As for the attractiveness of the actresses... Courtney (Brandes) is gorgeous, IMO, while Milly (Wiseman) is cute, but not as photogenic. However, as another poster observed, that is not everything. What makes someone worth spending time with is more than just their looks. Looks get you noticed; what makes you a keeper is what's inside as well as chemistry with the other person, neither of which is really a function of looks.
That having been said, I confess to feeling the same thing you did while watching the movie. I couldn't take my eyes off of Courtney. In a movie, you only get minutes or (barely) hours to get to know a character. In the time I got to know Milly, I did find her to be charismatic and fascinating, so I can see a guy falling hard for her, despite not being cover-girl gorgeous (she is still a long way from ugly, IMO). In the time I got to know Courtney, she seemed less interesting, although absurdly pretty. So, I can understand Woodrow here. But it might have been better casting to choose a prettier Milly or a less pretty Courtney, to avoid this distraction altogether.
In the end, the human beings portraying characters are not really the point. The characters are. Casting choices should only comprise one portion of one's assessment of any given movie. I can appreciate the story here even while feeling that Brandes is distractingly beautiful and/or Wiseman is not quite "hot" enough to fit my ideal casting notions.
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