Hallmark Channel Premiere | November 7
I was so worried that this was headed for an amnesia storyline. You can imagine how relieved I was when it turned out to be a broken wrist/ mild concussion and I could keep watching. (I don't do amnesia movies.)
In this movie, Maggie has to spend Christmas alone because her daughter is visiting dad for the holidays. Maggie accidentally hits Lucas with a Christmas tree (I'm not kidding), causing him to break his wrist and cancel his ski trip to Aspen. She feels so terrible that she offers him her guest house for the holidays. Lucas is an architect (another one!) who rediscovers his love of design and Christmas by helping kids build a giant gingerbread house. Maggie and Lucas fall in love and create a truly heartwarming Christmas surprise for children who have parents overseas. The movie is both sweet and ridiculous, and I kind of enjoyed it.
*Sidenote- Lucas is an architect who was recruited right out of college and is now on sabbatical. For the record, none of this exists for real architects.
Hallmark gets an A on: Ashley Williams (Maggie); the winter coats; the nod to our troops and their families; bringing attention to the fact that it is not acceptable for an adult to say supposably
Hallmark gets a D on: the title; Lucas's plaster cast; the contrived misunderstanding that unnecessarily adds 10 minutes to the end of the movie
Grade: B
* 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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