was easy and convenient to raise a child at home.
The subplot is her daughter going way to college, and winding up with a roommate that wants to do nothing but party. All she wants to do is study.
Very strong message of motherly love.
Elmer, the dog, hates conflict, and when there is conflict, he runs away.
This is not a movie about fixing a marriage, it's about doing what makes you feel good.
Hallmark steps outside its box
7.4 stars.
It's very rare for Hallmark to give us a story centered around an actual divorce that is in the works rather than a retroactive one, or the usual death of a spouse.
In this case we have a film starting out seemingly normal, but we know something has to go wrong, because the husband is a chump and the leading female is obviously not feeling normal as a housewife of sorts. From there we see the transformation of a woman who is blindsided by the news that husband is unhappy with the marriage. But is she really surprised?
This film is mostly unfinished in a sense, but the story is fully told. The leading male/love interest's role is half developed, the husband is a ghost of a character, and the daughter is only secondary; so we miss out on anything coming to fruition. The leading female is uncertain of herself which wasn't explored correctly. Therefore, 'The More Love Grows' is not a completely fulfilling experience. But I still enjoyed it because the acting is great and the flow and dialogue are satisfying. Hard to explain, but this is actually an entertaining movie (the dog helped).