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There's another mix of ALL-NEW CHRISTMAS MOVIES PREMIERING THIS WEEKEND on TV! You'll be taken on a relaxing retreat, back to the family farm, a trip to the lake, a school, a restaurant, and more! In fact, we have a baker's dozen of new movies, 13!
Check out all the details on these new Christmas movies; plus, see which ones I'm most excited to see below...
Also, I want to hear your movie picks, too, in comments!
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Thursday, November 10, 2022:
Storyline: Every Christmas, Reilly Shore (Genelle Williams) picks a random spot on the map to take an adventurous trip. This year, that destination is the quaint hamlet of Mistletoe Lake. As she arrives, Reilly discovers that the town’s lone bed & breakfast is full due to the town’s annual Christmas Harbor Festival. When twelve-year-old Emma (Hattie Kragten) invites Reilly to stay on her dad’s boat, she learns that Emma’s dad Raymond Mitchell (Corey Sevier) is selling his boat and can’t participate in the festival. Saddened, Emma enlists Reilly’s help to convince Raymond to enter into the festival so they can have one last perfect Christmas on Mistletoe Lake.
Thursday, November 10, 2022
at 8pm/7c. on Lifetime
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Friday, November 11, 2022:
Storyline: When Kim’s boyfriend breaks up with her instead of proposing, her mom whisks her away to a Christmas retreat where she meets the owner’s unemployed brother, Mark. But will they be able to see past the mistakes neither one wants to admit to and let the magic of the season connect them?
Friday, November 11, 2022
at 7pm/6c. on UPtv
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Friday, November 11, 2022:
Storyline: “When pop star Darcy returns home to spend Christmas with her sister and niece, she unexpectedly finds herself coaching the high school choir with her one-time rival, Adam.”
Friday, November 11, 2022
at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel
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Friday, November 11, 2022:
Storyline: While visiting her family during Christmastime, Annie Blake (Georgia Flood) decides to help three stray dogs get adopted before heading back into her career working for a global non-profit. But when she runs into local veterinarian, Dylan Hawkes (Ezekiel Simat), her old high school debate partner, they team up to save an animal rescue. Ultimately, Annie discovers that finding love, and making a difference in the world, can happen right at home.
Friday, November 11, 2022
at 8pm/7c. on Lifetime
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Saturday, November 12, 2022:
Storyline: In order to save her family's contracting business, Blair reluctantly teams up with her ex-boyfriend and former co-star of a hit home design reality show to build a tiny home for the unsheltered in the community, rekindling old sparks in the process… and just in time for Christmas.
Saturday, November 12, 2022
at 7pm/6c. on UPtv
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Saturday, November 12, 2022:
Storyline: An NYC advertising executive returns to her hometown to sell the family farm, but instead reconnects with her childhood friend and gets involved with organizing the yearly Winter Wonderland, which takes place on the property.
Saturday, November 12, 2022
at 8pm/7c. on Great American Family
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Saturday, November 12, 2022:
Storyline: “Claire is an MI5 agent who goes undercover as the royal nanny. She must overcome the challenges of her assignment, like resisting the charms of Prince Colin, while keeping the family safe at Christmas.”
Saturday, November 12, 2022
at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel
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Saturday, November 12, 2022:
Storyline: MacKenzie Graves (Sarah Drew, Grey’s Anatomy, Amber Brown) is a brilliant, competitive, crossword-puzzle-loving biology teacher in Vermont who recently lost her father, beloved fire chief and the heart of the town’s holiday fundraising tradition “The Reindeer Games.” Every year since his death, she competes with her dad’s former team, a group of colorful retired firefighters, to win the Games and keep his tradition alive. This holiday however, her world is rocked when fading Hollywood star, and Mac’s high school crush, Chase Weston (Justin Bruening, Grey’s Anatomy, Sweet Magnolias), comes home for Christmas to visit his pregnant sister and nephew and is begrudgingly roped into participating in the Games. When the opportunity to compete against her former megacrush arises, Mac is determined to show him up and win the Kris Kringle Cup at all costs. As the competition heats up, so does the spark between Mac and Chase, and Chase soon finds himself eager to not only win the games, but also to win her heart as well. Brian Sills also stars.
