Hallmark Movies ❤️ comfort & joy

[Kennywood]

The writers of "Destined 2: Christmas Once More" apparently did not watch the first movie. At the end of the first movie, the final scene began with "1 Year Later". In that scene, Shae Robins' character can clearly be seen wearing an engagement ring. So, at the end of the movie, it's 1 year later and the couple is engaged.

Yet in "Destined 2: Christmas Once More", the whole story centers around the engagement ring yet to be offered. Also, there are repeated references to events that happened "last year" or "last Black Friday." The earliest the sequel could have been set is 2 years after the first movie.

Still, it was a good movie, despite the mistakes. Great American Hallmark did an excellent job in getting the band back together. Even the guy selling coffee was the same one from the first movie.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

The writers of "Destined 2: Christmas Once More" apparently did not watch the first movie. At the end of the first movie, the final scene began with "1 Year Later". In that scene, Shae Robins' character can clearly be seen wearing an engagement ring. So, at the end of the movie, it's 1 year later and the couple is engaged.

Yet in "Destined 2: Christmas Once More", the whole story centers around the engagement ring yet to be offered. Also, there are repeated references to events that happened "last year" or "last Black Friday." The earliest the sequel could have been set is 2 years after the first movie.

Still, it was a good movie, despite the mistakes. Hallmark did an excellent job in getting the band back together. Even the guy selling coffee was the same one from the first movie.

Thanks for the review

It was Great American Family's movie not Hallmark.

Depending on one's interpretation a 1 year later with an engagement ring could be seen as a flash forward with this sequel meant to fill in the gaps of what happened to lead up to the engagement. Haven't watched the sequel yet just speaking in general. But that does remind me of Hallmark's last Mystery 101 where it had that jaw dropping cliffhanger of a flash forward and they aren't doing any more of those movies so we're left wondering.

I guess Destined 1& 2 had the same writer and director of the first one (at least according to IMDb) so if there are continuity errors that could also potentially be them forgetting what they did for the first one; who knows when they wrote it although the screenplay should have been consulted unless one wants to view it as a flash forward for the ending scene of Destined 1.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Forgot to mention we watched a Very Venice Romance and it was so neat to revisit Venice. It was a cute movie with a good leading man. Speaking of sequels I'd love one there just to see how things progressed.

Watched Fourth Down and Love and enjoyed it but maybe not as much as I would have thought I would have. I'd watch it in passing though again.

Also watched Great American Family's A Harvest Homecoming over the weekend and thought it was a cute movie, not too much drama except what you would expect for the storyline but they made the audience and the leading woman aware it would be over relatively quick. Only thing that made my husband and I kinda shake our heads is they decorated every house and school and main buildings pretty much the same and it was over the top. Like no one has that much fall decoration but still it was an easy going movie to watch.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Thanks for the Destined review indeed! I admit to not remembering many specifics about the first movie other than the female character (I think this was the movie) worked at a museum. Will check the sequel either later or tomorrow

 

[Imzadi]

Depending on one's interpretation a 1 year later with an engagement ring could be seen as a flash forward with this sequel meant to fill in the gaps of what happened to lead up to the engagement. Haven't watched the sequel yet just speaking in general.

Haven't seen the movies yet either. I'm waiting a little bit before getting the FndlyTV app.

Yet, maybe they thought they could do a pre-quel sequel to the flash forward.

 

[Lsdolphin]

Will 3bed, 2 bath, and 1 ghost be shown again? It was on this am but I missed it

 

[Kennywood]

Will 3bed, 2 bath, and 1 ghost be shown again? It was on this am but I missed it

It was on this morning at 9:00 AM on the Frndly app (I'm not sure what time zone):



If you have the Frndly app, you can scroll back to when it aired and either record it or watch it.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Dad and I have watched about half of Destined 2. Not the best acting but sweet. I'll share more when we have finished the movie. I have set to DVR this weekend, Twas the Text Before Christmas.

 

[Imzadi]

I have set to DVR this weekend, Twas the Text Before Christmas.

There are actually FOUR Christmas movies premiering this weekend. Three on the Hallmark Channel, Fri, Sat & Sun, and one of GAF on Sat.

