A big-city surgeon crashes into a town called Normal—and it's the worst thing that ever happened to her BMW, but the best thing for her soul.
Dr. Lisa Leland is a brilliant surgeon with absolutely no bedside manner. She is leaving her practice at UCLA Hospital to move to the Hamptons where she will join her boyfriend as a concierge doctor, treating the rich and famous. As she drives cross-country to her new life she hits a tractor in Normal, North Carolina and her BMW is wrecked. Dr. Leland is found guilty of speeding and ordered to do community service as a doctor in Normal, population 332. In a town with no wi-fi, no lattes and no credit cards, Lisa Leland begins to find herself and discovers what a meaningful life is all about.
Acting
Candace Cameron Bure commits fully to insufferable-to-sweet transformation.
Production
The fictional town of Normal looks genuinely charming on what was clearly not a Hamptons budget.
Director
Brian Herzlinger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Brian Herzlinger previously made the documentary 'My Date with Drew' about trying to date Drew Barrymore—explaining the rom-com optimism.
This film exemplifies the early-2010s 'God's Not Dead' era of faith-based cinema aimed at mainstream crossover, with Candace Cameron Bure becoming the unofficial queen of the genre post-'Full House' revival.
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