Saturday, November 12, 2022
at 8pm/7c. on Lifetime
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Saturday, November 12, 2022:
Storyline: “The Colucci siblings, in an effort to jog the memory of their grandfather who is struggling with dementia, set out to recreate their late grandmother’s legendary pasta sauce.”
Saturday, November 12, 2022
at 10pm/9c. on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
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Sunday, November 13, 2022:
Storyline: An aspiring storybook illustrator in Manhattan returns home after inheriting her Grandmother’s Christmas tree farm. Inspired by the magic of Christmas and the farm’s handsome caretaker, she is reminded of the things she once wanted in life.
Sunday, November 13, 2022
at 7pm/6c. on UPtv
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Sunday, November 13, 2022:
Storyline: When a woman returns home to find her ex in a relationship, she enlists her best friend to act as her fake boyfriend for the holidays.
Sunday, November 13, 2022
at 8pm/7c. on Great American Family
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Sunday, November 13, 2022:
Storyline: “When Romy and Rick’s parents surprise them with the news that they will be closing the Chinese restaurant they have owned and operated for decades, the siblings each find themselves reevaluating their futures. Also impacted by the news are the landmark restaurant’s loyal patrons and staff, who have all come to depend on the restaurant over the holidays.”
Sunday, November 13, 2022
at 8pm/7c. on the Hallmark Channel
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Sunday, November 13, 2022:
Storyline: Christmas enthusiast and single mom Harper (Kathryn Davis) has created a program, Six Degrees of Santa, in which anonymous "Santas" give a gift and set of instructions to be passed along, temporarily enjoyed, and re-gifted, indefinitely. Her goal is to create a Christmas experience that’s real-life, magical, and unexpected. When Harper's own gift lands in the hands of a leading internet entrepreneur, Jason (Steve Lund), he’s convinced that the original Santa might be his soulmate. He seeks out Harper, as the architect of the program, to help him track down this mystery woman.
Well. that's it! All 13 of the new Christmas movie premieres airing this weekend on Great American Family, the Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Lifetime, and UPtv!
Based on the promos I've seen, three of the new movies stand out to me... A Merry Christmas Wish, The Picture of Christmas, and The Royal Nanny.
First, I was thrilled when I initially learned that two of my all-time favorites, Jill Wagner (A Christmas Miracle for Daisy, Mystery 101) and Cameron Mathison (A Kindhearted Christmas, Home & Family) would be paired together in Great American Family's A Merry Christmas Wish. I personally love that the story takes place on a family farm. Plus, all the behind-the-scenes clips Great American Family has shown for this movie look soooo good!
Likewise, UPtv's The Picture of Christmas, will also take place on a Christmas tree farm. Both movies are about a woman from the city returning to her country roots to sell the family farm. The Picture of Christmas stars Giles Panton (It Was Always You, Love on Trend) and Chelsea Hobbs. In case you don't recognize Chelsea's name, she is well known as Blair, the rude, superficial, snobby girlfriend in The Nine Lives of Christmas. I took a sneak peek of the screener UPtv sent me for The Picture of Christmas last night, and I was definitely intrigued in just the first few minutes. Chelsea's character, Ember Morely, a graphic designer, and aspiring storybook illustrator, is much more likable than conceited Blair. It's always fun to see an actress play such different roles like this. I'm looking forward to catching the rest of the movie this weekend - or recording and watching it very soon!
The last movie I mentioned I'm looking forward to is The Royal Nanny. Okay, so I'm kinda over the whole Royal thing, but this movie looks like it will be more comical than most, and I'm always in for a light-hearted Christmas comedy. Hopefully, there won't be any distracting, odd accents or anything and the children will act like children and not psychologists. Anyway, the promos Hallmark is airing this week certainly look cute, so I'm game.