I'll post more details on them later.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Wow. Thank you, Imzadi

 

[Imzadi]

The Hallmark Christmas Movies 2023 season will start on both Hallmark Channels on Friday at 6am ET.

They started last week on the Great American Family (GAF) channel and are showing Christmas movies 24/7.

NEW Christmas movies will premiere Thursday - Sunday nights.

Hallmark Channel: Friday, Saturday & Sunday nights at 8pm ET.

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries: starting next week, on Thursday nights at 8pm ET. Movies will feature their annual theme: Miracles of Christmas.

Great American Family (GAF): Saturday nights at 8pm ET. And Sunday nights starting next weekend.)

Lifetime TV: will start their Christmas movies sometime in November. Saturday nights at 8pm ET and re-airing 4 hours later.

UPtv: Sunday nights starting in November 5.

NOTE: ALL movies on all channels start on the even hours (except in Central Time.) So you can flip between channels after you've completed watching one whole movie instead of always coming in during the middle of a movie.

TO WATCH:
You can get the FrndlyTV app starting at $6.99 to watch both Hallmark Channels, GAF, Lifetime and UPtv. For $7.99 you get DVR service.

Frndly TV works with Apple, Android, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Chromecast, and you can start and cancel your subscription anytime. Try the FREE 7-day trial.
https://try.frndlytv.com/

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[flyingdumbo127]

Dad and I finished watching Destined 2 last night. My thoughts are pretty much the same as before. Very sweet movie despite not so good acting. We both agreed that spending half the movie looking for the ring got old quick. I had remembered what had happened to it so it was a bit annoying. Not specifying because I don't want to give anything away. I LOVED Kim's friend who reminded Theo that the rings wasn't what mattered, love was! Was this friend the same actress who played a boss in the Christmas movie that took place at a newspaper last year? The movie where the newspaper reporter and the actress finally located a couple. I remember something about a Christmas train. They searched through the city. Puzzle they had to solve. Does this ring any bells? I wouldn't be surprised if next year there was a Destined 3 and sort of hope there will be

 

[Imzadi]

Merry Christmas Movie Watching!
The Christmas movies are starting at 6am
on BOTH Hallmark Channels!
They've already started on GAF.​

New movies premiering this weekend:

Friday:
Hallmark Channel:
Checkin' It Twice at 8pm ET / 7pm CT
Re-airs: Sat 10/21 at 6pm ET
Sun 10/29 at 2pm ET
Tues 10/31 at 10pm ET
Starring: Kim Matula and Kevin McGarry.
Description: A journeyman hockey player falls for a real estate agent in a career crisis when he’s traded to her hometown and moves into the cottage in her hockey loving family’s backyard.


Saturday:
Hallmark Channel:
Where Are You Christmas? at 8pm ET / 7pm CT
Re-airs: Sun 10/22 at 6pm ET
Thurs 10/26 at 8pm
Starring: Lyndsy Fonseca, Michael Rady, Jim O'Heir and Julie Warner.
Description: When Addy wishes for a year without Christmas, she wakes up in a world of black and white. She must work together with the town mechanic to restore Christmas.

Great American Family (GAF):
‘Twas the Text Before Christmas at 8pm ET / 7pm CT
Re-airs: Sun 1-/22 at 6pm ET
Tues 10/24 at 8pm ET
Thurs 10/26 at 2am ET
Sat 10/28 at 6pm
Starring: Merritt Patterson and Trevor Donovan.
Description: Addie mistakenly receives a text from “Nana.” The accidental text turns into a loving friendship between the matronly Nana and Addie who now communicate regularly. Nana invites Addie to spend the holiday in Vermont. It is picture-postcard perfect and exactly as Nana described except for one surprise. Nana’s single son, James is also home for the holidays. Over three consecutive years, James and Addie are together during the holidays, though it isn’t until they are both single that they begin to see each other in a different light.


