7.0 stars.
Surprisingly good movie. I didn't particularly like Bonnie Somerville at first. This is one of a handful of movies wherein I didn't love the lead very much, but the supporting cast are spectacular. Maybe it was the intent of the script to portray her as a half-hearted woman, half way fun, half way pretty, half way charming, just so-so.
As the story continues, we fall in love with a bunch of people in this nowhere town named Christmas Valley, Ohio. The lady who owns the boarding house was very welcoming, and there's this traveling salesman who is charismatic and he basically just lives there. Then we meet this fun little girl and then - surprise - her dad is the dashing man that we met along the highway. After all this we get to know a bunch of people in town, the mechanic, restaurant owner, the chef, and the weird guy that hangs out in the diner all day. The mechanic happens to have a voice like an angel, the little girl is so lovable and cute that you wanna squeeze her. Her dad is about the most eligible single guy on the planet - he's smart, gives sage advice, is chivalrous, and a great father...
Our leading female is the talk of the town, then she's the hero of the town, now she has to go back home to New York.
At first I thought this was a dud, then it was ok, then it was great, by the end this movie won over my heart just like Maddie won over the town. She's not nearly my favorite leading female of Hallmark, hit and miss, but there were too many memorable moments - this movie works.
The ending is worth the wait.
Surprisingly good movie. I didn't particularly like Bonnie Somerville at first. This is one of a handful of movies wherein I didn't love the lead very much, but the supporting cast are spectacular. Maybe it was the intent of the script to portray her as a half-hearted woman, half way fun, half way pretty, half way charming, just so-so.
As the story continues, we fall in love with a bunch of people in this nowhere town named Christmas Valley, Ohio. The lady who owns the boarding house was very welcoming, and there's this traveling salesman who is charismatic and he basically just lives there. Then we meet this fun little girl and then - surprise - her dad is the dashing man that we met along the highway. After all this we get to know a bunch of people in town, the mechanic, restaurant owner, the chef, and the weird guy that hangs out in the diner all day. The mechanic happens to have a voice like an angel, the little girl is so lovable and cute that you wanna squeeze her. Her dad is about the most eligible single guy on the planet - he's smart, gives sage advice, is chivalrous, and a great father...
Our leading female is the talk of the town, then she's the hero of the town, now she has to go back home to New York.
At first I thought this was a dud, then it was ok, then it was great, by the end this movie won over my heart just like Maddie won over the town. She's not nearly my favorite leading female of Hallmark, hit and miss, but there were too many memorable moments - this movie works.
The ending is worth the wait.