I also wanted to mention, Our Italian Christmas Memories deals with the heartbreaking issue of dementia. I had a very close family member who had this, and it was very sad and difficult to watch. Sadly, I'm sure many of you have dealt with this, as well. I'm not sure I'll watch this one right away, but I will be interested to see reviews from those of you who do.
I would love to know which Christmas movies appeal to you this weekend. Please be sure to share in comments below...
And thank you, to those of you, who have shared a movie review, thus far. If you'd like to check out the 2022 Christmas Movie Reviews shared by It's a Wonderful Movie family members and myself, please visit *here*.
To see more Christmas movies coming up, be sure to visit the Christmas Movie Schedule.
Disclaimer: Please know when I share a movie, this is NOT an endorsement of any of the actors involved, personally or professionally, with their other TV/film projects.
Please note: I haven't pre-screened the new Christmas movies airing this weekend. If you'd like to post a review on whether a film is family-friendly, please share in comments. Thank you so much to everyone who participates in this.
Storyline: Christmas enthusiast and single mom Harper (Kathryn Davis) has created a program, Six Degrees of Santa, in which anonymous "Santas" give a gift and set of instructions to be passed along, temporarily enjoyed, and re-gifted, indefinitely. Her goal is to create a Christmas experience that’s real-life, magical, and unexpected. When Harper's own gift lands in the hands of a leading internet entrepreneur, Jason (Steve Lund), he’s convinced that the original Santa might be his soulmate. He seeks out Harper, as the architect of the program, to help him track down this mystery woman.
Sunday, November 13, 2022
at 8pm/7c. on Lifetime
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Well. that's it! All 13 of the new Christmas movie premieres airing this weekend on Great American Family, the Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Lifetime, and UPtv!
Based on the promos I've seen, three of the new movies stand out to me... A Merry Christmas Wish, The Picture of Christmas, and The Royal Nanny.
First, I was thrilled when I initially learned that two of my all-time favorites, Jill Wagner (A Christmas Miracle for Daisy, Mystery 101) and Cameron Mathison (A Kindhearted Christmas, Home & Family) would be paired together in Great American Family's A Merry Christmas Wish. I personally love that the story takes place on a family farm. Plus, all the behind-the-scenes clips Great American Family has shown for this movie look soooo good!
Likewise, UPtv's The Picture of Christmas, will also take place on a Christmas tree farm. Both movies are about a woman from the city returning to her country roots to sell the family farm. The Picture of Christmas stars Giles Panton (It Was Always You, Love on Trend) and Chelsea Hobbs. In case you don't recognize Chelsea's name, she is well known as Blair, the rude, superficial, snobby girlfriend in The Nine Lives of Christmas. I took a sneak peek of the screener UPtv sent me for The Picture of Christmas last night, and I was definitely intrigued in just the first few minutes. Chelsea's character, Ember Morely, a graphic designer, and aspiring storybook illustrator, is much more likable than conceited Blair. It's always fun to see an actress play such different roles like this. I'm looking forward to catching the rest of the movie this weekend - or recording and watching it very soon!
The last movie I mentioned I'm looking forward to is The Royal Nanny. Okay, so I'm kinda over the whole Royal thing, but this movie looks like it will be more comical than most, and I'm always in for a light-hearted Christmas comedy. Hopefully, there won't be any distracting, odd accents or anything and the children will act like children and not psychologists. Anyway, the promos Hallmark is airing this week certainly look cute, so I'm game.
I also wanted to mention, Our Italian Christmas Memories deals with the heartbreaking issue of dementia. I had a very close family member who had this, and it was very sad and difficult to watch. Sadly, I'm sure many of you have dealt with this, as well. I'm not sure I'll watch this one right away, but I will be interested to see reviews from those of you who do.
I would love to know which Christmas movies appeal to you this weekend. Please be sure to share in comments below...