Sunday:
Hallmark Channel:
Under the Christmas Sky at 8pm ET / 7pm CT
Re-airs: Fri 10/27 at 6pm ET
Wed 11/1 at 10pm ET
Starring: Jessica Parker Kennedy and Ryan Paevey.
Description: Kat is an esteemed astrophysicist, who is scheduled for her first trip into space next year until an accident grounds her. While on leave, coming to terms with the reality that her dream of being an astronaut is over, she volunteers at the local planetarium. There, she is paired up with by-the-book David to work on an exhibit opening right before Christmas. Will the stars align to bring these two together at the holidays?


Hallmark Movies & Mysteries doesn't premiere a new movie until next Thursday.
Lifetime and UPtv don't start until November.

 

[disney4us2002]

I'm excited for the Saturday Hallmark movie. I have seen several promos for it and it just looks so cute. Kinda funny that Lyndsy is in this movie since she was in the one last year or year before about time-traveling and changing the past too. I really liked that one so I have a good feeling about this one and I adore Michael Rady which is a bonus!

I don't think I'll catch tonight's movie since I have to watch the Phillies game! I'm sure I'll catch it when it re-airs.

 

[Imzadi]

New movies premiering this weekend:

Friday:
Hallmark Channel:
Checkin' It Twice at 8pm ET / 7pm CT
Re-airs: Sat 10/21 at 6pm ET
Sun 10/29 at 2pm ET
Tues 10/31 at 10pm ET
Starring: Kim Matula and Kevin McGarry.
Description: A journeyman hockey player falls for a real estate agent in a career crisis when he’s traded to her hometown and moves into the cottage in her hockey loving family’s backyard.


Saturday:
Hallmark Channel:
Where Are You Christmas? at 8pm ET / 7pm CT
Re-airs: Sun 10/22 at 6pm ET
Thurs 10/26 at 8pm
Starring: Lyndsy Fonseca, Michael Rady, Jim O'Heir and Julie Warner.
Description: When Addy wishes for a year without Christmas, she wakes up in a world of black and white. She must work together with the town mechanic to restore Christmas.

Sunday:
Hallmark Channel:
Under the Christmas Sky at 8pm ET / 7pm CT
Re-airs: Fri 10/27 at 6pm ET
Wed 11/1 at 10pm ET
Starring: Jessica Parker Kennedy and Ryan Paevey.
Description: Kat is an esteemed astrophysicist, who is scheduled for her first trip into space next year until an accident grounds her. While on leave, coming to terms with the reality that her dream of being an astronaut is over, she volunteers at the local planetarium. There, she is paired up with by-the-book David to work on an exhibit opening right before Christmas. Will the stars align to bring these two together at the holidays?

Since Hallmark started their first weekend with three of their biggest male stars: Kevin McGarry, Michael Rady and Ryan Paevey, it made me wonder what their actress/actor lineup will be the rest of the season. Will it all be downhill from here?

I found a list of the rest of the Hallmark Channel movies with actors & descriptions, in order.

Friday, October 27: Christmas by Design
Starring: Rebecca Dalton and Jonathan Keltz.
A fashion designer (Dalton) gets accepted into a Christmas challenge to create a new holiday-themed collection and not only finds the inspiration for her next line but decides to redesign her approach to what’s most important in life.

Saturday October 28: Mystic Christmas
Starring Jessy Schram, Chandler Massey, Patti Murin, William R. Moses.
Juniper (Schram) travels to Mystic, Connecticut during the holidays to work at the rehabilitation center and aquarium. She reconnects with Sawyer (Massey), the owner of the pizza shop.

Sunday, October 29: Joyeux Noel
Starring: Jaicy Elliot and Brant Daugherty.
When a romantic painting of a Christmas market captures the imagination of copy editor Lea (Elliot), she is sent to France with pragmatic reporter Mark (Daugherty) to uncover the mystery behind the artist.


Friday November 3: Flipping for Christmas
Starring: Ashley Newbrough and Marcus Rosner.

It’s almost Christmas when busy realtor Abigail (Newbrough) agrees to help her sister with the “simple flip” of a recently inherited home. Unfortunately, co-beneficiary Bo (Rosner) has other plans in mind.

