Ritorno a Cherry Springs

As I sat down to watch the 2021 Hallmark TV movie "Redemption in Cherry Springs", it was done so without ever having heard about this movie from writers John Bellina, Talia Gonzalez and Lauren Snowden. But I do believe in giving any movie that I haven't already seen a fair chance, so of course "Redemption in Cherry Springs" was given a chance as well.

And I have to say that director Letia Clouston didn't deliver a movie that fell into my liking, and I found very little entertainment and enjoyment in the storyline. So it was quite a drag for me to sit through 84 minutes of subpar narrative of a storyline and plot that I cared very little about.

I was mostly unfamiliar with the cast ensemble in the movie, aside from Frankie Faison. I will say, though, that the actors and actresses did carry the movie well enough, despite the fact of the storyline failing to find grounds with my liking.

"Redemption in Cherry Springs" wasn't a movie that impressed me, and this is not something I will ever return to watch a second time.

My rating of "Redemption in Cherry Springs" lands on a three out of ten stars.

A reporter, Melanie (Rochelle Aytes) returns to her quiet home town and finds herself embroiled in a missing person case and murder in Redemption in Cherry Springs, a Hallmark film from 2021.

Filmed in the Hudson Valley, this film has a very nice feel to it - the scenery was lovely, and the characters who comprise Melanie's friends are likable: Frankie Faison, Keith D. Robinson, etc. You really hope Melanie will decide to stay and not return to New York.

The problem is this is a slow-moving and dull movie with not much intrigue. Everything about it was flat - the mystery, the dialogue, the denouement. Beautiful Rochelle Aytes deserved better as did the rest of the cast.

The first half was soooo slow. The second half picked up. Story was good, actors were good, but something was lacking. Story left loose endings.

6/10 - an okay new mystery to join the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries slate, but a lot of loose ends that remained unresolved at the end hindered my enjoyment of it.

The story line jumps around too much. Takes too long to get to the point. Characters are too shallow. Hallmark hasn't had too many good shows over the last year. New writers may help.