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Butlers in Love Part 2
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Reviews for Butlers in Love Part 2
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Initial Critique of 'Butler's in Love, Part 2'
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Butler's in Love, Part 2. 3 out of 10 stars.
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So many things wrong. I thought the idea of Butler School might make for a good story.
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But there were so many things that were just wrong with the story.
Plot Inconsistencies and Character Credibility
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How can these people who were so supposedly selected to this very prestigious school harder to get into than law school, be so slack and ill-prepared.
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How would this school not expect them to already know the basics?
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How can someone supposedly be so diligent about going for her dream job and know so little about its reality?
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and then be so easily distracted,
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etc.
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All this makes it hard to care that much about the characters.
Acting vs. Story: The Blame Game
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The acting was fine.
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I would be happy to try another movie with the same actors since it was not the acting that caused me to give low rating.
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Three out of ten stars. Painful to watch.
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I am a lover of Hallmark, but this was awful.
Why This Hallmark Movie Fails
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It started badly, then progressively got worse.
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The mother looked the same age as the daughter.
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A course in butlering that takes weeks.
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And this is a Hallmark movie. What romance! One of the worst Hallmark features I've seen.
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Three out of ten stars.
Character Skills and Aspirations Questioned
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ridiculous main character was so unskilled.
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Why would you have a person that desired to be a butler her entire life Be so horrible and not know anything about the job.
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Started out that she looked like she had practiced her entire life. And once she got there, she was just a bumbling idiot.
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Had no desire to even finish the movie.
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Three out of ten stars.
Clichéd Themes and Predictable Endings
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Boring.
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The casting was good. It is family friendly. It is absent of woke.
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which is an improvement for Hallmark.
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It has no other redeeming qualities having an overused theme of follow your dream no matter what.
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i found it rather boring and a waste of time to watch.
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Three stars.
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Three out of ten stars. Awful ending. It's as if the writers of the final two scenes didn't watch the first 90% of the movie.
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They undermined it all with how they concluded the story.
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Without the inconsistent ending, the movie probably would be a pleasant watch.
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Maybe a five out of ten. It was pretty dull either way.
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Though there were some nice scenes and of really fun, likable lead actress.
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Five out of ten stars.
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Ridiculous to...
Disappointment Despite Star Power
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Boring. i don't usually review Hallmark movies, but I was looking forward to this one because of Maxwell Caulfield.
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I'm sorry to say this one was a disappointment.
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The first half was just ridiculous with all the silliness and careless mistakes being made by Emma.
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especially since she'd supposedly prepared for the butler training for years.
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Then add to that the irritating arrogance of Henry. Henry.
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I almost stopped watching. But I pushed on through and was hopeful once these two characters started helping each other.
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But either because of lack of chemistry or just bad dialogue and writing, it was boring, and I just didn't care.
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I knew they'd end up together, and change. that he'd get his career change
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But there really was no climax and no fun in the ending.
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Oh, and Maxwell was wasted here.
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His character wasn't likable, and his dialogue was boring as well.
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I love some Hallmark movies, but this one? just
Critique of Plot Devices and Character Dynamics
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no. of 10 stars.
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five of ten stars
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Stick past the beginning. I really didn't want to watch this.
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Only my compulsive side to complete everything had me give it a try since it was on my DVR list.
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My first impression was that both Walker and Emma were too disruptive and with the personality to go with it.
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I wouldn't think either should have survived to the first commercial.
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Perhaps concentrating on your work and not debating with other students will help you not burn down the matter.
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Henry's obnoxious arrogance really made it hard to get to the second commercial.
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It ticked me off even more that Emma gets blamed for Henry grabbing her bottle.
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And that's the point where Henry's personality changes 100% under minute. Which...
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her sin an under a minute
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which is a plot device I hate in this genre movie.
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Emma has a positive and energetic personality, and yet the first 40% so of the movie is depressing
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There are brief interactions between the leads, but to that point, they don't have much connection.
