Oy to the World
Oy to Joy Hallmark’s Hanukkah based holiday movies of recent years have been some of their better ones, so I was cautiously looking forward to this one. The title seemed a little iffy but I do like Jake Epstein in most everything, and I thought he had really good chemistry with Brooke D’Orsay, his co-lead.…
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A Suite Holiday Romance
“Oh My Lord!” ~~Eloise (on the tippy top floor of The Plaza) This is one of those Hallmarks that feels like it has to retcon what we have seen and heard with our own eyes and ears in order to create a last minute drama that tears the couple apart so they can get them…
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Single on the 25th
Thirty, Flirty, and Thriving This was but a simple love story set in Chicago with no gimmicks or even much of a secondary plot line to distract us from the romance. Everything was focused on the character development and the growing connection between the two leads. And it was lovely. Lyndsy Fonseca, Hallmark Christmas movie…
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She’s Making a List
Coal-Worthy It’s not that I didn’t understand this movie, it’s that so many little things did not make sense. And it was boring. I really had high hopes for it. The premise was cute and different, and it starred two of Hallmark’s biggest and most popular stars: Lacey Chabert and Andrew Walker. I would have…
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The Snow Must Go On
Snow Business Wow. I didn’t quite know what to make of this one (at first). Now I hate when people use this word I am about to use to describe the first 15 minutes of this movie, but it perfectly describes how this movie started out: Surreal. We open in a very dark and empty…
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A Grand Ole Opry Christmas
A Good Daddy I didn’t expect this to be as good as it was. Often highly promoted efforts by Hallmark fall a little short for me. But if it gives me some chuckles, and this one did, I am prone to look benevolently on it no matter how much it otherwise annoys me. But if…
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About my Reviews
I’d been reviewing shows on IMDb for quite a few years. I enjoy many types of movies and programs, particularly British Mysteries and dramas, But my niche seems to have become Hallmark Movies as far as reviews. That’s partially because they don’t have 100s of other reviews already. If a movie is “important” and already has lots of insightful professional reviews, I figure, “Why bother?” It doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy those movies. But I am very fond of Hallmarks and I have fun writing about them. I try to publish my thoughts the day after the Saturday night premiers.
These TV movies are rated on a “special” 10 star scale: It’s more generous than I would rank a serious theatre film.
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