7.2 stars.
So if you haven't seen part 1, which was 8 years prior, then you will be fine, no need; this sequel does not hinge on it at all. This is not particularly a sequel rather than just another film set in the same backdrop. There is an elderly jolly fellow named Frank Holliday who is strangely similar to Santa, and his son Andy is strangely elfish, but that could be a coincidence. There are multiple people that work for his father in this shipping company in this town in the middle-of-nowhere Alaska. Just like in the prior film, there is a lot of mystery surrounding the town and people, and they like to keep it quaint and small. But none of this is emphasized or focused upon for more than scant moments here and there. The real plot is about a love story that resumes between Andy and Erika. Erika was his first love, which happened sometime prior to 2014. But in 2014 he met and fell in love with Dr. Brunell (Candace Cameron Bure) in the 'Under Wraps' film. Then the doctor left for a fellowship or something, so now here we are 8 years after that, and he's having a romantic connection with Erika once again. I guess he's been single for 8 years?
Which sista from 'Full House' gots the goods on Andy? I guess it's whichever one of them is out-Hallmarking the other, in this case Bure is doing more films for another network, so she's on the back burner, but Sweetin's Hallmark career seems to be in the deep freeze. I give this one to Sweetin, just barely, but there is nothing that stands out. The romance seems slightly more authentic and the facts are more believable. I think the location is a bit different, but it's unclear. I think I saw this inn showcased in at least one other Hallmark movie. Also, like I said of the other film, the north pole is closer to Fairbanks and beyond than Anchorage, get it right, ask some Alaskans for some advice and make the data accurate. 0.1 better than the first.
So if you haven't seen part 1, which was 8 years prior, then you will be fine, no need; this sequel does not hinge on it at all. This is not particularly a sequel rather than just another film set in the same backdrop. There is an elderly jolly fellow named Frank Holliday who is strangely similar to Santa, and his son Andy is strangely elfish, but that could be a coincidence. There are multiple people that work for his father in this shipping company in this town in the middle-of-nowhere Alaska. Just like in the prior film, there is a lot of mystery surrounding the town and people, and they like to keep it quaint and small. But none of this is emphasized or focused upon for more than scant moments here and there. The real plot is about a love story that resumes between Andy and Erika. Erika was his first love, which happened sometime prior to 2014. But in 2014 he met and fell in love with Dr. Brunell (Candace Cameron Bure) in the 'Under Wraps' film. Then the doctor left for a fellowship or something, so now here we are 8 years after that, and he's having a romantic connection with Erika once again. I guess he's been single for 8 years?
Which sista from 'Full House' gots the goods on Andy? I guess it's whichever one of them is out-Hallmarking the other, in this case Bure is doing more films for another network, so she's on the back burner, but Sweetin's Hallmark career seems to be in the deep freeze. I give this one to Sweetin, just barely, but there is nothing that stands out. The romance seems slightly more authentic and the facts are more believable. I think the location is a bit different, but it's unclear. I think I saw this inn showcased in at least one other Hallmark movie. Also, like I said of the other film, the north pole is closer to Fairbanks and beyond than Anchorage, get it right, ask some Alaskans for some advice and make the data accurate. 0.1 better than the first.