"Finding Normal" Is Easier Than You Might Think

Finding Normal (2013)

N/R - TV Movie

Starring Candace Cameron Bure, Andrew Bongiorno, Lou Beatty Jr., Trevor St. John

Directed Brian Herzlinger

The Story:

Dr. Lisa Leland (Bure) is a doctor in California who is heading to the Hamptons to marry Dr. Steve (Bongiorno) and make lots of money making house calls.  However, a funny thing happens on the drive to the Hamptons when Dr. Leland runs afoul of the law in Normal, Louisiana.  Faced with jail or community service, she opts to help out the townsfolk as the town doctor for a few days.  She also has a run in with Lucas (St. John) and the two are like oil and water.  Of course her sentence is only for a few days, and then it's on to the Hamptons.  But can you move on after finding Normal?

What do you get when you cross Royal Pains with Doc Hollywood?

Here you go.

Again, that's not a criticism.  I'm a big fan of Doc Hollywood.

Of course, it's a different doctor, a different southern town, and the direction is heading east versus west, but yes, as it unfolds you will get a little bit of deja vu, and that's where you've seen it.

Naturally, for a romantic comedy, you can figure out that Dr. Lisa and Lucas belong together, and that Dr. Steve is a jerk who doesn't deserve Lisa.

However, until Lisa changes as a person in Normal, then really she does belong to Steve.

Aside from Bure, I really haven't seen much of any of the actors, but everyone does a fine job with the story.

It's a sweet little movie, and is available for streaming instantly on Netflix as of this writing.

Final Grade: B-/C+ range

Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: While I wouldn't need to own it, I could definitely watch it again in the future.