Linbeymusol
Wonderful character development!
Tedfoldol
everything you have heard about this movie is true.
Jenna Walter
The film may be flawed, but its message is not.
Christmas-Reviewer
BEWARE OF FALSE REVIEWS & REVIEWERS. SOME REVIEWERS HAVE ONLY ONE REVIEW TO THEIR NAME. NOW WHEN ITS A POSITIVE REVIEW THAT TELLS ME THEY WERE INVOLVED WITH THE MOVIE. IF ITS A NEGATIVE REVIEW THEN THEY MIGHT HAVE A GRUDGE AGAINST THE FILM . I HAVE REVIEWED OVER 200 HOLIDAY FILMS. I HAVE NO AGENDAMaddie, a high-powered marketing executive, is on her way to a client's wedding but her plans are derailed by car trouble. When a fork in the road leads her to Christmas Valley, a town in love with Christmas, an unexpected encounter and a group of strangers that start to feel like family will have her questioning what she's really been missing in life. Starring Brennan Elliott and Bonnie Somerville.What was nice that this film did not make the business woman a mega you know what. They also did not make the love interest combatants or polar opposites. They even made the business woman someone likes children. Now of course the woman never thought she wanted to be a mom until she meets this one child.........Now what makes this film work is that it is self aware that we have seen this type of Christmas Film played out countless times before. What they did was they made the audience fall in love with the locals and the town itself. This film makes you want to live in the town of "Christmas Valley".Family safe. Young children will be bored. Adults with children will enjoy this nice film!
Jack Vasen
This movie has no big surprises or twists, but it is a very sweet romantic story.Brennan Elliot does a really good job in this movie. Not too much and not too little. The character of Jo adds a special sweetness.It is a nice, steady romantic story where the love Maddie develops for the community is just as much as her love for Kevin.
wingshock
I normally like cute Christmas romances, but this one got on my nerves for a few reasons. First, if trees spilled onto the interstate, people don't just sit there & honk. At least they drive around (like our heroine finally did) at best they help move the trees off the road so everyone can get going. Second, the alternator isn't going to disable a car from running, it charges the battery, so the problem would only show up on a cold start. She could have kept driving on her trip and just got a jump start if she had to turn the car off. Also, our heroine has breakfast included in her B&B stay, but she instead goes to the diner in order to get "egg white only" omelets. She orders these THREE days in a row, but never eats or pays for them. Lastly, the hero is planting a seedling Christmas tree. Everyone knows, you don't plant trees in December. Christmas tree farms plant seedlings in March. These kind of things really kept me from enjoying the movie.
gehewe
There is only one review as I write this and it misses the mark. This is an excellent happy movie. The lead actress Bonnie Sommerville is actually 42 yrs old and really reminds me of Stephanie Zimbalist in "The Story Lady" (this is a good thing). She absolutely carries the movie and interacts great with the supporting cast. Brennan Elliot plays the lead actor and it is just perfect. This movie is a home run. Kept my interest the whole time.This movie had the little touches that made it memorable. Loved when they ask the ex-encyclopedia salesman who memorized the "A" volume to define "Angel". He touches the little girls nose and says "that's easy, it is a picture of you". That was sweet. Love when Brennan Elliot says "That reindeer cost me a lot". The diner scenes were great as well. Yes the movie started in New York City, but most of it was in Ohio. Enjoy it.
