A Christmas Treasure

This movie put me in the mood for the holidays. I love the diversity. So well written and a joy to watch. It's about time Hallmark modernized and this movie is a great example.

This was an easy hallmark movie... sweet story, really lovely cast- I hope they all do another movie next year with a better storyline... this one could have had just a bit more magic since it was heading that way with the light.... The cast made this a top 10 hallmark movie for 2021 for me. They had chemistry and just a sweet family dynamic!

5/10 - some questionable acting did not do anything to help an already bland and overly run-of-the-mill Hallmark Christmas flick (but it was nice to see Jordin Sparks!)

This movie was better than most of the other Hallmark movies. A bit of a different story line. The leads were a better couple. Their characters were comfortable. Hopefully the rest of the Hallmark Christmas movies get better. Maybe Hallmark started listening to the bad reviews.

The actors play off each other really well and the characters have decent chemistry. But the story has too many sub plots to really stay invested in the main story. The description of this movie puts a bunch of emphasis on a time capsule but it's hardly ever mentioned. The main focus seemed to be more on the tavern and the nephew's cooking. The lead actress has a story line of becoming a novelist wanting to go to New York but there's really no explanation as to why New York and not San Francisco where her ancestors actually wanted to get to 100 years prior.

All in all it's a decent movie with good charm, but the story is too muddled to stay interested.