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So, this one was a bit difficult to get into at first; the first 40 minutes I had to stop myself several times from multitasking. That said, the last 40 minutes or so are quite good. It is a cute and fun story overall. The writing at times did not make sense. Two examples included having Tyler (the teenager who was helping) fix the plumbing - made no sense but did allow the writers to develop the sub-plot romance. The scene where Natalie (played by Anni Krueger) left Stefano (played by Gilles Marini) at the Christmas carol concert. I get it, she was jealous, but the chemistry (where we start to see that Stefano is interested) between the two had only really started in the carriage ride the previous scene. So, for her to storm off seemed odd. The acting overall was fairly good. Anni Krueger's performance was solid, though she had some awkward scenes early on. She was at her best in her dialogue BeeBee (played by Emma Myers). She also had a strong performance during the last 30 minutes or so. I liked Gilles Marini's performance; he made me laugh a little with his Italian expressions. The chemistry between the two was decent. As I alluded to above, it came late for me, starting at the carriage ride and really shined thru with the exchanging of the gifts. The supporting cast was good. As another reviewer pointed out on here, it was a real cute performance by Emma Myers. The scene in the shop (where she asks Tyler to help) and the scene at the fair (snowball scene with Tyler's list) were both good scenes for her. The movie does a good job of getting the viewer into the Christmas spirit thru several fun and festive scenes. Overall, it is a decent new edition to the 2020 Christmas movie season.

But I'm sure we soon will. The fresh faces and strong performances make this move a welcome surprise. Where have they been hiding Anni Krueger? She beautiful, funny, believable, a great actress and carries the show. Together with super cute Emma Myers, and the very talented Mara Hall, they make this movie enjoyable and worth watching.

Gilles Marini and Andrew Brodeur are the male leads and do a great job as well. The story is interesting and although you can tell it isn't a big budget film, it's still entertaining.

I never saw a real purpose for this movie. This is the worst Christmas movie I've seen so far this year. It was actually kind of boring. And I couldn't understand anything that Gilles Marini said throughout the movie.

Christmas films can go either way, which has been my experience watching overtime the festive output of Lifetime and Hallmark. They can either be well-meaning, charming, warm-hearted and don't feel too heavy. Or they can be too over-sentimental, cheesy, contrived and bland. There have been many films of theirs that have fallen in both camps and in the camp where there is a bit of both. And 'Christmas Romance Al Dente' did have the sort of premise where the execution could have gone either way.

Lifetime's 2020 Christmas film batch, like all their previous years, was pretty hit and miss which was not unexpected. 'Christmas Romance Al Dente' is an uneven effort and is neither one of the best or worst films from Lifetime's 2020 batch. Personally put it in the middle category, and thought that the second half is much better than the first. 'Christmas Romance Al Dente' is one of those films where it is understandable why anybody would consider switching off in the first half, being someone who did come close, but there are plenty of Christmas films that have rough starts but get better if one sticks with them and this is one of them.

Am going to start with the not so good. 'Christmas Romance Al Dente' does start off badly, where the writing is very contrived and cheesy, where the story doesn't really go very far and where there were too many uncomfortably awkward and silly parts. The story throughout is a bit uneven, where the silliness can be too over the top and where characters behave in ways that don't really make sense.

The chemistry between the two lead characters takes a while to get there, they seemed disconnected for some of the first half before believably and charmingly starting to blossom in the carriage ride scene. Many of the events are obvious before they even happen and the ending seemed a bit on the tidy side.

However, the second half is on the whole a lot better and there is a good deal to like. The best thing being the winning cast. Anni Krueger is a natural charmer in the female lead role and also has great comic timing. Gilles Marini starts off a little on the manic side, but he is a lot of fun in his role. Once their chemistry gets going and connects more, it is very sweet and has wit too. Emma Myers is a big plus of 'Christmas Romance Al Dente', she is very cute and also an amusing breath of fresh air.

Furthermore, 'Christmas Romance Al Dente' appeals visually. Especially the scenery. Lifetime films can have intrusive and overused music, this was just about avoided here and it has a nice festive atmosphere. The script does flow a lot better later and doesn't get over cheesy or too schmaltzy. The lines intended to be funny luckily are so. The story is predictable but also has a good deal of charm and light-heartedness, leaving me with a warm glow, and the cute factor is not excessive.

In summary, a bit mixed here but am glad about not bailing. 5/10.

This festive romance has all the right ingredients to make it work. It may be predictable, but it entertains and warms the heart.

The 2 lead actors were fine but the obese black woman is one of the WORST ham actresses ive ever seen. Over blown acting, over emoting. Pure ham. We all know Hallmark has its obligatory token black actors in every movie. Black assistants, etc. But maybe hire one who can act. The so called italian actress Lauren Lavera, who is really from England, goes back and forth from an Italian accent to a Russian accent in one scene over and over throughout the movie. Wheres the director?? He doesnt hear this? One minor pet peeve, the mood music between talking scenes was WAY too loud. Otherwise a nice little detour from the usual stuff

I didn't enjoy this movie, found myself multitasking and FF thru some of it. The lead actors had chemistry Gilles Marini is handsome but Anni Krueger acted goofy. I like to watch all movies until the end and I was happy when this one was over.