And thank you, to those of you, who have shared a movie review, thus far. If you'd like to check out the 2022 Christmas Movie Reviews shared by It's a Wonderful Movie family members and myself, please visit *here*.
To see more Christmas movies coming up, be sure to visit the Christmas Movie Schedule.
Disclaimer: Please know when I share a movie, this is NOT an endorsement of any of the actors involved, personally or professionally, with their other TV/film projects.
Please note: I haven't pre-screened the new Christmas movies airing this weekend. If you'd like to post a review on whether a film is family-friendly, please share in comments. Thank you so much to everyone who participates in this.
Joyous Blessings to You All, Net
SHINING HIS LIGHT:
Thanksgiving is coming up in a few weeks...
"Give thanks to The Lord,
for He is good;
His love endures forever."
1 Chronicles 16:34
UP TV and GAF's picks are definitely on my watch list! Lifetime's Saturday and Sunday movies look interesting enough to decide to tape (crossing fingers). -Maria
ReplyDeleteI'm most looking forward to The Christmas Retreat - saw the trailer and thought it was great so I was delighted when UPtv picked it up.
ReplyDeleteI don't really know what to expect from In Merry Measure but Brendan Penny usually comes up trumps.
I've been a fan of Justin Bruening since The Thanksgiving House so I'm excited about Reindeer Games Homcoming.
I keep expecting great things from Great American Family and keep getting disappointed so let's see if Jill Wagner and Cameron Mathison can produce the goods.
Their best movie to date has been Jill'a A Christmas Miracle For Daisy last year - Florence
"Christmas Sweethearts" aka "My Best Friend's Christmas" is one I watched via streaming earlier this year. Maybe I was just in a mood, but, as I recall, it just didn't seem quite on par with Great American Family's movies last year. The music was loud over the dialogue in parts, and the plot was a wee bit too silly for my tastes. Still good for a one time watch, though--everybody likes different things, and maybe it'll be a winner for you!
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Agree entirely - Florence
DeleteSorry Florence, one of these has a single father. 😂
ReplyDeleteReindeer Games Homecoming looks sweet! Thanks Net!
ReplyDeleteNot sure about one of the side characters on the promo. Hopefully it stays family friendly
DeleteSo many choices, especially those airing at the same time.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to The Royal Nanny, In Merry Measure, and Six Degrees of Santa.
ReplyDeleteI too am over Royal movies, but this one looks good and funny. In Merry Measure looks so funny too, and Patti Murin is great from the preview. Now I am not a fan of the popstar movies, but this one looks good.
The Retreat movie looks good too cause i like Rhiannon Fish.
Sabrina
Yes, Chelsea Hobbs has played the jealous wannabe girlfriend in the past, but it's been nice to see her play a kind character. She had a sweet personality in Ruby Herring and Martha's Vineyard as well. And her hair looks so good in her natural color, not bleached. I was excited to see her get a movie of her own.
ReplyDeleteI liked Chelsea in Martha's Vineyard. Her character seemed to just get started when they abruptly ended it, like all the other mysteries.
DeleteHer hair is pretty either way, but I liked her "expensive highlights" in 9 Lives!
I would have loved to see more of here in that series. I hope to see her as a main mystery character one day(would be great if GA Family started some)
DeleteHaha, I thought her hair looked soft, healthy and fresh in the mystery series.
"In Merry Measure" -- family-friendly, this is one I quite enjoyed! Upbeat, with lots of joking, it has substance, as well. Most surprising is the fact that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is celebrated far more than is typical in a Hallmark movie, during the group's performance at the end as they sing of Him in these songs:
ReplyDelete"Hark the Herald Angels Sing"
"I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
"Go Tell it on the Mountain"
Merry Christmas, all!
