Mission : Romance de Noël

Grace, after her Honorable discharge is at lost when having to reajust to civilian life in a town she doesn't know. Luckily, after an accident near his house Joe welcomes her into his house. Not only do they get to know and like each other but also his whole family.

IT INVOLVES DOGS! And that was enough for me.

Both leads were great, as well as the supporting cast. The chemistry was amazing. My only complain is that there were a few of loose moments, and I was actually expecting a little more since this is a HM movies and mysteries one, which tend to be more complex.

I enjoyed it a lot. I will probably watch it again someday. This one is a keeper.

7/10 - festive Hallmark Christmas flick full of joy and familiar tropes and honors veterans across the world

2nd time these two lead actors have played romantic leads - good chemistry.

I'm a Hallmark junkie, and there have been some movies this year that 10 minutes in I was bored. Not this one. It totally grabbed me and kept me entertained. EXCEPT....the lead male. Throughout the whole movie I felt like I was watching him impersonating Tom Cruise acting in this movie. His mannerisms, the way he would angle his head and most of all the big grin and the laugh. It was comical at first, but got annoying as it went on. Am I the only one who saw this? LOL, anyway, it was a good movie. Predictable, of course...they all are. But I love them anyway!

Eloise Mumford should be one of the Hallmark Queens by now. My initial reaction was that she was too beautiful to play a 6 year Marine vet, but she really captured the angst and confusion of her character.

Sean Faris' judge, on the other hand, was wildly unrealistic both in and out of the courtroom. I'm a lawyer and I've never seen a judge smile so much or behave so oddly in court. And, as other reviewers have noted, the townsfolk (and the staging) had a creepy Stepford/Body Snatchers feel.

There was also a line about how a local tree farm donates 1,000 trees to vets every year. That also seemed wildly unrealistic.

Still, there are some sweet moments and a great ending.

And Eloise Mumford.