Holiday Hearts premiered on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries' Miracles of Christmas on November 23rd and stars Ashley Williams (Peyton) and Paul Campbell (Dr. Ben Tyler).
RATING (out of 5): 🎄🎄🌟
General Movie Details: Peyton is planning the annual Canaday Inn Christmas Eve party for the first time and is having a bit of trouble with coming up with a theme. Peyton's crush from 10 years ago (Dr. Ben Tyler) has been back in town for a year and while she knows he's there she hasn't seen him. All that is going to change when Peyton and Ben are thrust together to take care of Lily, their friends daughter while he has surgery.
Re-Meet Cute Moment: Both Peyton and Tyler are traveling the same stretch of road going in opposite directions when they both spot a reindeer in a field. Both are temporarily mesmerized by the sight and wind up sliding off the slippery road (luckily without colliding). When he can't get his car started again she give him a ride and they are forced back together.
Giant Nutcracker Sighting: There are a squadron of soldiers outside the the stores along Main Street. There are a pair of smaller (3' tall) Nutcrackers flanking the door at Lily's house.
Notable Knitwear Alert: Peyton's parents are sporting some knit sweaters at the beginning of the movie when we meet them. Her dad is especially embarrassing what some might think borders on a conservative ugly sweater. Ben is wearing a great navy cabled pullover with a rolled mock turtleneck sweater while decorating the tree.
Notable Quotable: These aren't exact quotes but my highlighted take aways.... Dr. Ben refers to the Triple H gene, Ho Ho Ho. People either have it or don't. Lily shares that snowflakes are kisses from heaven (it comes up a few times). Peyton when talking to her sister remarks that her slice of pecan pie makes good boyfriend material, crusty on the outside and sweet on the inside.
Obligatory moment of snark/personal rant: Lily's dad needs to have emergency surgery for a torn ACL after falling from the ladder. I guess I'm just surprised that this would be deemed emergency surgery and would need to be done immediately. Lily's house is referred to as an old place but from the outside it looks relatively new or at least the siding looks pretty new. I enjoyed the fact that Lily and her caregivers (Peyton and Ben) are carrying on the family traditions. They are a family with 3 trees. You might say it's a bit much but I have to admit that I've so been that girl in the past. I'm now a 2 tree girl because you need one in both the family room and the living room. I seriously have issue with the fact that we are supposed to believe that Peyton doesn't have a theme for the Christmas Eve party until 3 days before and somehow manages to pull together all the right decorations and everything in time. You see that she has help but I just don't buy it.
Hallmark Movie Connection: Ashley Williams was previously in October Kiss (2015) with Sam Jaeger. Paul Campbell was previously in A Godwink Christmas (2018) with Kimberly Sustad.
While the movie was okay it was just lacking in the holiday magic for me. Let me know if you felt something more.
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