Saturday November 4: Never Been Chris’d
Starring: Janel Parrish, Pascal Lamothe-Kipnes, and Tyler Hynes.
Home for the holidays, BFFs Naomi (Parrish) and Liz (Lamothe-Kipnes) reconnect with high school crush Chris Silver (Hynes). A complex love triangle forms, forcing them to take stock of their lives and find the value of friendship.

Sunday November 5: The Santa Summit
Starring: Hunter King and Benjamin Hollingsworth.
It’s time for the annual Santa Summit, in which revelers put on Santa suits and hop around designated locations in town to eat, drink, and be merry. Three best friends decide to go together: Jordin (King), a recently dumped art teacher looking to cut loose; Ava, a shy woman hoping to run into her crush; and Stella, a Christmas cynic with no interest in the Santa Summit whatsoever. At the start of the night, Jordin meets and bonds with Liam (Hollingsworth), but doesn’t get his name before getting separated and lost in a sea of Santas. As the night progresses and hijinks ensue, amidst the chaos, celebration, and a sea of Santas, they all find what they’re looking for: Christmas spirit, potential romance, and a strengthened bond of friendship.


Friday November 10: Everything Christmas
Starring: Katherine Barrell, Cindy Busby, Corey Sevier, and Matt Wells.
Lori Jo’s (Busby) love for Christmas takes her on a road trip to Yuletide Springs with her roommate Tori (Barrell), where Christmas is celebrated year-round, to participate in a longstanding town tradition to honor her late grandmother. Along the way, the friends meet Carl (Sevier) and Jason (Wells), and the foursome make stops during their journey to enjoy more small-town Christmas attractions. But when a series of events puts a damper on their plans, a little Christmas magic may put this trip back on the right path.

Saturday November 11: Christmas Island
Starring: Rachel Skarsten and Andrew Walker.
When a snowstorm diverts Kate’s (Skarsten) first private flight en route to Switzerland to Christmas Island, she must team up with an air traffic controller (Walker) to secure her dream job as the family’s pilot.

Sunday November 12: A Heidelberg Holiday
Starring Ginna Claire Mason and Frédéric Brossier.
Heidi Heidelberg receives the dream opportunity to sell her beautiful, handmade glass ornaments at the prestigious Heidelberg Christmas Market in Germany. While there, she meets Lukas, a local artisan who helps her reconnect with her lost heritage.


Friday November 18: Navigating Christmas
Starring: Chelsea Hobbs and Stephen Huszar.
Recently divorced Melanie (Hobbs) and her son Jason visit a remote island for Christmas, only to find themselves running a real working lighthouse where she connects with the curt but cute owner (Huszar).

Saturday November 18: A Merry Scottish Christmas
Starring: Lacey Chabert and Scott Wolf.
When estranged siblings, Lindsay (Chabert) and Brad (Wolf) Morgan travel to Scotland at Christmas to reunite with their mother Jo, a big family secret is revealed.

Sunday November 19: Holiday Hotline
Starring: Emily Tennant and Niall Matter.
After leaving London, Abby (Tennant) connects with an anonymous caller while working at a cooking hotline. The caller is single dad “John” (Matter) who Abby unknowingly has become smitten with in real life.


Merry Thanksgiving Weekend:

Thursday November 23: Catch Me If You Claus
Starring: Italia Ricci and Luke McFarlane.
Avery Quinn (Ricci) is an aspiring news anchor who’s finally getting her big break on her station’s Christmas morning newscast. But that’s put in jeopardy when she captures an intruder in her home wearing a red suit claiming to be Chris (Macfarlane), Santa’s son, who is on his first mission. A night of adventure ensues as they find themselves being pursued by the police as well as some shady characters. Along the way, they connect over living in the shadow of their parents and inspire each other to go after their dreams.

Friday November 24 at 6pm EST: Letters to Santa
Starring: Katie Leclerc and Rafael de la Fuente.
When young siblings receive a magic pen from Santa that appears to be granting wishes, they request a Christmas gift they want more than anything –for their separated parents (Leclerc, de la Fuente) to reunite.

