2 Hearts

 

Even though Hollywood releases the vast majority of their inspirational films in the spring, for some reason--maybe because of covid or possibly because of the holidays coming up soon, they opted to release "2 Hearts" now to stir our heartstrings. 

For two couples, Chris (Jacob Elordi) and Samantha (Tiera Skovbye), and Jorge (Adan Canto) and Leslie (Radha Mitchell), the future unfolds in different decades and different places, but a hidden connection will bring them together in a way no one could have predicted. Based on an inspirational true story, this tale is a romantic journey that celebrates life, love and generosity of spirit, and challenges audiences to believe miracles can possibly happen. 

Others to round out the cast are Steve Bacic as Jose Bolivar, Jorge's father, Kari Matchett as Grace, Chris' mother, Tahmoh Penikett as Eric, Chris' father, Jordan Burtchett as Colin, a brother of Chris', Anthony Konechny as John, another brother of Chris', Mariessa Portelance as Dr. Porter and Neil Webb as surfer dude. 

This was effectively directed by Lance Hool ("Missing in Action 2: The Beginning" '85, "Steel Dawn" '87, "One Man's Hero" '99). Considering that the majority of Hool's experience is in the action genre, he was able to show us that he can pull our heartstrings with extracting the perfect emotions to bring the audience's empathy to the forefront. It was written by Robin U. Russin ("On Deadly Ground" '94) plus TV and a short, and Veronica Hool. This being based on a true story, it already obtained a very interesting premise, but as the storyline continued to unfold, it simply became choppy and convoluded in its continuity. This film having a 100 minute running time, it could've been a bit longer in order to explain how these two stories being from two decades could be connected. It truly had a difficult time in implementing this. The characters were well scripted in a way which created believability, and the music used was moving, but the script just needed more polish. These writers need to hone their talents more in TV.

Hollywood once again need to pony up the dough and hire writers that could've nailed this story. The best thing about this film is the message: love, connection, life and the cost it is to go through life and not realizing how much a person can help others. As mentioned prior, this has a great message, and this is what helped me through this.

Out of 4 Stars: 2.5                                         Rated: PG-13                                                     100mins.