An Extra Star for Bethany Joy Lenz and the Lack of a “Frolic” Scene
This one follows the Hallmark template almost perfectly. All of the plot points and characters are straight off the mix-and-match stock list and hardly one is left out. The only thing it didn’t have was a cutesy snowball fight, snow angel or snowman session, baking flour fight, food fight, splashing or dunking in the water, etc., etc., etc. Of course, I did doze off for a minute or two so I may have missed the frolic scene. Bethany Joy did manage to snag herself with a fishing hook, but that was actually kind of amusing. So why a 6? That’s my grade for Ho-hum but not blatantly insulting or cringe-worthy. Lenz’s comic timing and likable portrayal bumped it up at least one star. Her love interest was a non-entity, and the romance was unbelievable and practically non-existent. I hope she goes back to Portland.
I suspect I would bump this up a star or 2 if I re-watched it, but as it stands now…*
April 1, 2020
I did watch it again, and I am bumping it up. I fear I was a little to harsh about Brett Dalton.
