Christmas at the Madison: Part 2

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Three stars to Kimberly Williams-Paisley. No star for Ashley Williams. I am not a fan of Ashley Williams. Too fake, in particular her fake smile. She appears full of herself. Why, is a mystery to me. Kimberly acts more authentically and believable. I don't understand why Hallmark made this in two parts. It looks like Ashley pushed for it. Why is she so well regarded, when her acting is not great, etc? Or, are there other reasons why she has this say? I hope that Hallmark gets the message from many reviewers, that the likes of Danica McKeller, Candace Cameron Bure, and Ashley Williams, who are way over casted, are not desirable to watch. While I am at it: Among the undesirables: Brooke D'Orsay, Alicia Witt, Amy Acker, Rachel Boston, Cindy Busby, and of course Lori Loughlin, The better regular actresses are: Nikki Deloach, Bethany Joy Lenz, Alison Sweeney, Jill Wagner, Brittany Bristow, Jessy Schram, Brooke Burns, and Kimberley Sustad. More black actresses should be given leads with good plots, as well. The plots are weak for most of the movies Hallmark has attempted with lead black actresses. They need a good plot, just as the other actresses do. The ones I have seen who do a great job and should be given more lead roles with good plots are: Holly Robinson Peete, Tamara Mowry-Housley, and Rukiya Bernard, There are many new actresses who are great as well ... much better than the undesirables I list here. I hope other reviewers add their opinions on this topic, so hopefully Hallmark gets the message to create better memorable feel good movies with great plots and great actresses and actors.

6/10 - this concept of two connected movies/storylines in a single year is certainly a first for Hallmark is certainly new for them, but I would recommend watching it a little bit apart (as it was aired) since the two become a little redundant if double featured.

I don't believe I've ever seen a movie in which a character switch occurred so smoothly and pleasantly. Fun and caring characters. I felt involved in their lives Great plots. I strongly recommend.

Favorite scene with Meg Swift (Ashley Williams) - She and Joe Hilariously telling Jennifer about a New Head Chef replacement over the phone. Jennifer Swift (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) - Meg telling her that she's going to stay in Salt Lake City and that the Movie Theater/Restaurant will be a Great idea and that she will run it with her. BTW, I Loved this movie!

Really enjoyed this movie, the production design and the feeling of the holidays! What confuse me is why they are using footage from the last movie? Thought that maybe I was having some kind of memory challenges!!

When is Hallmark going to figure out that your main stream viewers do NOT like entertainment that includes this content. EVER. This was awful and very disappointing from the Williams sisters. However, it was great to see Salt Lake City actually play Salt Lake City!

I like the Williams Sisters but I found the Sister Swap movies to be boring. I am not even sure what the storyline was supposed to be. But the most watchable part is the interaction and relationship between the sisters.

I love watching Kimberly and Ashley in movies, but not this one. I was let down by the plot and how the movie moved along. The romances were not Hallmark quality with the double entendre included throughout. Some of the movie made no sense to me and I quickly lost interest after about 20 minutes into it. It's too bad, because the actors have great ability. I gave it one star and I don't usually do that.

This one fell flat primarily because I already knew the plot from watching the companion movie a week ago. There were a few elements added that we were not aware of and some more details, but they were not enough to save this for me. The other reason was because I am just so tired of Ashley Williams. She was like a manic-depressive without the depressive. I really wanted the depressive. A few times she stopped smiling and bouncing off the walls but the respite didn't last long enough.