Reading Writing & Romance (TV Movie 2013)

Reading Writing u0026 Romance: Directed by Ernie Barbarash. With Eric Mabius, Virginia Williams, Stefanie Powers, Adam Kulbersh. Wayne’s an actor with money problems. He finally accepts his parents’ advice of teaching in high school (temp). He makes Shakespeare seem fun. He meets and likes Amy, a colleague. However, he’s still looking for parts as actor.

“READING, WRITING AND ROMANCE is the latest in the string of Hallmark Channel romantic comedies in which an arts professional takes a temporary job teaching high school and discovers his true vocation of helping to inspire youngsters. Itu0026#39;s the sort of inspiring plot that films like TO SIR WITH LOVE used when I was a kid, and for which Richard Dreyfuss was Oscar-nominated in MR. HOLLANDu0026#39;S OPUS.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHereu0026#39;s itu0026#39;s Eric Mabius in a well-performed turn as a talented but financially marginal actor who returns to the school, inspires the kids with a love of Shakespeare, falling in love with pretty poetry teacher Virginia Williams. The plot is eked out by Malvolio-like Vice-Principal Trautman, played by Adam Kulbersh.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn fact, this movie is structured as a Shakespearean comedy, with Stephanie Powers taking the typical u0026quot;Dukeu0026quot; role as the high school principal. Although we get little in the way of slapstick comedy, the leads are very charming and are assisted by the usual cohort of older actors, including Meredith Baxter and Martin Mull as Mabiusu0026#39; parents.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s not a deep or great movie but should please those who decide to tune in.”