Made for TV

Rating: 3/10 (8 March 2011)

It grabs you from the start. Intrigue, mystery, suspense, strangers lurking in the shadows. A beautiful girl eavesdropping in the men's room while our hero, a defeated political combatant ponders his concession speech. She emerges from the stall and proceeds to give him the greatest advice of his political life. Yep, tell the truth. Of course he becomes the odds-on favorite for the next senate opening. All is splendid! But then, for some reason the strangers wearing the magic fedoras seem intent on spoiling the love connection. I am still wondering why. What difference does it make who he picks as a girlfriend? The "why" of course IS the story, yet it still eludes me. This film could have (and should have)been a Lifetime Presentation, and not their best. It is in fact a love story, and little more.