La Romance photo de Noël

Living here in the UK, the geography of the film wasn't a concern, but the story line and acting was far better than a lot of Hallmark's output. The lead players admittedly had little chemistry, but Emilie Ullerup is pleasant to watch and her acting is far superior to most of those in Hallmark's stable.

I would say - again from the point of view of someone in England, but is Deck The Halls the only carol ever sung in the States ? because according to Hallmark its the only one ever played in their films; with the odd O Come All Ye Faithful and Silent Night thrown in.

This is the same plot as umpteen other Hallmark sentimental movies. As soon as you meet the two love interests and hear about their personal plans you know exactly what will happen which means that you only need to see the first ten minutes.

And for the love of Pete, get a new hair stylist for the woman. Every single woman in every single Hallmark movie has an identical hair style except women of color - but Hallmark is woefully lacking in using anything but Caucasians in their drivel.

And while on a hiring kick, get a new technical adviser for any of the myriad of fake photographer plot lines and have them teach the character how to hold a camera correctly!

I give this an eight out of ten for these reasons. Although not a single frame is filmed in Cape Cod there is an effort to mimic the town. The lighthouse is a nice touch but again not found in Massachusetts. The acting is a little better than usual and Emilie plays a convincing part but someone should have taught her how to handle the Cannon camera she uses in the movie. So to be fair, this is a Hallmark movie, put together in a few weeks and the production company has but one thing in mind... make a movie on a shoestring budget that will bring a bit of "holly jolly" to the viewer. Because it's a Hallmark movie it is exactly what I expected, a little romance, a little holiday spirit, with a lot of boy gets girl in the end!

We enjoyed the movie very much. I do understand filming is difficult but BC does not substitute for Cape Cod. Different vibe all together.

Seems the dad Mark Humphrey and Rebecca Staab soon to be stepmom look younger than Emilie Ullerup and Josh Kelly beautiful movie scenery