Misses the Boat

Rating: 6/10 (19 September 2010)

While it has it's moments, premise is weak for several reasons:
Margaret...she should have been involved with a man (maybe the writer Frank who we never see). She proposes to him first, he turns her down. Then, last ditch idea, she turns to Andrew. She carries that hurt and rejection (makes her more sympathetic and human) and reveals that in time to Andrew. In other words, make Margaret conflicted, make her begin to fall for Andrew and be shocked, confused and realize that there's more to life than being career driven by what she sees in him. The his great family thing is fine, but in her eyes Andrew becomes great, too.
Andrew's mom should hate Margaret. It's OK for the older GrandMa to be all gushy and romantic, but no one really looks at why Margaret supposedly loves Andrew (a boss he's told them he hates). It falls on his mom, who should be more skeptical of the whole deal...this is her only child!! Accepting it on face value is too convenient. Again, this is something else for Margaret to have to deal with.
Two scenes could have been better. Don't you think that being on a plane ride for what 10 hrs, the thought of their marriage proposal story would have come up?
Also, the scene where Margaret threatens Andrew with mutilation for the grievous crime of grabbing her butt (not funny) would have been funny if she'd just forgotten herself and kneed him in his privates with Mom and Grand Mom looking on.
That's it...they were too much 'in character.' Funny would have been the two of them trying to think up stuff to do to appear to be the couple they weren't in front of people. Andrew could have been laying kisses on her in front of his folks without warning her and she'd have to roll with it, etc.