Il Natale del vero amore

Can this woman be any more annoying??? And the love interest? Has NO INTEREST in her until the end.

I liked the 12 gifts of Christmas theme and gifts. That was very creative and fun.

But the rest of it was just ACKKKKKKK

I gotta be honest, the minute I saw the main character, i asked myself "what have I gotten myself into?" I thought it was going to be one long hour and a half, but surprise, It wasn't at all. I think that what made this movie so special was the chemistry between the characters, they looked like they were having fun for real, and every time Liam looked at Cynthia I melt. I actually enjoyed both characters. This is definitely going to my favorite hallmark movies list.

The plot twist in the end, oh god, I wasn't expecting it at all, have tissues close to you. It's a beautiful movie, I hope everybody enjoys it as a did.

I try to watch all of the Hallmark movies. There are very few I haven't seen. I watch them all in hopes of stumbling upon another Moonlight Masquerade, Holiday in Handcuffs, Straight from the Heart, My Fake Fiancée, A Family Thanksgiving, or Gift Wrapped Christmas. It's almost a game with me. These are some of my favorites off the top of my head, and let me tell you, Hallmances that I would re-watch are few and far between. It's no coincidence that my favorites usually feature talented actresses, usually with a flair for comedy, in the title roles: Teri Polo, Daphne Zuniga, and Melissa Joan Hart. Now, I will also add Meredith Hagner to the list. Her sprightly presence is not the only reason this movie succeeds, but it is an important factor. To that I will add a very appealing male lead, good writing (funny situations, dialogue, a few heart-tugs, and a twist even I did not see coming) and an older fan-favorite as an anchor: in this case, Gregory Harrison. Every once in a while, there is a perfect storm of actors, writing, and directing that makes my mission to at least give all of the Hallmark movies a chance, worthwhile. Why doesn't it happen more often?

**Updated 11/16/2017**sad to say, it looks like Meredith Hagner has moved on from Hallmark. I hope I am wrong, but I guess she was just too good to become a regular.

This movie is quite overly perky. The plot seems somewhat totally predictable which includes the sudden awaking at the end. There are some slow parts in the movie. Two sisters, who seem to be total opposites, have learned different lessons from their loving parents. Each sister makes compromises to find happy loves.

As a couple, we love watching Hallmark Christmas movies and never miss one. We tried watching this together tonight, but my husband couldn't take Meredith Hagner's voice and perkiness. Now I'm the one with a thing about annoying voices, so it surprised me when he said it bothered him. So, we didn't watch it together, which is a first for us. I'm watching the rest of it by myself and don't find it to be too awfully bad. The plot is good, but Meredith Hagner is annoying, I'm sorry to say. I hope she won't be a staple actor among the Hallmark troupe of players because next year I'd really like to be able to see all the movies offered for Christmas. The rest of the actors were very good, particularly Gregory Harrison whom I've always liked since his soap opera days.