Friday November 24 at 8pm EST: Holiday Road.
Starring: Sara Canning and Warren Christie.
When bad weather leaves each of them stranded at the airport for the holidays, a tech entrepreneur (Christie), a travel writer (Canning), a devoted mother (Enid-Raye Adams) and her son (Kiefer O’Reilly), a stubborn senior (Trevor Lerner), an enigmatic woman with a hint of mystery (Brittany Willacy), a couple traveling from Hong Kong (Sharon Crandall, Ryan Mah) and a social media influencer (Princess Davis) all agree to rent a shared van to embark on a road trip to Denver. When their unexpected journey brings them into uncharted territory, they navigate a series of misadventures together and form a deeper bond that just might change the trajectories of each of their lives. Inspired by true events.

Saturday November 25 at 6PM EST: Christmas in Notting Hill
Starring: Sarah Ramos and William Mosele.
Famous soccer star, Graham Savoy (Moseley), has always been too busy for love, but when he comes home to Notting Hill for Christmas, he changes his mind after meeting Georgia (Ramos) –a visiting American and the one person who has no idea who he is.

Saturday November 25 at 8PM EST: Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up
Starring Lacey Chabert, Wes Brown, Stephen Tobolowsky, Melissa Peterman, Ellen Travolta, Seth Morris, and Jennifer Aspen.
As the holidays approach, Emily (Chabert) and Jared (Brown) are looking forward to celebrating the holidays together again, this time as a couple. Emily, now embracing Evergreen Lane’s uniquely festive spirit, is ready to work with Jared, Ned (Tobolowsky), Mary Louise (Travolta) and Pamela (Peterman) to make this year’s Christmas celebrations the best yet –even if being the HOA president’s girlfriend doesn’t stop those dreaded decorating citations. When a house on the block goes up for sale, it causes quite a stir with residents. When the soon-to-be neighbors turn out to be holiday royalty (Morris, Aspen), it looks like this year’s competition is about to heat up. As the welcoming committee prepares for the new arrivals, only one thing is certain –this Christmas, Evergreen Lane is going to sleigh!

Sunday November 26 at 6PM EST: Our Christmas Mural
Starring: Alex Paxton-Beesley and Dan Jeannotte.
Olivia (Paxton-Beesley) is a single mom who returns home for Christmas. Her mom secretly enters her into a mural contest; she wins but partners with teacher Will (Jeannotte) to create a Christmas masterpiece.

Sunday November 26 at 8PM EST: A Biltmore Christmas
Starring Bethany Joy Lenz and Kristoffer Polaha.
Lucy Hardgrove (Lenz) is a screenwriter who lands the job of a lifetime when she’s hired to pen the script for a remake of the beloved, holiday movie classic, His Merry Wife!, which was filmed in 1947 at beautiful, historic Biltmore House. When the head of the studio isn’t satisfied with the ending Lucy wrote because it deviates from the original’s feel-good conclusion, he sends Lucy to Biltmore Estate for research and inspiration. While there, she unwittingly discovers the ability to travel to the 1947 set of His Merry Wife! through the help of an hourglass. While on set, she and Jack Huston (Polaha), one of the film’s stars, spend time together and become close. But her sudden appearance has set off a chain of events that put the production in jeopardy. Before she can return to the present, Lucy must make things right or threaten to alter the future forever.


Friday December 1: My Norwegian Holiday
Starring: Rhiannon Fish and David Elsendoorn.
JJ (Fish) grieving the loss of her grandmother and seeking dissertation inspiration, stumbles upon an unexpected holiday destiny. Meeting Henrik (Elsendoorn), a Norwegian from Bergen, their connection deepens when he discovers she has a troll figurine from his hometown. To explore the troll's history and her grandmother's ties, JJ agrees to join Henrik on a journey to Norway. In Bergen, they're drawn into Henrik’s family Christmas and wedding traditions, with his sister's wedding the day before Christmas Eve. JJ embarks on a holiday adventure, uncovering the troll'sorigins and finding her own path to healing, love and family.

Saturday December 2: A Not So Royal Christmas
Starring: Brooke D’Orsay and Will Kemp.
Tabloid journalist Charlotte (D’Orsay) attempts to land an interview with a reclusive Count. In response, the royal family has a groundskeeper (Kemp) pose as the Count since the real one fled years ago.

