The Christmas Promise

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I loved this movie. The actors had such great chemistry, the storyline was sweet and very touching, and overall I thoroughly enjoyed it! Definitely one I'll be watching again.

Keep hoping for new approaches to Holiday Themes with new storylines and this does accomplish that. Sometimes some Hallmark stories copy films or works that have been out there before. Many times I do not expect great writing but more of escapism. I have found though.something that is causing channel changes on my part, less interest in paying attention to the stories. It might seem trivial but is repeated so many times it is now almost repulsive. Do tell...why do so many leading men look as though they don't take care of themselves? The almost constant few days' old beards that usually lack professional touches is like..."why would I go out with this person". No...it is not manly. If Hallmark thinks it is and is sexy then they are off the mark. Either grow the beard, get a professional groomer or nix it altogether. The women usually could do with more emotion and less suburban hair. I know looks are not everything but this is now trope for Hallmark and is old, stereotyping and boring.

Horrible acting by Karen holness is astounding. A scenery chewing ham actress who over acts, over smiles and over giggles in every scene. She all but ruins the movie........

Nicole Graham (Torrey DeVitto) is still struggling after her fiancé's death. She has to fix up their new house in order to sell it. She hires carpenter Joe Roberts (Dylan Bruce). She finds solace with her widower grandfather Pops (Patrick Duffy) and reads his old letters to her late grandmother. The most compelling pairing is DeVitto and Duffy. It may be due to the two veteran actors. The rest is less compelling by comparison. Bruce doesn't have the same charisma and there is no heat there. He's not leading man material. This story is about her grief but this is still a Hallmark Christmas movie. She isn't really allowed to break all the way down. It's a light movie and they can't get that dark. I would prefer to go a bit Christian and have something a little more serious with this premise.

How refreshing to see a Hallmark movie that does not have a writer, chef, event planner, or lawyer. Perhaps the screenwriters should consider several other professions such as in this movie instead of recycling the same scripts over and over in most of their movies. I enjoyed this one, because it was different.

I like it's not the same-o Hallmark Christmas movie set up. Trying for a little more drama, less fluff. But felt so lack luster, no real feelings. The actors were ok, just zero connection to them. Sorry doesn't make my yearly watch list.

...Torrey DeVitto is perfect for Hallmark Christmas movies. Sweet, fun and drop dead gorgeous. This was probably not as good as her previous effort, Write Before Christmas, but she is not to blame: she is excellent in this too. The chemistry between leads, while not terrible, is not that strong. The plot was totally predictable, but it's a Hallmark movie, so that's not unusual. Strong performances by supporting cast, and some genuinely fun moments. If you like Hallmark Christmas movies, you'll probably like this one too.

Why does hallmark films have to rush the good plots but then drag the Raman de plots for 2 hours. I enjoyed the you've got mail storyline and I wish that was more a focus and it's funny how she gets a response a second after she texts and the response is lengthy like come on hallmark. The whole time I thought this could actually be a good movie if it wasn't for hallmark ruining it with the whole let's drag the romance parts. I also could not stand her main girlfriend rip the microphone out of her hand. It had a good idea but it falls flat. Also again hallmark just ends the movie after they get together like why not them get together and then the last 5 min show them the next Xmas or something.

I like that the story was about getting through grief rather than the usual "I don't like Christmas and also my big corporation wants to buy your small business" story. A lot of people are sad at Christmas and it's good to see that addressed. It's always good to see Patrick Duffy on my screen, and I also liked that one of the main character's friends was obnoxious, rather than all the friends being super nice robots. There's always one!