As is typical with PixL movies, this has a lot more going on than the typical Hallmark. In this one we have 3 romances: Small (the dad and his housekeeper),medium (the black sidekick) and Large. Large being the main story of a spoiled entitled rich boy who falls for a hardworking EMT with her eye on medical school. Because of the juggling of 3 plot-lines, plus the getting into Medical school story, this story percolates along at quite a good pace and kept my interest. I must say this 2017 story was a bit ahead of its time. The worthy EMT was denied a place in med school once because she was jumped over by someone way down the waiting list because of his/her large donation to the school. She is understandably bitter about that. This plot point provides the conflict when she thinks rich boy did the same for her. it's a good thing Hallmark didn't make this one with their one time regular Lori Loughlin as a cast member.
Can't Buy My Love
2017
Family / Romance
Can't Buy My Love
2017
Family / Romance
Keywords: emt
Plot summary
Lilly, a hard working EMT, is only focused on her job and getting into medical school. So when wealthy slacker Jeff enters her life it throws her off course. At first, Lilly wants nothing to do with Jeff or his sense of entitlement and lack of direction. As she spends more time with him, she starts to realize that you can't always judge a book by its cover.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
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Small, Medium, and Large.
Predictible movies can be enjoyable
This story was absolutely predictable. Actually the story followed 3 couples and all of them were predictable.
The roommate's story was the old misunderstanding which I won't expand on, but you've seen it almost exactly many times.
I kind of enjoyed Rex and Veronica's story. It didn't occupy a lot of screen time but it was a nice story even if you knew it was coming.
With Lilly, I saw the source of the conflict as soon as...., well won't spoil that either, but it was obvious pretty early. Stupid me, I totally missed the source of the resolution even though it was pretty obvious too. Nevertheless, I enjoyed Lilly and Jeff together. Another reviewer said they were so natural and I think that was it.
My one complaint is when people like Lilly cut their nose off to spite their face because of what comes down to pride. There is a reason for the well known proverb: it's not what you know, it's who you know. It's not right, but it's life. She got dinged by it once, so accept it when what goes around comes around. It's not like she wasn't qualified and it happens a lot that the most qualified doesn't get the reward. Live with it when you get it. Or not - just whine about how unfair life is. This rant is a little harsh, but I get so tired of how many movies and books do this.
Nice cast elevates this rom com
The cast is likeable and attractive and should be familiar to some. Adelaide Kane of Reign is beautiful here. Nice to see her in modern clothes instead. Ben Hollingsworth plays a playboy who falls for a paramedic.
The playboy who finds the one who will set him on the straight and narrow isn't new but the story is cute without being annoying. The subplot about the friends is pretty obvious too.
Pixl movies generally use pretty and charismatic cast members, not like the occasional over the hill actors in Hallmark.
The requisite little drama near the end is handled in a less cliched manner than usual. For this type of movie better than average.