~Alicia
That's so good to hear! Thanks a bunch Alicia! And Merry Christmas (and Thanksgiving;)to you too!❤
DeleteMy father's side is Italian, so that movie looks good to me. They are normally comedy. I'll give it a try. Will let you know if it is family friendly.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear about your family member with dementia Net. My Papa went through the same. He was mostly senile when I was young and then dementia in his last 2 years. I thank God that he loved the Lord. Isn't it amazing how God can break through and save those who are sadly medically kinda messed up in the mind! He did that for my Papa a year before he died. -I treasure my memories of him. I'm sure you do too of your loved one. And take comfort in knowing we will see our loved ones again someday!
Abigail, Thank you for your sweet message. My relative who had dementia has passed, as well, but the memory remains for me, and makes me feel most grateful for the precious time we had together.
DeleteYour comment meant so much to me! Hugs to you, my friend... Have a blessed and wonderful weekend with your family! )
Thanks Net, it snowed her in KY this morning. And yesterdsy it was 80°! I hope you have a beautiful weekend too!
DeleteAnd both of our loved ones are no longer mind confused and have sooo much knowledge now. There praising our glorious Savior!
In Merry Measure
ReplyDeleteDarcy dances like Ed Grimley & Pee Wee Herman
Adam dances like Danny Zano in Grease
In Merry Measure is family friendly about Darcy was a one hit wonder singer. She’s come home to spend time with her family for Christmas. While there, she discovers her niece wants to sing for a local choir, The Herald Angels, but isn’t selected to join. The choir coach, Adam is very selective on who can join the choir, because it’s won a local competition 6 times and he wants to continue the winning streak. So, Darcy creates her own choir group from the people who weren’t selected. Only one choir can participate in the competition. So Darcy & Adam decide to compete to see who will go to the big competition.
ReplyDeleteWhat movies are you looking forward seeing this weekend?
ReplyDeleteIt's all about Jill wagner & Cameron Mathison in A Merry Christmas Wish for me. I might try to catch others, but that's my top pick.
DeleteThe Christmas Retreat is family friendly about Workaholic Kim finally reaches her breaking point when her boyfriend named Stephen turns around & breaks up with her instead of proposing, so Kim’s Mom named Mary takes her away to a Christmas Retreat to reconnect with the spirit of the holiday. Little do they know – the owner named Rae Reynolds of the retreat has enlisted the help of her newly unemployed Brother named Mark, who seems to share a lot of Kim’s tendencies. But will they be able to see past the similarities neither one wants to admit to, and let the magic of the season connect them with something they couldn’t have planned for?
ReplyDelete"In Merry Measure" was such a good and heartwarming movie. I liked the idea of high school choir and all the preparations for the competition. Music was just great in this movie, all these Christmas songs. All the cast was so good. I liked the leading actors Brendan Penny and Patti Murin. By the way I didn't watch any movies with Patti Murin and was very impressed by her acting. She is so bright. All in all it was a really good movie and most importantly it was family-friendly.
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"Reindeer Games Homecoming" -- not family-friendly. Within 10 minutes, there's a stereotypically gay coworker talking about his "husband."
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Once again disappointed in an actress who claims to be a Christian 😞 Loved Sarah Drew in Mom's Night Out. Such a shame.
DeleteLoved A Merry Christmas Wish! Loved Jill Wagner and Cameron Mathison together! Another movie with a fantastic message and so many Christmas carols as background music. I also loved the actress who played the sister. She added a nice element to the story. - Jennifer R
ReplyDeleteReindeer Games Homecoming is really funny, heartwarming, and is a good one to watch if you're looking for something to laugh at! Plus, there was a small scene from 'Twinkle all the Way' included at one point on a TV.
ReplyDeleteThere is of course 1 big downside (that I kind of suspected from seeing 1 of the trailers): Gay best friend who is also very dramatic.
