MOVIE REVIEW
Movie: Christmas Scavenger Hunt
Network: Hallmark Channel
Original Air Date: November 3, 2019
*Part of Hallmark Channel's 10th Anniversary of Countdown to Christmas!
CAST:
Kim Shaw ... Belinda
Kevin McGarry ... Dustin
Tom Arnold ... Carl
Kathryn Kohut ... Faith
Greg Ellwand ... James
John Welch ... Logan
Pip Dwyer ... Jennie
Matt Stefiuk ... Jason
Janice Mendes ... Margaret
Tim Parogosh ... Dennis
Tanya Bevan ... Allison
Richard Nash ... Coggins
Matt Raymond ... Dex
PLOT:
Storyline via Hallmark: When Belinda returns home for Christmas, she sees Dustin, who broke her heart. “Accidentally” paired together by her dad, who runs the Scavenger Hunt, the two rekindle their love solving clues and taking selfies with their tasks. Along the way, they take a tree to a reclusive gentleman, who Belinda visited with her mother. But Belinda is also home to purchase the town museum for a client who intends to build condos there. Conflicted, she wonders how to tell Dustin, the museum’s director. It’ll take a Christmas miracle for their love to survive and for the museum to be saved.
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*images via: Hallmark Crown Media Family Networks
Credit: ©2019 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Johnson Production Group
another one which sounds good
ReplyDeleteI watched all four of the Hallmark premieres last week. I enjoyed Merry & Bright and Two Turtle Doves a lot, but my favorite by far was Christmas Scavenger Hunt. Loved every minute of it! I'm not sure I ever stopped grinning through the whole thing. The scavenger hunt made for a fun and different angle to the story, and there was a lot of cute and funny banter between all the characters, which I always love. This is one I'll be watching again...several times, I'm sure!
ReplyDeleteThe female lead in this was ....different! In a good way. She brought a realness through her banter that was refreshing and light. At first, it felt like a surprising casting choice but through the film she was enjoyable to watch. In the end, I didn't feel drawn in to the chemistry between the leads but the scavenger hunt was an interesting angle for a storyline.
ReplyDeleteThis one was CUTE! I wasn't sure about the female lead at first, but she's a breath of fresh air and surprisingly very likable and enjoyable to watch! I do wish there was a better climax to their reunion at the end. She kinda just told him she broke up with her BF which to me was meh... could've been a better scene. I did enjoy this one the most out of the other movies premiered so far!
ReplyDeleteWhen will it air again? My DVR only caught the first half!
ReplyDeleteHello Candace! There is finally an encore airing for "Christmas Scavenger Hunt!" You can see it Tuesday December 3rd at 2:09 AM EST. I hope you can watch or record it (again) then! :)
DeleteCount me as another huge fan of this movie! It was just so much fun to watch, and it wasn't as formulaic as most. Kevin McGarry is so natural and easy to watch, and now I've got a new favorite with Kim Shaw. She is funny! And I loved Tom Arnold, too.
ReplyDeleteFinally got around to watching this and I completely agree with all the comments above. I wasn't sure at first about the casting, but ended up loving Kim Shaw. She was a breath of fresh air and I can't wait to see her in other movies. Loved the fun banter between her and Kevin McGarry. I don't know that I totally bought into their romance, but their friendship bond was fun to watch and I could pretend along for the sake of the happy ending. Tom Arnold (as her father) just had me shaking my head, I couldn't decide if his character was scripted to be quite that quirky or whether Tom was just looped-up on cold medicine; nevertheless, it somehow (?!?) kind of worked. And I loved the idea of how they did the scavenger hunt and I was taking notes to use for the future.
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