The Farmer and the Belle: Saving Santaland

Well, an old friend and her family were 'extras' in this movie. It was posted on Facebook and very regularly was being advertised and built up for this Christmas release! I even purchased this movie to watch on Amazon. Well, we all sat down (six kids ages 16-6)....and, right from the start, just seemed odd and even awkward acting! The storyline was also just dumb and didn't make sense, every scene was a stretch. Even from a Christian perspective, why is this Pastor liking and considering marrying this clearly not religious girl? Definitely don't waste your time or money on this. When I researched the actress and actor....also interesting....she played a 35 year old in the movie but is 41 in real life. He also plays a 35 year old and I can't even find his age online. The pros: no could language and family friendly! The cons: everything I just listed. This is my first ever movie review because I was shocked at how many 5 star reviews there were! Clearly ,to me, there has to be bias somewhere.

Christ centered message. But main actress choice? And quality of production? Sigh. Five was generous. It's didn't make sense. Waiting for high quality and Christian message of truth in same movie.

An obvious vanity piece for the leads who are husband and wife in real life. They see each other through rose-colored glasses.... The rest of us, not so much. Both are too old to be playing young thirtys, and the female lead's claiming to be a model is very hard to swallow and detracts from being able to buy-in to the story.

The film attempts to redeem itself by promoting good values to young girls (beauty is to be found in the heart and actions) but loses credibility by then using the film as a marketing vehicle to sell a bracelet and book (See trivia notes.)

The 10-star reviews appear to be solicited from friends of the actress.

Likewise, I can only believe that Schneider and and Bernsen, true actors, must have done this out of charity or a favor owed to the female lead.. this is well beneath their talents.

A disappointment.... And I like watching cheesy Hallmark-type movies. Skip this one and watch the "Love's Enduring" franchise for better story telling.

The acting is the worse I've seen a long time and the storyline is boring.

I can't believe a professional screenwriter out their name on this garbage. Awful script.