Product Description

A romantic comedy, This Matter of Marriage is the story of career women Hallie Mitchell (Leslie Hope, Never Back Down) and Donnalee Crawford (Sherry Miller TV's Queer as Folk) and - after years of putting their architectural firm first - their return to the nerve-racking world of dating. When a newly single and sexy man moves into Hallie's neighborhood and Donnalee gives video dating a try, they find that balancing love and career is no easy task, and that love can be found in the simplest places: sometimes, right next door.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #56282 in DVD
• Brand: PLATINUM DISC LLC
• Released on: 2009-01-20
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 95 minutes

Customer Reviews

A Disappointment
2.5 stars

Hallie Mitchell and her partner, Donnalee Crawford, are both architects of their own company. After meeting a college crush, Hallie realized she was missing something in her life. A family. Donnalee and Hallie both take up a video dating service. While this was happening, Hallie's new neighbor, Steve, just moved in next door. Steve, recently separated from his wife, was raising his daughter alone. And due to some water pressure problems, they were constantly running into each other homes and becoming friends and maybe something more.

Can anyone say "disappointment"? This is my third foray into the Harlequin Movie series. (The first being "At the Midnight Hour" and second being, "Leopard in the Snow". Btw, good books and decent movies.) According to the summary, I thought it would be a cute romantic comedy about the pitfalls of video dating and with the story written by Debbie Macomber, how can I lose? The movie started off really well. It was charming, funny, and witty. Then everything went downhill after Hallie's second date. It was becoming more sad and serious than funny and light. And I didn't think too highly of Hallie. Both times that she was serious about a relationship, the guys were in the process of separating/divorcing from their wives. The movie was kind of depressing when it comes to the dating scene and marriage. Other than that, everything else was done very well. The acting was very good. This is a pretty clean romance with a few kissing and eluded scenes except for the very end. Which I knew was coming, but I wasn't really prepared for it. It was a nudity scene that even I wasn't comfortable with. So, I just skipped through that. There are no extras on this DVD. And on a side note, I don't know why the secondary characters are on the cover and not the actual main couple.

Honestly, I would not have bought this movie but the price got me.

Unfortunately, Reality
Sadly, this movie depicts what is really going on with relationships out there in the real world.
With a wonderful marriage of nearly 4 decades I would love to believe there are more happily ever afters.
But, I see too many broken relationships among family, friends, and neighbors. I thought it was wise to show
that when you date someone you don't know well enough it could get nasty, possibly even violent.
If you want a feel good movie I don't think this will be for you, even though it has moments of humor.
But, maybe it will show some people considering divorce how many others can be hurt by their decisions, especially children.