Christmas at Graceland

The movie is wretched.

The only conflict is the purchase of a small bank by a large bank. Yawn.

Everyone (but the big bank boss) is sickly sweet. If the writers had been barred from using "amazing", "thank you", and "absolutely", I honestly don't believe they could have finished the script. It's that bad.

Worst of all, I know Pickler has been a successful recording artist for years, and I'm even a country music fan, but her singing in the movie was like nails on a chalkboard to me. It literally made me cringe. Horrible.

Kellie's accent was the only real one in the movie. She may not become a great actress, but she is fearless and looks great.

The story is weak and it follows the standard Hallmark formula.

Hallmark's laughing all the way to the bank on this one. This was Hallmark's highest rated movie of 2018.

I cannot believe people are making fun of Kellie's accent. That is the way Southerners talk, people!! This makes the story more believable. Nothing wrong with her acting, either. It was very realistic and true to form for a Southern woman. I am very happy that Hallmark made a movie with a location in the south, instead of the same old New York settings.

Okay, I understand Kellie Pickler is not everyone's cup of tea. Her acting is not great, but it is not that bad. Watch an early John Wayne movie. Acting is a craft that must be honed by practice. Criticizing her singing is just mean. And as for her accent, she is a native of North Carolina. Her accent is genuine. I certainly hope it is not required to have a mid-west accent to get ahead in Chicago, as one person suggested. I suspect there is some regional prejudice in several of these critiques. If you like feel-good Hallmark movies, this one is typical and is certainly worth watching. I agree that Wes Brown is the best part of the movie.

Nooooo Hallmark!! Why???? I was so bored with this entire movie. No chemistry between the actors whatsoever. I had this movie recorded with high hopes of it being good. When I played it back it took me 4 hrs to get through it due to me pausing it and finding other things to do. Kellie needs to stick to what shes good at and its not acting in Hallmark movies. Coming from someone who watches (and loves) every single movie Hallmark Christmas has to offer I can honestly say that this one is the only one I will never watch again. This is the only one I DON'T like. Dear Hallmark, please stick to casting actors and leave the pop/country singers alone.