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Found. (2020)
This time it's a yes!
Yes! What a wonderful movie the entire family can watch! The acting is not at all over-the-top Hollywoodian, it's life-like. There's no swearing and no sensual/sexual content but there are nuggets of faith here and there. I enjoyed the lead character's growth process but equally important were his moments of difficulty and the struggles the other characters faced in their family life. I'm not going to lie -you may cry while watching this flick. I did but to me that's a mark of a good story presented in a beautifully real way. Watch it. You won't regret it!
My One & Only (2019)
This is the one!
Firstly, I think pretty Pascale Hutton is one of a handful of Hallmark's great actresses. She played the part of Stephanie skillfully and believably. I also like that she 's got curves and that she wasn't playing a girl just barely out of college. As for the male lead, his part was so enjoyable and well-played! Regarding his look -I'm not sure the people criticizing go outside much but beards (from five o'clock shadows to five weeks worth of growth or more) are it nowadays and Sam Page worked it! There was great chemistry between him and Pascale. The fact that there were no advertising agencies or royal highnesses in sight made this a movie I will surely watch again. Go, Hallmark!
Love, Take Two (2019)
To be...real, unreal, relatable and realistic
Finally, a Hallmark movie that folks can relate to! Most of their cookie-cutter flicks are so over the top unreal and the acting boring or bad or both but, there was almost none of that this time around. Cornelius Smith, Jr of course is a great actor and though I had never heard of Heather Hemmens before, I found her performance pleasant and realistic. Given that the ex boyfriend was about to marry someone else on the show produced by the character Heather portrays, the restraint in their passion was believable. However, their feelings were definitely brooding underneath the surface. The interaction between the lead actor and his friend/best man felt so natural -like they'd actually been friends for a substantial part of their lives. It was fine that there was no drama between Lily and Brynn because in real life there isn't always turmoil between ex girlfriend and current girlfriend. If you want that kind of drama I suggest you watch The Bold and the Beautiful. The actress who played the ex boyfriend's mother was charming. I wish Hallmark would give Leanne Lapp or Casey Manderson the lead in one of their films already. As long as Alicia Witt doesn't star I do like the majority of Hallmark's productions and all in all this film was a delight to watch.
Love in the Sun (2019)
Sunstroke?!
This was seriously, s e r i o u s l y painful to watch. Being out in sunny FL must've caused sunstroke in all the actors. And I do mean all. Well, maybe not Shawn Christian. If not for him (and the pretty actress playing Alana's business partner) this flick would be sheer torture. Emeraude Toubia and Tom Maden could've fooled me into thinking their characters were sworn enemies. Don't waste your time on this one -it really is as bad as the other reviews say.
Forever: Memories of Murder (2015)
Remember
For a show that centered on a man who lives forever he slowly is becoming less immortal. Remember what it was like when he would die or rather not die? Well, that doesn't happen in this episode either. Instead Henry now has strong feelings for a woman he's known for a hot minute. He apparently no longer wants to find out why he just can't remain dead and so the show turns into yet another Sherlock Holmes series. Abe saves the episode when he makes lasagna from a recipe in Abigail's cookbook and Lucas is crazy-funny as always.
Forever: The King of Columbus Circle (2015)
The King Is Dead
And along with him the show. The previous episode was a disappointment and now this train wreck, pun intended, has sealed the fate of this series. Urkesh? An illegitimate princess? Radiation poisoning? The only good things were Abe's enthusiasm for discovering his family tree and the baby prince. Henry hasn't died in a while so there's no chance Jo will find out his secret. Her coming close might give the show back some of its prior momentum.
Forever: Skinny Dipper (2014)
Continuing The Conversation...
When Henry didn't die in the previous episode (and the one before that, if memory serves me right) I wondered what was going on with the writers but, this episode was very suspenseful! First, I'm a little shocked Henry did not recognize his stalker's voice but I get that it helped make this episode so great as nearly all the scenes, starting with Jo discovering Henry's pocket watch, built the tension to the very end. However, my other problem is Clark -how did Lewis manage to have him go to the antiques shop? The fight that ensued felt realistic although I'm still not used to Henry's (in my mortal mind, illogical) fear of dying. Hopefully, Henry will confide in Jo soon(ish) because Adam is looking forward to continuing the conversation... (Certainly after this episode it's a shame this show wasn't continued for another season.)
Love, of Course (2018)
Good story but....
While I like Cameron Mathison, Hallmark really should've found another actress to play opposite him. I've never noticed a lack of chemistry between him and other co-stars but my, this Rutherford woman made me stop watching at the half-way mark. The story is a relatively good though familiar one; she just wasn't believable at all.
Four Christmases and a Wedding (2017)
4 Christmases + 1 Wedding = 90 minutes of boredom
This movie is bad on so many levels. It could've been done in 30 minutes, 40 tops. Even the well-known actors performed awful. The plot is unbelievably boring, very predictable, sluggish and full of holes. Nothing exciting happens (not even the terribly obvious fake pregnant belly) eventhough it's Christmas time. I did enjoy Madison Smith and Donna Benedicto -I'm secretly hoping a decent screenwriter and director will tell the story of their romance and do a way better job than this...this...hot mess.
Amber's Story (2006)
Amber Alert Story
This was a decent enough movie with a couple well-known actors about the story behind the Amber Alert System. The lead actress, Elisabeth Röhm, is not as bad as some here will have you believe. As for the accent, it sounds a lot like her voice was dubbed over but I've heard Texan accents and accents from GA and AL too that sound just as awful so hey...
At any rate, this movie obviously didn't have an enormous budget so don't expect a Tinseltown-esque production but what's even more obvious is that Hollywood just doesn't quite care about the things the average Joe cares about, like the story behind the Amber Alert, Amber Hagerman's story. Good thing Lifetime did.