Although the acting was Subpar at times it was still very good. James Welch Henderson Arkansas 9/10/21.
What I Did for Love
2006
Action / Drama / Romance
What I Did for Love
2006
Action / Drama / Romance
Plot summary
Call him a city slicker. Call him a tenderfoot. But don't call him a member of the family--yet. Rising L.A. lawyer James White is going home for the holidays with his fiancée, Sadie Ryder, to finally meet her family in rural Pine Gap. After blundering through a bad first impression, James attempts to win over Sadie's lawyer-loathing father Karl by pretending to be a horse-riding, hay-baling, game-hunting, seasoned square dancer. But a pair of worn jeans and a ten-gallon hat don't make a cowboy, and it's going to take more than mere posturing to charm Mr. Ryder...in fact, it just may take a miracle.
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What I did was enjoy this romantic drama, you will, too, I believe
James (handsome Jeremy London) is a rising attorney in the Los Angeles area. Lucky for him, too, is that he has been dating the woman of his dreams, Sadie (beautiful Dorie Barton) and she is his professional equal, being a physician. As they are decorating a Christmas tree, James pulls out a little velvet box and gets down on his knee. Sadie is happy. However, since James has never met her family, she suggests they go to her home in the Rockies for the holidays. Fine, thinks James. But, trouble starts immediately after they arrive. To begin, the relatives all think James is a doofus and a city slicker, since he doesn't know how to ride, shoot or stay away from cooking. Most ornery of all is Sadie's dad, Karl (the wonderfully gravel-voiced James Gammon). He seems to merit a bit of slack, however, since he is a fairly recent widower. Then, James always seems to say the wrong thing, setting teeth to grinding. Most troubling of all, there is some dispute between the ranchers and the Bureau of Land Management and James, being a legal expert, wants to play go-between, which outrages Karl. Will they all be able to accept James as a permanent member of the family? This is a lovely film with glowing scenery from Wyoming or such. Makes one want to get the next ticket to the nearest ranch. Also, the cast is wonderful, with Sally Struthers making an appearance as an aunt and the rest of the supporting cast complimenting the two leads in fine fashion. If you are a romantic at heart and love a mix of comedy and drama, you will enjoy this little charmer.
What I Did for Love-Wouldn't You ***
He is a high powered attorney being offered a 6 figure partnership in an esteemed firm. She is an M.D. They've got it all but does that all change when he goes to meet her family. The latter live in a small western town and are made up of a father, who acts like John Wayne, and his 3 adult non-attending college sons who are cowboys just like their widowed father. Obviously, the father takes an immediate dislike to our hero and a series of snafus by him certainly does not help the situation.
As a single aunt, Sally Struthers has certainly put on a ton of weight since her "All in the Family" days.
Naturally, there is the M.D.'s western beau who will resort to anything to discredit our attorney.
The ending is typical Hallmark where all come together to praise our hero, even his competition for his beloved.