Sunday December 3: Christmas With a Kiss
Starring: Mishael Morgan, Ronnie Rowe Jr., and Jaime M. Callica
A woman (Morgan) returns home to help with her family’s Christmas Carnival and romance ignites. A photo journalist (Rowe) curates a surprise reunion.


Friday December 8: Magic in Mistletoe
Starring: Lyndie Greenwood and Paul Campbell
Harrington (Campbell) is the author of a popular book series but commercial success has left him a bitter recluse. As he returns to his hometown for an annual Christmas festival celebrating his books, he’s joined by April (Greenwood), a publicist for the major publishing house he works with. April is there for damage control after Harrington’s recent comments on social media have ruffled some feathers. But as she gets to know him better, hope springs that April can unlock Harrington’s guarded heart and help him rediscover the spirit of the holiday.

Saturday December 9: Christmas on Cherry Lane
Starring: Catherine Bell, Jonathan Bennett, John Brotherton, Erin Cahill, James Denton, and Vincent Rodriguez III
A young couple preparing to welcome their first child (Brotherton, Cahill); an empty-nester (Bell) and her fiancé (Denton) ready to start a new chapter; and a couple (Bennett, Rodriguez III) who unexpectedly have the chance to expand their family on Christmas Eve celebrate the holiday as they navigate these turning points in their lives.

Sunday December 10: Round and Round
Starring: Vic Michaelis, Bryan Greenberg, and Rick Hoffman
Rachel’s (Michaelis) stuck in a time loop, reliving the night of her parents’ Hanukkah party. Can Zach (Greenberg), the “nice boy” Grandma’s trying to set her up with, help her make it to tomorrow?


Friday December 15: The Secret Gift of Christmas
Starring: Meghan Ory, Christopher Russell
Bonnie (Ory) is a personal shopper who helps her new, widowed client Patrick (Russell) reconnect with his young daughter. Though Bonnie and Patrick's ideas of shopping couldn't be more different, she is determined to get Patrick and his daughter everything on their wish list.

Saturday December 16: Sealed With a List
Starring: Katie Findlay and Evan Roderick
This holiday season, festive Carley {Findlay) sets out to conquer her list of abandoned resolutions from last year. Aided by coworker Wyatt (Roderick), she finds love and the confidence to chase her dreams.

Sunday December 17: Friends & Family Christmas
Starring: Humberly Gonzalez and Ali Liebert
Daniella (Gonzalez) has recently moved to New York to pursue an art career and decides to stay in town to share the holidays with her circle of artist friends, instead of going home to see her sweet, if overbearing parents. Amelia (Liebert) is a talented entertainment lawyer trying to stay focused on her work after a broken engagement. When Daniella and Amelia are set up by their parents, they agree to pretend that they are dating, to appease them for the holidays. However, as they spend time in eachother's worlds, they soon build a connection that is deeper than either of them could have hoped for.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

So I watched Take Me Back for Christmas, and I enjoyed it.
To be fair, Corey directed and wasn't in it as much as a hero normally appears.
I would probably watch it again in a couple of years, definitely not a rewatch immediately for me.

I'm watching this now. I didn't catch it in July, I guess when it originally premiered. And when it popped up on my tv guide, I didn't have it listed on my Christmas movie list.

It has a different feel about it. I'm not really into the various actors that Hallmark is using now, and these are all new to me.

 

[Imzadi]

Friday:
Hallmark Channel:
Checkin' It Twice at 8pm ET / 7pm CT
Re-airs: Sat 10/21 at 6pm ET
Sun 10/29 at 2pm ET
Tues 10/31 at 10pm ET
Starring: Kim Matula and Kevin McGarry.
Description: A journeyman hockey player falls for a real estate agent in a career crisis when he’s traded to her hometown and moves into the cottage in her hockey loving family’s backyard.


Saturday:
Hallmark Channel:
Where Are You Christmas? at 8pm ET / 7pm CT
Re-airs: Sun 10/22 at 6pm ET
Thurs 10/26 at 8pm
Starring: Lyndsy Fonseca, Michael Rady, Jim O'Heir and Julie Warner.
Description: When Addy wishes for a year without Christmas, she wakes up in a world of black and white. She must work together with the town mechanic to restore Christmas.

