Runaway Romance (TV Movie 2018)

Runaway Romance: Directed by Brian Herzlinger. With Danielle C. Ryan, Trevor Donovan, Galadriel Stineman, Tatum O’Neal. A reality TV star leaves Hollywood and finds herself in Amish country where she must decide between staying in her newfound reality or returning to her old one.

“The premise of a celebrity running away to a remote town is not new, but it isnu0026#39;t the most common either. Throw in that she runs away to an Amish town and itu0026#39;s still not unique, but even less common. The general course of the story is predictable. There were a couple of other elements that were also fresh.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe actors who were playing decent somewhat normal people did well. Three in particular were very appealing.. I wish Trevor Donavan and Danielle C. Ryan had more screen time together. But I sure wouldnu0026#39;t want to steal that time from Ryan and Galadriel Stineman. I also wish that we could have gotten more of Sarahu0026#39;s story including more resolution for her. As for Tatum Ou0026#39;Neil and Beau Davidson, if you want characters to really dislike, theyu0026#39;re it, but maybe with a little too much exaggeration.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI was disappointed that the movie took shots at the traditional Amish. There have been so many horror stories about lack of freedom in that life. A quick internet search tells me that a lot of those negative stories are outdated or at least not universally true. One of the more relevant in this movie is how oppressive the Bishop was to Sarah. Again, the quick internet search points out that women can be more independent than this movie implied. They can run their own businesses. They can choose not to marry even though there is a strong tradition in favor of it. They can vote within their church. Deduct one star for bigotry and stereotyping by the writers. I was especially disappointed that UP Entertainment would participate in this stereotyping.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI enjoyed the movie primarily because of the two female leads. Both were caring and generous and unselfish. Despite her upbringing, Sarah was not judgmental. She was loyal. The two women were true friends. This is more of what I would expect from UP Entertainment.”