This movie was Sooo bad I had to sign on to type a review why.
1. Lacey C. 's bad (acting) reaction to her character's sister's fate. It seemed she was trying to hard.
2. None of the characters had any screen chemistry. They all seemed quite stilted and wooden in their performances. Especially the children. Their performances seemed overly sweet at times and they.themselves had no screen chemistry.
3. I underatand the boy would have a reaction to his new circumstances but at times he was sooo disrespectful to Lacey's Josie that I found it hard to believe the grandparents (especially the controlling grandad) would allow his absolute rudeness.
4. Gregory Harrison is a wonderful actor and I found it hard to believe in the screen "chemistry" between him and the mom's character. Not to mention the awful "old man sweaters" he has to wear on the movie. I cringed! He was ultra controlling and I thought it strange for a kid to return home to her close knit family after hearing tragic news where she comforts the mom and appears to have hardly two words to say to her father in their happy home. They could have utilized this good actor better in this film.
5. Could Hallmark tell Tyler Hynes to please stop wearing that awful ,messy, trying to look like he's a hipster dude with the messy beard in every movie he's done this hear (that's aired)? That look Doesn't Work For Him. Its very distracting. Also, again lack of screen chemistry between him and Lacey C. Their "love story" seemed a tack on to the main story.
6. Lastly, Hallmark if you are going to set a story in the South please use Southern accents. It comes across as inauthentic and unbelievable. Lacey IS a Southerner and could probably muster up a real accent.
Lacey Convert has done much better movies for Hallmark and I agree with all of the bad reviews submitted. The story did not seem as if they put as much effort into it as they did designing the beautiful set. Its disappointing to know that MS. Chabert co wrote the story only to submit this poor effort. This film had great potential and is a shame this was the best submitted by the writers and Hallmark. Do better Hallmark, you have enough poor films on your network. Make sure Lacey Chabert makes better films.
1. Lacey C. 's bad (acting) reaction to her character's sister's fate. It seemed she was trying to hard.
2. None of the characters had any screen chemistry. They all seemed quite stilted and wooden in their performances. Especially the children. Their performances seemed overly sweet at times and they.themselves had no screen chemistry.
3. I underatand the boy would have a reaction to his new circumstances but at times he was sooo disrespectful to Lacey's Josie that I found it hard to believe the grandparents (especially the controlling grandad) would allow his absolute rudeness.
4. Gregory Harrison is a wonderful actor and I found it hard to believe in the screen "chemistry" between him and the mom's character. Not to mention the awful "old man sweaters" he has to wear on the movie. I cringed! He was ultra controlling and I thought it strange for a kid to return home to her close knit family after hearing tragic news where she comforts the mom and appears to have hardly two words to say to her father in their happy home. They could have utilized this good actor better in this film.
5. Could Hallmark tell Tyler Hynes to please stop wearing that awful ,messy, trying to look like he's a hipster dude with the messy beard in every movie he's done this hear (that's aired)? That look Doesn't Work For Him. Its very distracting. Also, again lack of screen chemistry between him and Lacey C. Their "love story" seemed a tack on to the main story.
6. Lastly, Hallmark if you are going to set a story in the South please use Southern accents. It comes across as inauthentic and unbelievable. Lacey IS a Southerner and could probably muster up a real accent.
Lacey Convert has done much better movies for Hallmark and I agree with all of the bad reviews submitted. The story did not seem as if they put as much effort into it as they did designing the beautiful set. Its disappointing to know that MS. Chabert co wrote the story only to submit this poor effort. This film had great potential and is a shame this was the best submitted by the writers and Hallmark. Do better Hallmark, you have enough poor films on your network. Make sure Lacey Chabert makes better films.