'Timeless Love' Review: Hallmark's perceptive love story defies logic but makes for a delightful watch
Spoilers for Hallmark's 'Timeless Love'
At some point in time, you would have woken up to a dream that almost feels like a reality, haven’t you? Everything you witness in real life seems surreal and you find yourself connecting the dots to make sense of a dream which merely existed for a few moments.
The protagonist Megan Murphy (Rachel Skarsten) in Hallmark's latest romantic drama 'Timeless Love' wakes up from a coma only to realize that the perfect life that she lived was nothing but a dream while she lay unconscious for nearly two months following a car crash. However, she believes in her dream a bit too much to only brush it off as imagination.
She struggles to put her life back on track as the imaginary husband Thomas (Brant Daugherty) and the two children she shared with him remain clearly embedded in her mind. When Megan agrees to take up a job to convince her constantly nagging parents, she meets the man of her dreams by landing a receptionist's job at his photo studio.
Thus begins Megan's persistent effort to make Thomas fall for her, despite knowing that he's in a relationship with his longterm girlfriend Natalie (Natalie Devine Riskas) Thomas even begins to think that Megan is mad as a hatter until he realizes she knows him in a way no one else does. When Thomas finds Megan’s hidden list of his likes and dislikes, like every normal human, he's creeped out by the latter’s knowledge of him and draws himself away.
The only person Megan hoped would understand her pushes her away. Will she ever be able to convince Thomas that they are meant to be? Well, you need to watch the movie to find it out yourself. Logic is tossed aside in 'Timeless Love' clearly. But what makes it watchable are the little moments of joy it has to offer through Megan’s perception of life.
It may not appeal to hardcore romantics but it's definitely worth a watch for its cheesy yet soothing love story which feels like it has been taken straight out of a storybook. There isn’t much a lot of tear-jerking drama, and that could also be a factor that makes ‘Timeless Love’ an interesting watch. 'Timeless Love', with many of its scenes filmed in lush greenery, pleases the eyes and the prime focus on Skarsten's character managed to keep your attention intact till the end.
Megan's fight against reality and watching her hold onto the last ray of hope makes you believe in magic and a pleasant ending fills your heart with hope. 'Timeless Love' premiered on June 14 on Hallmark.