Sunday:
Hallmark Channel:
Under the Christmas Sky at 8pm ET / 7pm CT
Re-airs: Fri 10/27 at 6pm ET
Wed 11/1 at 10pm ET
Starring: Jessica Parker Kennedy and Ryan Paevey.
Description: Kat is an esteemed astrophysicist, who is scheduled for her first trip into space next year until an accident grounds her. While on leave, coming to terms with the reality that her dream of being an astronaut is over, she volunteers at the local planetarium. There, she is paired up with by-the-book David to work on an exhibit opening right before Christmas. Will the stars align to bring these two together at the holidays?

I watched the three new Hallmark Christmas movies this weekend. My favorite was the one with Michael Rady, Where Are You Christmas? Even though the movie was rather mystical, it had the most realistic and natural acting, if that makes sense. It had the best writing of the three movies and had a nice resolution at the end.

After that, I would say Kevin McGarry's movie, Checkin' It Twice, would be next. I liked that they didn't try to pretend he was still a young hockey player. The writing brought in how he's older. I thought he got along well with the female lead. I thought she acted well. I liked her last year in The Ghosts of Christmas Past.

What I'm never a fan of is how Hallmark has a recurring theme where one of the leads gives up their lifelong dream that they worked their whole life for, when they find the love of their life. To me, that reeks of codependency and expecting the other person to unrealistically fulfill all their dreams instead of what they worked for. It would be nice if Hallmark allows the person to get their dream AND the love of their life. And it would be nice if the love of their life actually supported and rooted for them getting their dream and would wait for them.

The Ryan Paevey movie, Under the Christmas Sky, came in third. I didn't buy that the female lead was an astrophysicist/astronaut. I didn't think there was much chemistry between them. And the misunderstanding was quite lame, sudden and quite weird. The planetarium/museum was a disappointment. They obviously didn't film in a real planetarium. It would have been really nice if they had highlighted how Christmas and the sun were interrelated through out history, instead of having it as a small plot element. This is a Christmas movie. The brother was really odd, both with his acting and well, not having a job and living at home in his thirties. But, the movie is re-watchable. So, I may watch it again for an eye candy fix if I happen to be around when it's on. But, I won't seek it out.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

OK, everybody, time to put on your thinking caps.

I recently watched a Christmas movie and I can't recall the name of it.

Story: Man needs to find a Christmas present for his girlfriend (he has no clue as to her likes/dislikes) and uses a (male) friend who happens to be a personal shopper. (No, it's not Jolly Good Christmas with Wil Kemp). Personal shopper meets girlfriend and learns her likes/dislikes. And, of course, during the process falls for girlfriend.

Girlfriend's father died when she was young, and he was a jazz/blues singer/performer. Personal shopper manages to find the one album his group made and gets it for the girlfriend.

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Imzadi]

OK, everybody, time to put on your thinking caps.

I recently watched a Christmas movie and I can't recall the name of it.

Story: Man needs to find a Christmas present for his girlfriend (he has no clue as to her likes/dislikes) and uses a (male) friend who happens to be a personal shopper. (No, it's not Jolly Good Christmas with Wil Kemp). Personal shopper meets girlfriend and learns her likes/dislikes. And, of course, during the process falls for girlfriend.

Girlfriend's father died when she was young, and he was a jazz/blues singer/performer. Personal shopper manages to find the one album his group made and gets it for the girlfriend.

Thanks in advance for any help.

It's called The Perfect Christmas Present. It stars Sam Page and and Tara Holt.

It was just on the other night.

https://www.hallmarkmoviesandmyster...s-present/about-the-perfect-christmas-present

 

[PrincessShmoo]

It's called The Perfect Christmas Present. It stars Sam Page and and Tara Holt.

It was just on the other night.

https://www.hallmarkmoviesandmyster...s-present/about-the-perfect-christmas-present

Yes! Thank you. I watched it by accident, because the write up on my TV guide made it sound like the Wil Kemp one (which I've also seen) and I like him (not so much his American accent in this one, though).