I love a cheesy Christmas movie. I collect them on DVD and watch all of them every year along with family and friends. I even enjoy many Hallmark movies. I bought this one last year and was looking forward to seeing it, but this was unwatchable. And let me just say that my standards for Christmas movies are very low.
The "Morlvera" review hit this on the head. The characters were so sad. Most of the people I know who live in the country, farm and hunt, would be offended by the way they are portrayed in this movie. The characters are charmless, rude and celebrate ignorance.
I wanted to enjoy this, but I found the stereotypes offensive. There was no character in this movie who was believable enough to care about. I'm glad to know there was a happy ending, but 10 minutes into the movie, I just didn't care. One reviewer complained that there was too much emphasis on the acting. I didn't even notice the acting for the very poor script.
Simple, old-fashioned and cliché are all fine with me, especially at Christmas. Even so, I don't think it's too much to ask for a screen play that is at least professional. I have seen original church Christmas plays with better character development and a more nuanced story line.
I think a Christmas movie should do one or more of three things:1)make me feel warm and fuzzy, 2)make me laugh,or 3)make me think. This movie did none of those things.
The "Morlvera" review hit this on the head. The characters were so sad. Most of the people I know who live in the country, farm and hunt, would be offended by the way they are portrayed in this movie. The characters are charmless, rude and celebrate ignorance.
I wanted to enjoy this, but I found the stereotypes offensive. There was no character in this movie who was believable enough to care about. I'm glad to know there was a happy ending, but 10 minutes into the movie, I just didn't care. One reviewer complained that there was too much emphasis on the acting. I didn't even notice the acting for the very poor script.
Simple, old-fashioned and cliché are all fine with me, especially at Christmas. Even so, I don't think it's too much to ask for a screen play that is at least professional. I have seen original church Christmas plays with better character development and a more nuanced story line.
I think a Christmas movie should do one or more of three things:1)make me feel warm and fuzzy, 2)make me laugh,or 3)make me think. This movie did none of those things.