{"id":10094,"date":"2015-10-25T19:18:46","date_gmt":"2015-10-25T17:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=10094"},"modified":"2015-10-25T19:18:46","modified_gmt":"2015-10-25T17:18:46","slug":"navigating-the-heart-starring-tim-matheson-and-jaclyn-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/navigating-the-heart-starring-tim-matheson-and-jaclyn-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating the Heart starring Tim Matheson and Jaclyn Smith\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Navigating the Heart starring Tim Matheson and Jaclyn Smith.Image via ice poster.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How I love a good old-fashioned romance film with a happy ending!<\/p>\n

Well, if you want a more expensive, sadder yet less realistic seaman falls in love with a city woman film, watch Message in a Bottle<\/a>. It has Kevin Costner, Paul Newman and Robin Wright, and is beautiful to look at. It\u2019s also nicely shot, directed and acted. The problem? It\u2019s based on a Nicholas Sparks movie.<\/p>\n

Now, I\u2019m not against Nicholas Sparks. I actually like how he creates bestselling romances, and that they are made into films where I get to see a lot of actors and actresses in sweet, escapist roles. My problem is with Nicholas Sparks\u2019 endings.<\/a><\/p>\n

But Navigating the Heart is more me because well, there are no kids, dead or cheating spouses, hidden identities that will cause huge fights, terminal illnesses or deadly accidents.<\/p>\n

It sure has a lot of arguing stemming from the early proud and prejudiced moments of the two main characters, who will later discover that they actually have a tone in common and hell of a chemistry.<\/p>\n

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Navigating the Heart scene. Tim Matheson and Jaclyn Smith. Image via port.rs.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Okay, I should tell more about the plot at this point. Here we go:<\/p>\n

Manhattan magazine\u2019s well-known writer Edith (Jaclyn Smith) isn\u2019t happy with the direction the magazine\u2019s taking and grudgingly accepts an assignment on the high prices of salmon. Heading from Manhattan to a small fishing village in Ottawa would causes the expected culture shock, but things get more unpleasant when she meets handsome yet grumpy fisherman John Daily (Tim Matheson). While he is loved by everyone there, he\u2019s not at all in the mood for a know-it-all reporter who\u2019s after a superficial story.<\/p>\n

And if she wants the best story, she will have to find a way to survive a few trips on John\u2019s boat without killing him.<\/p>\n

But while these two think the other one is insufferable, nature decides to throw in a deadly storm and a leak to make matters worse.<\/p>\n

And this time, what doesn\u2019t kill you, can make you fall in love.<\/p>\n

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Navigating the Heart image via timewarnercable.com<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Of course there\u2019s the difference of lifestyles and locations, but things might not be as complicated as they initially seemed…<\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

You might very well hate this movie if you\u2019re not a romantic. But even as someone who doesn\u2019t like eating fish and can\u2019t imagine herself on a fishing boat, it became one of my favorite romances.<\/p>\n

Because when you want to feel good, you might need some clich\u00e9s<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It also helps if you like Tim Matheson. (I really do.)<\/p>\n

Inspired by a true story, 2000 TV flick Navigating the Heart was directed by David Burton Morris, written by Cathleen Young and Lee Guthrie. Based on the novel Fishing with John by Edith Iglauer.<\/p>\n