Writing is sharp, not lazy. Pace is brisk, not uneven. No loud, overbearing music masking dialogue. Direction is competent. Everyone in the cast is on point, no hammy supporting actors. Old hands Lloyd and Thompson are a delight to watch. Best of all is the female lead, Lyndsy Fonseca. This is the first time I've seen her yet her face, her mannerisms, are just so very familiar. Three-quarters into the movie it hit me. She is an amalgam of Zooey Deschanel and Bethany Joy Lenz. No wonder she's so likeable.
As one reviewer says, if care and thought-and yes, creativity-are put by Hallmark into their new Christmas movies like the Hallmark movies of old, then the result is magical.
As one reviewer says, if care and thought-and yes, creativity-are put by Hallmark into their new Christmas movies like the Hallmark movies of old, then the result is magical.