‘Love of the Irish’ brings the Luck of the Irish to Hallmark+
Category: Television and Streaming
The latest original movie for the Hallmark+ streaming service combines a fun story with beautiful scenery. Love of the Irish was filmed in Ireland in the southern part of the country in County Cork, which is absolutely beautiful and provides a wonder backdrop for the two stories weaving through the film.
Shenae Grimes-Beech is Fiona, an aspiring ballet dancer who never gets a break. Her auditions prove she is a good dancer but her luck never holds when it comes to the final casting. She has moved back in with her parents while she figures out what her next move will be and while she is waiting for her big break. She insists she has bad luck and is absolutely tired of it!
Moira Kelly is Helen, Fiona’s mother who is keeping a secret. She was adopted, which is not the secret. She is hiding the fact that her birth mother has contacted her and Helen is apprehensive about responding.
After a disastrous audition, Fiona discovers her mom’s secret an urges her to get in touch with her birth mom, who happens to live in Ireland. Fiona surprises her mom with a mother/daughter trip to Ireland to search out the woman. It’s the perfect time for this trip as Fiona is unemployed, her father is out of town on business, and Helen’s antique shop is closed for a couple weeks for repairs.
Fiona and Helen book a quaint little cottage in an even quainter little village. It’s here where they hope to find MJ, Helen’s biological mother.
They meet Liam (Stephen Hagan) who own the local pub. Fiona and Liam get off to a rocky start but soon they forge a nice friendship. Fiona says she needs to find the Luck of the Irish because she has nothing but bad luck.
Liam leads her on a quest to find the luck, taking her to various locations and doing various tasks that local people do to improve their luck and cast out their dreams into the universe with hopefully good outcomes.
Fiona is a bit of a klutz. It’s cute to see her try to do some of the tasks with varying degrees of competence, or incompetence.
Meanwhile, they locate MJ who is a tour guide at an historical manor. It takes some time and courage but soon Helen makes herself known to MJ and their relationship begins with an emotional hug.
While Helen and MJ are bonding, so are Fiona and Liam. It seems Fiona’s bad luck has changed. She now has the luck of the Irish, and with Liam, she has the love of the Irish as well.
Fiona finally realizes what it is she wants from her life. It’s not dancing in Giselle or The Nutcracker. She found another outlet for her love of dance. She found her true professional calling in Ireland, and as a bonus, her personal future with Liam.
Love of the Irish is a nice little film with beautiful – and green – scenery. It’s streaming on Hallmark+.
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