Actors Tyler Hynes and Rhiannon Fish delight in their new Hallmark movie “A Picture of Her.”
Michael Robison did a noteworthy job with this film’s direction. Donald Davenport and Jeff Wood were responsible for the screenplay. The plot is engaging and the audience is bound to find it resonant and relatable to a certain extent.
In this movie, Beth (Rhiannon Fish) works on her dad’s salmon boat, harbored in a picturesque fishing village in the pacific northwest. When her Aunt Dody (Samantha Ferris) breaks her leg and has no family to help care for her, Beth offers to go visit her in Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, Jake Driver (Hynes), a freelance photojournalist who goes by the name of “Shutterbot,” dreams of a career as a fine art photographer. Until his career takes off, he accepts assignments from a friend at a popular weekly newspaper.
Jake’s next gig is to shoot springtime at a farmers’ market where he happens to snap a stunning candid photo of Beth at the flower stand and inadvertently,
includes it with his assignment. It ends up earning a prize position on the cover of the weekly and becomes an overnight viral sensation.
Jake is stunned by the accident but thrilled when he unexpectedly meets Beth at a dog park. Finding a way to get to know Beth without her guessing who he is, a friendship rapidly blossoms, and he becomes smitten by her unpretentiousness and
effortless charm. Because of the photo, Beth now finds herself fielding offers from modeling agencies and invitations to appear on talk shows.
Swept up by her newfound fame and encouraged by Aunt Dody, Beth agrees to appear in a commercial, and it is there she discovers Jake’s been the mystery photographer all along.
Angry and hurt, Beth turns her back on her short-lived fame and heads back to the safety and obscurity of her father’s boat. Jake desperately wants to explain to Beth but is unsure how to even contact her. It is only when her Aunt Dody, realizing that both Beth and Jake are in love, cooks up a scheme to reunite them in the charming fishing village.
Rhiannon Fish is effervescent as Beth, while Tyler Hynes delivers a suave and clever performance as Jake. They have very good chemistry together, and it shows.
This film has interesting topics to explore, which are bound to spark conversations among viewers. This is a movie that certainly explores new territory for Hallmark, and hopefully there will be more where this came from.
The Verdict
Overall, “A Picture of Her” is realistic, timely, and it has a lot of heart to it. Hynes and Fish deliver memorable lead performances, which are driven by an impressive script by Donald Davenport and Jeff Wood. “A Picture of Her” is a keeper and worth checking out.
