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A chef caters his crush's wedding. Recipe for disaster? Absolutely. Delicious chaos? You bet.
TMDB
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IMDb
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The One (2003)

Hallmark chaosearly-2000s cheesewill-they-won't-they fatigue

Overview

ComedyTV MovieRomance

A chef falls in love with a woman engaged to a hockey player and is asked to cater the wedding.

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Content warning
unrequited love masquerading as destinycommitment anxietyprofessional boundaries

Standout Aspects

Acting

Richard Ruccolo gives 200% to material giving about 40%.

Production

Shot in Toronto pretending to be generic America. Iconic.

Best for:Background: Fold laundry while vaguely rooting for the obvious outcome.·Solo: 3 AM insomnia? This won't keep you awake with thoughts.·Date Night: If you both secretly hate each other, this kills 90 minutes.
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Director

Ron Lagomarsino

ReleasedFeb 8, 2003
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StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitylow
Tonelight
Feellight
Orly Adelson Productions
ABC Family Worldwide

Top Cast

Richard Ruccolo

Richard Ruccolo

Michael Blake

Meredith Monroe

Meredith Monroe

Gail Hollander

Gabriel Hogan

Gabriel Hogan

Gordie Parks

Elisa Moolecherry

Elisa Moolecherry

Betty

Christian Potenza

Christian Potenza

Bill

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Ron Lagomarsino directed this between episodes of Judging Amy and Touched by an Angel. The TV movie pipeline was REAL.

Cultural

This aired on ABC Family during their relentless 2003 rom-com factory era, when every plot was 'nice guy finishes first, literally at someone else's wedding.'

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