The main story is just okay but . Bee bee and Tyler was so cute and heart warming if it was only those two the movie would be better so the main story is like 5 bee bee and Tyler is 7. I think you should give it a shot. You can watch even on Youtube The ending was average love movie ending (except 500 of summer)

This movie was boring and pointless. There was lots of over acting and the plot was not engaging. The main male lead was difficult to understand and cringe Overall I would say this movie is waste of time.

I love these Christmas type movies but i could not understand a word the main actor was saying.. comes across as a bad womanizer....geez...

I can't believe how much I enjoyed this movie. I never heard of most of these actors, certainly not Anni Krueger. Her list of credits for acting is incredibly short to have a lead even in a two hour movie.

This movie is proof to me that a movie can be good even when it follows all the formulas for a Rom/Com, and with leads I haven't grown familiar with.

When I watch one of these movies, if I smile a few times, I consider the humor good. In this movie I was laughing. Yes, out loud. Krueger is a natural. Her timing is good. She's self-effacing yet also with an inner confidence. She can be a total klutz and yet not take it to the point of being silly.

Krueger and Gilles Marini have instant chemistry. Emma Myers and Andrew Brodeur do also, as the secondary romance. They are so cute.

The dialogue is good. It's funny when it needs to be, sometimes with one liners. It can get serious or romantic. It never goes overboard.

I said it follows the formulas. It that way it is a little too cliché. Some of the situations are boarding on too silly. Still, I enjoyed it immensely.

Poor story and acting, absolutely no spark. I enjoy a cheesy Christmas movie and I don't necessarily need for it to be believable or the production values to be astounding for me to watch a film but I found this to be totally routine and the plot was played by number to the extent that it became boring and not entertaining in the least. The minor characters did not have enough depth to make them anything other than incidental and the main characters didn't, at any point, have the ability to make me believe that they could have feelings for each other or to promote any interest in possible romantic relationships. Generally rather boring.

I admitt, I love it. For many small reasons.

First, no doubts, for meet , again,Nia Vardalos.

Second, for the young actors and their realistic enthusiasm , emotion and love story, step by step.

For the moments when Annie Krueger look reminds the traits of Natalie Wood.

For Italian flavors and for the love from rational perspective.

For unucky pannettone versus so American cookies.

For the bottle of oil .

For the nice cliches, not bad try of twist, for the lists / recipe and for be just a Hallmark Christmas film, without any other ambition. Result, just nice and few drops more.

This movie was actually really fun for me. I watched it because I got to see this film in progress. I was able to do a lot of behind the scenes help and work in both the Dahlonega and Helen locations for the film. Working with Gilles was definitely a highlight. He was always very warm and welcoming on set and he really made sure to speak to all the extras too. I'm very honored to call him a friend.

I watched the film after it came out and I really think that for the most part the film is well done. I do feel with a particular actress it felt overacted. I do feel that this does step away from typical Hallmark tropes.

That being said, my rating would likely be a bit lower if it weren't nostalgic for me to have been on set and working on it. This movie was really a great experience for me and I adored it. :3.

Forgettable flick. The fat old black women is a HORRIBLE ham actor. Just awful. Over acts in every scene she us in. How the heck did she get in a movie????

I enjoyed this Hallmark movie more so than others. Not the typical, getting a promotion, leaving town story.

I like the interaction among the characters. They feel like "real" people.

I also thoroughly enjoyed the character of Stefano. He is so full of life, and again, a very real person with attitude and fire. I think he was my favorite thing about the movie.

I hope Hallmark will bring more movies like this with real people with real emotions.

This was a sweet Christmas movie. The cast overall was very good. There was some missing pieces it felt like that could have been filled in if some of the fluff was cut. The story line of the teens was adorable. BeeBee (Emma Myers) did a great job being the "awkward teen" as well as her costar Tyler (Andrew Brodeur).Gilles Marini was lovely, I was excited to see him in this because of his prior work and he did not disappoint. Anni Krueger was good, haven't seen in her in anything before as she doesn't have a long list of work but she was very pleasant and made her character likable.

The scene in the shop where BeeBee (Emma Myers) is talking to Natalie (Anni Krueger) about Tyler is classic! Emma's facial expressions in that scene while describing how she knew Tyler from school and the side glance's she made towards Natalie had me cracking up. I had to watch a couple of times. Emma Myers is one to watch!

Amd I love where is was based at.. I go to Helen every year for the Christmas Parade... Love the food... Fudge.. Beer... The lights and the Glassblowing is awesome