I live in Austin, and this is exactly the kind of cinematic tripe that gives Texas a bad name. Banjos twanging Christmas carols can quickly become annoying, and if you seriously believe single mothers are easy if you feed them fruitcake and tamales, then you're kind of stupid. Okay, I may be hanging out with an entirely different crowd.
I have no idea who Ms Bennett is, but in this role she has great hair and gums, and spends most of this film whining about daddy issues. Jeez, we get it. But the good news is she meets this restaurant guy and will live happily ever after. Cool. What I actually found more interesting was Mr Grazzini, apparently I had just seen him the day before in "Christmas Unwrapped." At least he's getting steady work.
If nothing else, "Lonestar Christmas" helps validate my theory the 2020 crop of Lifestyle/Hallmark Christmas fare is really mediocre this year: Why? Covid production hassles? Creative exodus from Canada? No one cares about Christmas movies anymore? We can only hope it gets better in 2021.
I have no idea who Ms Bennett is, but in this role she has great hair and gums, and spends most of this film whining about daddy issues. Jeez, we get it. But the good news is she meets this restaurant guy and will live happily ever after. Cool. What I actually found more interesting was Mr Grazzini, apparently I had just seen him the day before in "Christmas Unwrapped." At least he's getting steady work.
If nothing else, "Lonestar Christmas" helps validate my theory the 2020 crop of Lifestyle/Hallmark Christmas fare is really mediocre this year: Why? Covid production hassles? Creative exodus from Canada? No one cares about Christmas movies anymore? We can only hope it gets better in 2021.