I still enjoyed this one neverthless, and I got through it all instead of turning it off early on because this looked so good from the trailers. -Maria
A Royal Nanny is family friendly about Once Claire gets her unusual assignment in The Royal Nanny, she goes to work inside Kensington Palace. She gets a crash course in nannying from Ms. Lansbury who has spent the past three decades training the caretakers for the royal family. Unfortunately, Clarie’s royal charges prove to be quite a handful. Both Princess Elle & Prince Robert are eager to send the new nanny packing. Claire relies on a combination of her spy skills and nanny training to get the kids in line and make the lives of everyone in the royal household better. At the same time, a spark grows between Claire & Prince Colin is the younger Brother of Princess Rose is the Mother of Claire’s charges & the heir to the throne. However, things get complicated when MI5 wrongly suspects a member of the royal family of plotting against the throne? Claire puts her career, as well as her life, on the line to protect both the royal family and the man she is falling in love with.
ReplyDeleteThe Royal Nanny is very interesting, and best of all, clean! Pretty good considering this is the 1st new Countdown to Christmas movie I've actually seen this year. -Maria
ReplyDeleteA Tiny Home Christmas is quite charming. -Maria
ReplyDeleteThe Royal Nanny is family friendly about MI5 agent Claire Champion is working undercover nanny & she must resist the charms of Prince Collin while keeping the royal family: Princess Rose & Elle, and Prince Robert safe during Christmastime. Princess Rose’s Husband is a King. Prince Colin is a Prince of Pranks. Claire is trading with a guy & including Ms. Lansbury with an umbrella 🌂.
ReplyDeleteOur Italian Christmas Memories is about The Colucci siblings, in an effort to jog the memory of their Grandfather named Vincent who is struggling with dementia, set out to recreate their late Grandmother named Donita’s legendary pasta sauce,” to jog his memories. Grandpa Vincent eats spaghetti when he remembers & he says pickle as referred to Christmas Pickle, RJ, Anna, & Ella run to get Christmas Pickle Ornament by the Christmas Tree.
ReplyDeleteWatched A Merry Christmas Wish last night and was not disappointed. Loved the music for starters and acting was up to par as usual. Scenery was so much better than other movies so far. Only complaint was that it was very predictable. Storyline follows many that I have seen before. Would definitely be a keeper.
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Well, I give Hallmark points for originality on this one - a combination of a Christmas movie, a spy thriller, and a mystery! It made for a interesting storyline, and I admit I didn't know how this one was going to end. I thought the lead actress did a wonderful job in her role, and the supporting cast was enjoyable as well. Good for a one-time view, although I'm not sure it's a keeper for me - the romance is almost secondary to the spy plot, and that's not exactly what I'm looking for in a Hallmark Christmas movie!
Christmas Sweethearts is family friendly about when a woman named Ashley returns home to find her ex boyfriend named Grant is in relationship with Bella, she enlists her best friend named Liam to act as her fake boyfriend. Grant & Bella and Ashley & Liam get along at the lodge
ReplyDeleteA Merry Christmas Wish is family friendly about an NYC Advertising Executive returns to her hometown to her family farm but instead reconnects her childhood friend named Dylan & gets involved with organizing the yearly Woodland Falls Winter Wonderland, which takes place on the property. Dylan is staying at guest house next to Randall’s farmhouse. They manage to save farmhouse whose runs by Dylan. Dylan has a Sister named Nicole, their Mom named Esther, & Niece named Gracie. It tells the story of Janie. She returns to her hometown of Woodland Falls when her great-uncle passes away. He surprises Janie with a special gift: the family homestead, her childhood home.
