Review of Jackie & Ryan (2014) by Vanessa D — 22 Oct 2016

This is a nice little story of trying to figure out (Jackie), or not (Ryan), just exactly what is going on in this thing called life. It's a story of new beginnings and second chances, and those who've been there not getting so bitter as to discourage one just cutting his teeth on a second mutual love, music. The first love being each other.

As Jackie goes through a divorce and the disillusionment of a failed pop career, she finds in Ryan, a street musician, a rekindling of love, for music and for another man in her life. Ryan is just starting out following his muse, while Jackie has been beaten down by the industry and its commercialism.

But Ryan won't let her lose hope not only for her love of music and faith in finding a good man, but won't let her lose her greatest love of all, her daughte. And it's Ryan that gives Jackie the strength to fight her husband in court over the custody of her daughter.

This is a wonderful story of romance coming just in time amongst the ruins of one life to build it back up and to create that of another. Well played, well played indeed.