Twinkle All the Way - Die Weihnachtsplanerin

I watch a lot of Lifetime/Hallmark movies and I always complain about the lack of diversity. This one includes an LGTBQ+ character and several afro-american characters as well. Good. You made me happy.

Lovely story, not the usual "save the town/small town" stuff that I came accustomed to. We rarely see two single parents coming together. Sarah Drew certainly shines in this one. The kids bonding was adorable.

And to all the homophobics comments out there, you disgust me, it's 2020. I cannot wait till the day we get a movie of this type with a same gender couple.

For your information, a family movie is a movie promoting love. If you don't agree with this, ask yourself the right questions.

The premise has been used but not as much as some. Two single parents get thrown together to organize a Christmas pageant, or in this case just the sets. Both are busy with huge important deadlines Christmas Eve. Fortunately the pageant is not the same night. It's been done, but somehow it felt different than most of them.

There's a hint of something magical about Henry and his mother Twinkle (yes that's her name). Cadence is the cliche list maker, but you quickly get the sense that she is capable of at least a little flexibility. Sarah Drew and Ryan McPartlin connect. Add two cute little girls, 6 and 7 I think, and this movie gets a double kid bonus, but in this case it's the kids that bond with each other, not adult to kid as in so many other movies. The movie gives them all time to develop relationships.

There is a male gay couple that are affectionate. If that really bothers you, don't watch, but it doesn't interfere with anything.

Somehow I knew what the crisis would be - previews maybe? But I did not see the solution coming until the last minute. That part was done well.

It's quite a predictable movie but okay to watch. However, when the first snow was falling, it was quite obvious that this was edited in, which was quite annoying troughout the rest of the movie.

Let me start off by saying I usually love Sarah Drew and Ryan McPartlin! I think they're both fun to watch! For me, this story just fell flat. I didn't feel any chemistry between the leads together, which was a bummer! Ive also grown a little tired of the Christmas pageant idea yet again. I need something different with the plot to keep me entertained! I will gladly watch ANY movie as long as has a good story that draws me in and has good acting that makes you feel something, those are my only asks. Personally, these were my only real issues with this movie: the same old plot and lack of chemistry, nothing else! Definitely had potential but needed more for me.