ReplyDeleteChristmas at Golden Dragon is family friendly about Growing up, Romy & Rick spent the holidays working at their parents’ popular Chinese restaurant, the Golden Dragon. When Romy’s boyfriend named Blake invites her to spend the holidays with his family in Vermont, she is thrilled that her parents let her off the hook, so she can finally experience a “real Christmas.” Her Brother named Rick currently works for the restaurant fulltime while he figures out his future, but secretly harbors a passion for cooking. When Rick & Romy’s parents named Jim & Sue Chen & Vincent Cheng announce they will be closing the Golden Dragon for good just before the holidays, the siblings must each figure out what that means for their futures. Also impacted by the news are the landmark restaurant’s loyal patrons and staff: workaholic executive Veronica who longs to be a Mother; recent widow Jane who is planning her first Christmas without her husband; Nate is a single father trying to do the best by his Daughters named Jesse & Vivi during the holidays; and helpful delivery driver named Miguel who is hoping to secure a college scholarship. As each of them face the closure of the Golden Dragon, they discover what Christmas & family truly means to each of them. Romy & her Brother Rick gather some family friends to cook at Restaurant for Christmas & how they manage to pull it out for their parents to save Chinese restaurant. Rick asks Sadie to go prom with him at Golden Dragon Restaurant. Nate & Veronica’s Daughters named Jessa & Vivi make Christmas Muddy Buddies in the kitchen with their Dad named Nate.
ReplyDeleteWhen Romy & Rick’s parents surprise them with news that they’ll be closing their decades-old Chinese Restaurant, the siblings soon find themselves reevaluating their futures?
I was very disappointed that Our Italian Christmas Memories was not family friendly. The sister has a wife. 😔
ReplyDelete"Our Italian Christmas Memories" -- One of Beau Bridges granddaughters is in a lesbian relationship with a baby on the way.
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A Merry Christmas Wish is worth watching. It has a great and festive atmosphere, a beautiful setting, a great acting from Jill Wagner and Cameron Mathison, a heartwarming story. I'm so happy we have the Great American Family, their movies are always great and you can enjoy them without worrying about their content.
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The Picture of Christmas is a very charming, enjoyable and nice movie. The cast is great, especially a little girl, playing a daughter of the leading character. The movie is family-friendly.
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In Merry Measure was one of the best Hallmark movies they’ve had in years! I was not expecting to like this movie at all, but the humor really drew me in. I didn’t care for the teenage actors, although their singing was great fun. I did enjoy the adult actors and how hilarious they were. This is a must watch, highly recommended, family-friendly movie! I loved their choices in Christmas Carols too!
ReplyDeleteThe Royal Nanny was a very unique style of Christmas movie which I enjoyed! Family-friendly and intriguing right from the start! They probably could’ve passed this off as any regular mystery movie, but having it set at Christmas time made it that much better. I do wish there was more humor and that the actors showed more emotion.
ReplyDeleteOksanka, Thank you for all of your wonderful reviews. Are these your reviews for In Merry Measure and The Royal Nanny, as well? Just wanted to give you credit, if so.
DeleteWonderful to hear from you this holiday season! Blessings to you! :)
Hello, Net. I'm so happy to be here, it's such a wonderful place, thank you so much for it! The reviews you're talking about are not mine. Mine are above. But anyway thank you for your reply and your kind words!
DeleteMay God bless you!
Oksanka
No, they are not Osanka. Just another faithful, family-friendly concerned movie watcher’s. :)
DeleteThank you, Oksanka and Anonymous, for the update. I'm so glad you both are here!
DeleteHave a blessed weekend and Happy Thanksgiving! :)
Review: A Merry Christmas Wish -
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I'm not sure how you can go wrong with having Jill Wagner and Cameron Mathison together in a movie. In my opinion, these are two of the very best actors for these kind of movies! You can tell that they enjoy each other's company - they both seemed to be having fun and even ad-libbing some of their lines to each other. The movie itself seemed like a throwback to the old Hallmark movies of years ago, and the supporting cast - especially the sister and the little girl - were great! One of the best so far this year!
Mark 25 - You've nailed it again! What a wonderful review! I have a feeling there must have been some ad-libbing moments, too. Jill and Cameron are so natural on screen. Watch out Kristoffer Polaha, Jill has a new leading man! :)
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Keeper? Ugh!