Is 'Butler's in Love' a Parody?
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i have wondered if this movie is meant to be a tribute to buttling or a parody.
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The latter idea was reinforced by when Emma thought she could change Henry's attitude with that lame movie
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Emma's dedication is even more mystifying after Henry's speech about the time requirement of the profession.
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Why would a vivacious young lady like Emma, sacrifice her entire life like that?
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One day off in a year? That was significant. point was significant From that point on, the positive aspects of both Leeds' personalities,
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especially Emma's, starts to come out.
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And Stacey Farber, as Emma, paints a really appealing character.
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The story seems unusual. The ending is interesting.
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Some of it was predictable. Some of it was a surprise.
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Some of it, I'm not exactly sure what happened.
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If you stick with it, it's really not that bad.
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Six out of ten stars.
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Being butler is a bewildering business.
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At an exclusive butler ah academy, a young woman...
Accuracy of Butler Skills Depiction
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who has always aspired to be a butler, at first conflict conflicts with and then befriends a young man
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who comes from a long line of butlers, but wants to do something else with his life.
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According to this film, all butlers need to know is where to put the fish fork and the salad fork, know which wine goes best with beef wellington,
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and be able to carry four dishes at once. Are butlers not allowed to use trays?
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There aren't that many butlers in the world, and I certainly don't know any, but I have this odd feeling that this is not a completely accurate reflection of reality.
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If you're going to enjoy this film, focus on the interactions between the two leads, played by Farber and Kot.
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After rough start, they become friends.
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Their interactions actually seems somewhat realistic, and when they beat begin to be romantically interested in each other, it kind of flows naturally.
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Oddly, The focus of the film is not really their relationship, but the idea of pursuing your dream and being flexible about that dream.
A Lighthearted Viewing Experience
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And it's appealing to see how Farber really tries to help and support the character played by Kot and vice versa.
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So, it's a nice, pleasant, non-stressful film. And such films do have their place.
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Six out of stars...
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These butlers didn't do it for me.
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I was very favorably disposed to liking this one.
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I loved the setting.
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Butler School. How unusual.
Potential vs. Plot Constraints in Story Development
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I look at a lot of shows that have butlers.
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And loved the fresh-faced, youthful, girl-next-door looks of the female lead.
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The guy was pretty cute as well.
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It started off pretty good with a beautiful setting, interesting factoids,
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and elements involving behind the scenes of being a butler.
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The main started off as an entitled snooty jerk, which was promising in that was drawn in by the story behind that.
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and anticipation of a nice character arc.
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When it was revealed, what accounted for his attitude all was forgiven.
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The rest of the story was okay.
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Maxwell Caulfield, playing the head of the school, paired the two leads together to help both of them.
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Emma, despite her lifelong dream of being a butler, was flunking out.
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But she had the commitment and passion for the job which Henry lacked.
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They helped each other and fell in love.
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Unfortunately, it ended with a whimper. Emma, thanks to Henry, graduated near the top of her class and earned the sought-after letter of recommendation needed to secure the position of her dreams.
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Thanks also to the help of Henry's parents, she was happily ensconced on an estate in Scotland.
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Serving the type of society, movers and shakers, she had dreamed of doing all of her life.
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It was the fantasy opportunity of a lifetime.
Unrealistic Ending and Its Implications
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And then she quits.
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The job was everything she was told time and time it would be.
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Nothing bad or even surprising happened.
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So much for passion commitment.
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What a flake!
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It was for no other reason than the writers not being able to get her back together with Henry for the happy ending.
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They wrote themselves into corner.
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They end up working together in a hotel, I think, somewhere and making out on the job in full view of the public.
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so much for appropriate behavior. It was a bad head message to send to young girls who dream big and work hard.
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Well, hopefully, by now, you're already dreaming big. But if not, please stick around and we'll do another