Un Noël retrouvé

'Christmas in Angel Falls' did sound very charming even if the plot synopsis was nothing earth shattering. My 2019 onwards Christmas film completest quest (namely those from Hallmark and Lifetime), that is still ongoing with no intent to stop just yet, has been a very uneven endeavour but an interesting one with some real winners. Rachel Boston and Paul Greene have been good in other things, despite their filmographies being variable.

On the whole, 'Christmas in Angel Falls' is a winner, if not quite one of the standout viewings of the project. It is not earth shattering or anything out of the ordinary, but it was watched by me in the want of something charming, light hearted and heart-warming. 'Christmas in Angel Falls' succeeded in all three of those areas on the whole, even if not every single area quite comes off. It is also a good representation of both leads, which is a good thing as that would have been a big problem if their performances were the opposite.

Admittedly, there is nothing new story wise. It is very easy to tell what is going to happen before it happens and the ending is the pretty typical Hallmark Christmas film sort of ending (meaning easily telegraphed and on the too neat side) not in doubt.

Will agree too that Beau Bridges is under-utilised and he did come over on the bland side here.

Bland is the complete opposite when it comes to talking about Boston though. If anything, her radiant and immensely appealing performance as a lead character that is easy to like and root for is the main reason to see 'Christmas in Angel Falls'. Greene is an easy going and subtle leading man and they are very warm and amiable together. Their chemistry seemed genuine, even if it fell a little short of sparkling. Support is good enough.

It is nicely filmed too. It's not drably lit, is cohesively edited and the locations are made good use of despite it being obvious that it was not shot at Christmas time. The film doesn't make the mistake that most recently seen Christmas films have done of having over-used and overpowering music, it is lovely to listen to and has a festive feel. The dialogue doesn't have too much cheese and doesn't fall into schmaltz, it's amusing and sometimes movingly delivered with spirit.

Furthermore, 'Christmas in Angel Falls' was very capably directed too, not allowing the film to drag and always making the drama and such clear. The story is predictable, but is very light-hearted and heart-warming with more character depth and likeability than most recently seen Christmas films. There is a lot of charm and it really does live up to its well meaning title. Did find myself liking the characters and their personalities and didn't find myself frustrated by any behaviours or questioning motivations (have seen too many holiday films that have been guilty of those).

Overall, nice film. 7/10.

A sweaty priest and a terrible choir like the ones in this film would surely always be enough to put you off going to church and this film could quite easily have gone over the top with the Jesusy stuff, but actually it's very subtle and the message is more about the giving of love, time and thought at Christmas.

There is a slightly magical element in the form of the angels sent to rescue the season, in this town that has forgotten its way, but it's not done in that cheesey way that others seem to use.

Paul Greene is a very hot fireman and even the leading lady is quite appealing as a character too. So the romantic element wasn't hard to watch.

It's a positive film about being festive through kindness and community and there really can't be any harm in that can there?

7ish?

This movie has some of my favourite Hallmark actors, Paul Greene and Beau Bridges. I didn't know Rachel Boston, but she was very impressive as the Angel of Angel Falls. This is a very sweet and thoughtful movie and is quite a comforting, heartwarming drama, especially for people who are dealing with sadness during the holidays. This movie shows this aspect of what folks go through during Christmas when life has hit them with pain and disappointment, not just full of happy people who love Christmas like a lot of these Hallmark films portray. It is more real than most of the romantic comedies, it is more realistic in some of their subtopics. I really enjoyed the mood of this movie. The chemistry between Paul and Rachel was not extraordinary but it worked.

Hallmark movies and mysteries a more complex and this no exception: more depth in the characters and storylines. Rachel Boston truly delivered an amazing performance: her character's optimism was contagious.

The chemistry between her and Paul was great. However, I personally felt that their chemistry wasn't much on the romantic side, and it kinda threw me off a little bit.

But the movie truly delivers that christmas feeling that their audience loves.

Rachl Boston who plays Gabby carries this movie. She shows the greatest emotions on screen, I know I watching hallmark but sheselllw it.

The movi is abou binging at own back up and with her positivity she conquers that. Alice also plays the role well. I will watch the movie again because I really enjoyed it.