Meet Me At Christmas is a typical Hallmark Christmas movie about lost loves being reunited as adults. It has a lot of the standard plot devices long time Hallmark/made for TV a Christmas movie watchers will recognize. The lead character's spouse is deceased, she doesn't think she'll find love again. The male lead was a guy she had a romantic date with as a teenager but stood her up. They end up reunited at her son's wedding. Their spark eventually rekindles, she forgives him for standing her up as a kid but then in typical Hallmark fashion she gets the idea he's leaving town for work. He overhears her telling her son that her deceased husband is her one true love. Contrived misunderstandings all around as is typical about an hour into any of these movies. Obviously being a Hallmark movie, it all works out in the end.
The fact that this is so generic and predictable isn't an issue for me, some of the best Hallmark Christmas movies follow the "hallmark formula". The problem with Meet Me At Christmas is that there is no quirky humor, no charm, no stand out acting performances and the plot is about the thinnest as you will find.
Usually the formulaic movies in this genre make for good festive background noise, and some are stand outs worth watching every year. This one is dull and forgettable unfortunately. It's not an especially bad movie thanks to decent acting but in a genre with so many options, it's one to pass over for something with more personality.
The fact that this is so generic and predictable isn't an issue for me, some of the best Hallmark Christmas movies follow the "hallmark formula". The problem with Meet Me At Christmas is that there is no quirky humor, no charm, no stand out acting performances and the plot is about the thinnest as you will find.
Usually the formulaic movies in this genre make for good festive background noise, and some are stand outs worth watching every year. This one is dull and forgettable unfortunately. It's not an especially bad movie thanks to decent acting but in a genre with so many options, it's one to pass over for something with more personality.