I had the opportunity to get an advance screening of the upcoming romantic film, The Engagement Plot starring Trevor Donovan and Rachel Boston. Donovan is a veteran in the romantic comedy field, so he will be quite familiar to audiences of this genre. In The Engagement Plot, Donovan plays Will Preston who heads up a successful start-up business. He agrees to appear on a highly successful television reality series called, The Price of Love which is reminiscent of the ABC Television Network's long-standing series, The Bachelor. The Price of Love proves to be a mega hit and a social media juggernaut.
Hanna Knight (Rachel Boston) decides to take a leap and join the roster of women vying for the affections of Will Preston. Hanna isn't your typical contestant since she wants to be true to herself. Hanna lives by the notion that true love defines. She also has a tremendous amount of respect for her faith. Truth and faith are not often seen on the average reality show.
On the surface one may initially see The Engagement Plot as your standard romance in 2022 television land, but it isn't. Having worked in media my entire life I am completely aware of the manipulation of reality television. There is very little reality behind reality television. Ultimately it is about ratings, demos and dollars. The producers behind the fictional The Price of Love are no different than their real-life counterparts.
Will and Hanna are from two different backgrounds. He comes from a big money family and he is the Chief Executive Officer of a major cosmetics company. Hanna is a public school teacher who was raised by a dad who is struggling financially with a small business. With that in mind, Hanna and Will do bond in a consequential way; and they each recognize their life chemistry early on. Then Will plays along with the unthinkable and Hanna is not the television victor. Needless to say, I don't want to give away too much of the plot. Let's just say, Hanna is not a superficial or pretentious woman looking for publicity. Hanna is looking for love. Real love.
When Will dumps America's sweetheart for a stereotypical publicity hungry wanna be - well, he pays a price for it. A large price and then he needs to attempt to gain Hanna back. Eventually, yes, he really wants Hanna back! Hanna is the woman who has captivated his heart.
The Engagement Plot is based on a novel by Krista Phillips with Taylor Bird writing the script and Brandon Clark directing the film.
The Flaming Nose Copyright April 2022
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