I watched this movie. It was fine. I don't have much to say about it. I give it a C.
Okay, if you would like to have more information, here it is:
The theme of this movie, used repeatedly as a tagline, is: "There are no mistakes; only decisions." I have a real problem with this. It makes no sense. You could say: "There are no mistakes; only learning opportunities" or "there are no mistakes; only happy accidents" (à la Bob Ross), but this tagline is just nonsense. Someone tried to be profound and failed miserably.
If you like the old flame element in Hallmark movies, this one isn't terrible. Maddie returns home after being consumed by her incredibly successful job as a shoe designer and reunites with her high school boyfriend (Carter) from 20 years ago. The idea is reasonably fun, but I didn't love their chemistry or the development of the plot. In addition, their fights were pretty uneventful. He was somehow deeply disturbed by her recognition of his wood-carving talents (I couldn't make this up if I tried), and yet their love conquered the petty disagreements over whether he should sell his carved things on a website. Yay.
Hallmark gets an A on: Lori Loughlin (she does not age, and I want to know her secret); Cookie recipe storyline (funny); Snowball fight using "the oldest trick in the book" (fun); Old flame storyline (fairly well done in this case)
Hallmark gets a D on: Theme (awful); Supporting characters; Lack of chemistry; Boring storyline; Not ending at the dance
Grade: C
* Note Grading Scale:
A = This is seriously a good movie. It will remain on my DVR for the season.
B = Totally exceeded my expectations. I'm happy to recommend.
C = This is an average Hallmark movie. Good holiday fun.
D = I'm disappointed... but I watched it. Why not?
F = I actually had a hard time getting through this one. And that says a lot.
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