It's not too often when I want a movie to end before it actually does, but this was one of those times. This movie is bad in so many ways! First, the storyline. Ashley will lie and deceive in order to get back with her ex-boyfriend Grant. Grant meanwhile has hooked up with arrogant Bella, although he keeps eyeing Ashley. Liam, Ashley's friend, has romantic feelings for Ashley, but is willing to help Ashley in her deception to win back Grant. People, can't you just be honest and tell each other how you truly feel? How old are you anyway?
Which leads me to what I really dislike about this movie. The two leading ladies act like they are teenage schoolgirls. Their mannerisms, their displays of giddiness, their mile-a-minute talking - this really wore on me after awhile.
Finally, the whole movie (and especially the ending) just seemed rushed and had a cheap look to it. For me, there is nothing to recommend Christmas Sweethearts.
Giddy, teenage schoolgirls? "Ugh!" is right!! Thank you for the heads up. Love your reviews! And love deleting movies from my dvr and making more space for yet more Christmas movies! Woohoo!!
Delete~~Jane
Phew! My dvr is getting crowded!!
ReplyDeleteBut these two movies quickly got deleted so at least there's some space for two more this weekend!
Christmas on Mistletoe Lake. I watched about 25% and just couldn't take anymore. It's probably an ok movie but it just wasn't thrilling me, so I quit to move on to better things. The part I saw was family friendly.
The Dog Days of Christmas. Seriously? No. Just, no. I couldn't take more than 25% of this movie. It was just weird and silly. I felt everything was sub-par/low-budget -- the acting, the set, the directing, the script, the whole production was just a big "no" for me. The part I saw was family friendly.
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Christmas at the Golden Dragon. Was not the complete dud I expected it to be. It won't be a keeper for me, but it was oddly entertaining for a one-time watch. It wasn't a traditional Christmas movie, but it was kind of fun and heartwarming to watch all the different lives intersect/connect through the Golden Dragon restaurant; and, yet, at times, it also felt a bit out-of-control and weird (the ending seemed a bit "off the rails" and unbelievable). There were some feel-good moments and some good messages in the movie, as well as some questionable ones. I would say, for the most part, it is family friendly. One dating couple appear to maybe be sharing a bedroom when they go visit their parent's home, but it's not blatantly obvious. A single woman is desperately trying to get pregnant through in vitro fertilization to have a baby all on her own with no husband in the picture (unfortunately, this seems to be a new trend in these movies). That same woman has some strong "feminist" ideas and some other questionable opinions, but, thankfully, her mother sometimes points out the opposing viewpoints. There's a single father with two little girls and for most of the movie I thought he was a widower, but then it turns out he's newly divorced and it's all handled kind of weirdly with the kids (I didn't understand why their mother wasn't a part of their lives at Christmas?? Was she out of town? Maybe I missed something in the beginning?). Overall, a cute and quirky movie that is non-traditional and would be fun to watch if you've exhausted all your other options. (By the way, I can't stand it when these movies throw in very obvious commercials for products and try to make it seem like a natural part of the movie. In this movie we got to extol the wonders of Walmart and Chex Mix. Ugh.)
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Christmas at the Golden Dragon - We enjoyed "Christmas at the Golden Dragon" as it was a departure from the usual Hallmark Christmas movie formula which is focused solely on romance. It was family-friendly and incorporated multiple story lines that all connected through the Golden Dragon Chinese restaurant and the place it held in each character's heart. The movie would not be interesting to younger children, but I found it heart-warming and engaging, and it even incorporated a scene from a Nativity pageant. I recommend this movie to people who want to watch a little something different this Christmas season.
ReplyDeleteSix Degrees of Santa. I quite enjoyed it and thought it had a warm, cozy, holiday feeling about it. This one was ever so slightly different from the typical movies; it had the Lifetime movie "polish" or "naturalness" that I've heard others on here refer to in the past. It felt fairly well-acted all around (especially Steve Lund). Family friendly (the main actress is divorced because they're "better as friends", but that's typical for almost all the movies nowadays). Cute movie - a keeper for now (until I run out of dvr space).
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