The Journey Ahead

A staple in Hallmark movies, Holly Robinson can be depended upon to give a fine and satisfying performance, but this may be her best yet. She is terrifically authentic here, acting with all the right edge, feelings, emotions, (sometimes) comedy, and genuine warmth that the variety of scenes require. It's a natural and professional performance that you can't help but enjoy. Matching her talents, is Kaylee Bryant, who is equally effective. They have a film chemistry that is totally believable and they serve the script perfectly.

Kudos must go to writer Engman, director Hayter, the editors and the cinematographer. They have created a sort of unique Hallmark film wrapped up in an attractive and totally interesting package. The supporting actors are all very good, particularly the actress who plays Bryant's mother. All in all, something different from Hallmark that really works well, particularly because Robinson and Bryant were able to carry it off.

This is Hallmark Movies and Mysteries channel, so it's not your usual Rom/Com. This movie explores different relationships and also approaching life's different journey stages.

The acting was good once we got past Holly Robinson Peete showing how much of a jerk Madeline was given the point she was at in her life. Through the first commercial break (about 20 minutes) she was a definite witch with a capital B. The unlikableness continued for a while past that but the heat turned down over time. In that sense, this movie didn't fall into the mistake so many of these make where a character's personality changes instantly between one shot and the next. But it didn't help for over all appeal

Even after friendships were made, the story didn't have a lot of spark. The movie was about choices and feelings about those choices. For me it was a little slow.

Great scenery.

A thoroughly enjoyable female bonding road trip movie with excellent writing and a good story line. The actors were well chosen and so believable in their roles. Their conversations were real and not their emotions not forced. I have nothing negative to say about this movie. Hallmark - more movies like these that have a lot of depth and honesty would be most appreciated! And if you could put these well written movies on your regular Hallmark channel (my sister isn't able to watch HM&M) that would be great!

Not the typical Hallmark movie, interesting story line with a great message but...

As in many Hallmark movies, there were quite a few disconnects. Some small, some larger. For example, the unrealistic rafting scene, the restaurant scene where the child comes over and silently colors on a paper at a table occupied by the main characters, and the dinner scene where in the middle of dinner, one character asks for pie and gets up to get it while the other two are still eating. A guest would never do that. Especially a prominent actress who prides herself on propriety. These are just a few examples but there were others. I find these take away from the credibility of the story.

Holly Robinson is great. Her storyline was great. Ruined it with the woke storyline of the younger girl. It gave nothing to the story. The younger girl's story could have been done correctly and still carried the same weight. I used to love watching Hallmark knowing it was child friendly and wholesome.