Yes, I agree. The production values are not the best and the direction is certainly not the best. I had the impression and I may be wrong because I like these actors so much that they could have done a better job of acting if the direction had been better. But all in all, I really enjoyed this little movie. The young female lead did a really good job of acting in a lackluster environment and the young male lead, I felt was uneven in his performance but shows a propensity to improve immensely. I enjoyed the storyline especially the scene where Chris manages to heal estrangement in Meridith's family. All and all, I'm happy that I had the chance to see it,