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It's early November and that means many bad, boring Christmas films to watch until December arrives. Hallmark Channel pumped out 40 of these films for 2020 so some of them are going to be lame. Merritt Patterson and Luke Macfarlane headline this one. I tend to enjoy Macfarlane in his many appearances. He at least gives the impression that he is trying to enjoy himself. I just don't care for Patterson. She seems to float through all of her films. She gives off the impression she is just showing up for a paycheck.
Neither of them are helped by the lack of any real story. Patterson is a pianist who received poor reviews last outing and hasn't come to terms with them. Macfarlane is an ex who never left their small town. When she comes home for Christmas, he asks her to perform for him in an ensemble. Everyone else gets sick so the two of them slowly entice a music group long broken up to perform again. Of course everyone eventually agrees and Patterson finds motivation to perform again.
Sometimes you truly have to zone out or browse something online to get through a film like this. They just isn't enough here to justify such a long run time. Hallmark can and has done better. The main character's poor pitiful me stance makes her unusually unlikeable. Hard pass.
score 1/10
doctorsmoothlove 15 November 2020
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10-3-2021 22:25:08