My Fake Fiance (2009)

Directed by: Gil Junger
Written by: Howard March
Starring: Melissa Joan Heart and Joseph Lawrence

Jennifer (Heart) and Vance (Lawrence) are near strangers who meet at a friend's wedding. He owes money to a loan shark called The Monkey, and soon after, her moving van is stolen, leaving her with nothing but a box of throw pillows in a big new apartment. She stages a plan to help both of them. They fake a wedding to get the gifts. This way, she can stock her apartment, and he can pay off The Monkey. But things are easier said than done, as they deal with parents, nephews, and the attraction growing between them.

Okay, this is pretty formulaic for a romantic comedy, but that doesn't stop it from being very good. While littered with plot holes (Like where do all her clothes come from since everything she owned was stolen?), and cliches, it's very fun. Both Heart and Lawrence prove that they still have awesome talent, which was last seen in the 90s for both of them. And I recently read that they have a new sitcom airing on ABC Family later this summer. That should be very good if the chemestry on display here is still there.

9/10

Rated TV-PG for some sexual material

This is safe for most of the family. Younger children may not get all of the jokes, but there's nothign dirty here. The sexual material goes no farther than a kiss.

The DVD contains no special features.