Noël dans les montagnes

An American television drama film; A story set in Tennessee about a woman in danger of losing her family farm to developers, yet the return of her childhood sweetheart may give her new hope. This is a predictable faith-based romance with a well-trodden plot but it has an attractive and competent cast guide the inoffensive, uninspiring mediocre storyline. The music is nice too. It lacks scale in parts where clearly the producers didn't even have the budget for a few hundred extras. The story is swiftly brought to an end with an appalling plot device, but overall it is a warm-hearted, good natured flick.

What else do you need in a movie than to watch Sarah Lancaster. Has much better acting than most TV Christmas movies.

7.0 stars.

Mason broke Shelby's heart many years ago and became a big country star. Sound familiar? Yep, it's the theme of many a drama. Now Mason's back in town for a while and Shelby is still bitter and angry for the fact that he was her one true love and always will be (even if she can't come to terms). Shelby and her parents run a berry farm that will be in foreclosure very soon. They can't keep up with the mortgage and they need help. Unfortunately for Shelby, Mason is the last resort they must turn to in order to save the farm.

This story is standard formula Hallmark, but it was released in 2015, which means maybe it's one of the forerunners of this particular storyline. It doesn't stand out for me, it's just a simple and easy going film about a woman who is beside herself over a guy who broke her heart. Now that he's back in town, she must experience the pain all over again, because she truly hasn't gotten over him after all these years.

There are some tender moments and the film is of a higher quality, but the story itself just isn't as entertaining as I would've preferred. The romance is not fully elevated or rewarding. Take it or leave it.

They writers don't know how to write a leading female character. Also she's a business owner and doesn't know anything about her finances or even how much she owes on her 2 mortgages?? What? She's poorly written and really unlikable

Her farm is in danger because she doesn't make money and is in a ton of debt and the old man who is the villain of the story wants to buy it to develop it in a way that benefits the town. They have a town meeting and she's the only one who doesn't want that and talks about how much she cares about the land and the town people but we never see that ever, and the villain doesn't want to develop the natural beauty of the mountains.

She can't save her farm from foreclosure and has to grovel to her famous musician ex-boyfriend ( who she's only been shown hating) to help her raise the money. The main guy is fine I guess, he has no real personality to speak of and I don't get why he likes someone who charges him $5,000 to sleep in her barn. She only softens after he saves her farm for her and they dance together on Christmas and that's how it ends. Her parents are the only real characters and they don't make up for the boring leads.

Great to watch and make fun of.

Yes, the story line of a farm about to close is one we have all heard before, but I love this one. I like the chemistry between the leads. Shelby is angry because she's been burned by him before, when he put his music career first, but you can't help but pull for them the whole time. Their squabbles keep you engaged and their smiles at each other are so great. I also love the side characters, which is often not the case. They are funny, they are not overacting, they are entertaining, etc...

My girls and I watch this one almost every year and I couldn't say that about most romantic Christmas movies.