6.7 stars.
The characters in this - Benz and Shanks, I don't feel they are any more special than others overall. They are easy on the eyes, that's a bonus, although a bit on the more "mature" side of Hallmark actors.
The story is grounded in military honor, decency, bravery, and pain. We remember our nation's service-people, and we move on. She honored her husband, she missed him, she moved on ever so slowly. She's a wavering and very hesitant widow. She had a very difficult time letting go, and that was the most realistic, yet most difficult aspect of this film to stomach. She was primarily a military brat and the cliché applies, she will probably end up with another soldier.
I've got exactly 62 Hallmark X-mas movies on my DVR and I've only been recording for 5 days (round the clock on two Hallmark channels). Will I complete this task of watching 100+ by Christmas? Who knows, but if I fail, it won't be for lack of material.
As I watched this, I realized it's the music of Hallmark movies that makes them so deeply moving on a grander scale. Watch a movie without music, and I'll show you an uninspired human, watching a flat and lifeless film.
This movie was great, and it's probably the music that accounts for half of that, even though the music is really no better than any other Hallmark film. On that note (no pun intended), I was sifting through the movies to delete the lesser quality ones, because I'm running out of DVR space. This one was to be one of the casualties but I loved Benz in Dexter, so I had to check it out. And voila it hit my affections just like any other. I need a more effective selection process. The ratings are not totally accurate. I was about to cut an IMDB 6.4 rated, bad idea - it was great. I started watching an IMDB 7.0, and it was comatose, so I slashed it. I've tried to focus on pretty girls, great guys - nope... I'm starting to wonder if it's the people behind the scenes more than the talent.
I was sort of a military brat, probably was considered one. Dad worked as a contractor for the military, but he got stationed and moved just as often. I lived in NJ, AK, WA, Panama, back to NJ, then WA again. It was a roller coaster. Never stayed in one place more than 5 years until I was 20.
This movie has more relevance to us brats I suppose, nonetheless it's a good story, and it touched me where it hurts, and where it heals.
The characters in this - Benz and Shanks, I don't feel they are any more special than others overall. They are easy on the eyes, that's a bonus, although a bit on the more "mature" side of Hallmark actors.
The story is grounded in military honor, decency, bravery, and pain. We remember our nation's service-people, and we move on. She honored her husband, she missed him, she moved on ever so slowly. She's a wavering and very hesitant widow. She had a very difficult time letting go, and that was the most realistic, yet most difficult aspect of this film to stomach. She was primarily a military brat and the cliché applies, she will probably end up with another soldier.
I've got exactly 62 Hallmark X-mas movies on my DVR and I've only been recording for 5 days (round the clock on two Hallmark channels). Will I complete this task of watching 100+ by Christmas? Who knows, but if I fail, it won't be for lack of material.
As I watched this, I realized it's the music of Hallmark movies that makes them so deeply moving on a grander scale. Watch a movie without music, and I'll show you an uninspired human, watching a flat and lifeless film.
This movie was great, and it's probably the music that accounts for half of that, even though the music is really no better than any other Hallmark film. On that note (no pun intended), I was sifting through the movies to delete the lesser quality ones, because I'm running out of DVR space. This one was to be one of the casualties but I loved Benz in Dexter, so I had to check it out. And voila it hit my affections just like any other. I need a more effective selection process. The ratings are not totally accurate. I was about to cut an IMDB 6.4 rated, bad idea - it was great. I started watching an IMDB 7.0, and it was comatose, so I slashed it. I've tried to focus on pretty girls, great guys - nope... I'm starting to wonder if it's the people behind the scenes more than the talent.
I was sort of a military brat, probably was considered one. Dad worked as a contractor for the military, but he got stationed and moved just as often. I lived in NJ, AK, WA, Panama, back to NJ, then WA again. It was a roller coaster. Never stayed in one place more than 5 years until I was 20.
This movie has more relevance to us brats I suppose, nonetheless it's a good story, and it touched me where it hurts, and where it heals.