Christmas in Harmony

Previously, the Hallmark Movies my wife and I watched pigeonholed the Black performers into a White behavior mode. This script gave the Black leads more Black colloquial dialogue, which made the characters more believable.

I love the cast, anything Loretta Devine is in I watch! I was a little disappointed the main character Harmony played by Ashleigh Murray did not use her real voice. I was confused because she has an amazing voice and the voice they used did not match her. Other than that I really enjoyed the movie!

When it comes to Hallmark Christmas movies involving music and singing, we are very apprehensive after that hideous Mariah Carey disaster of a few years ago. Still, we gave this a try, and it is very good. All of the acting is top notch, the singing performers really do sing and they are all quite good. It's an interesting plot, and the sets, costumes, and production values are very rich looking. The nice direction and camera work give the movie a real "feel" to it. Got a kick out of Hallmark doing a story where a mother and her two grown daughters camp down in the living room with a couple of bottles of wine and nice conversation. Don't see that type of a "real life" situation in a Hallmark movie very often! Nicely done by all involved.

As much as I appreciate Hallmark for finally being more inclusive & diverse, I hated this movie & it barely held my attention. It was mostly due to casting & some story. While I was familiar with Loretta Devine & Michelle Williams work, I had to IMBD the 2 main leads. They didn't have much of an acting resume. So outside of casting & the story, I just didn't like this movie. There are very few Hallmark Xmas movies I can say that about. Sorry!!

I don't think these characters have any chemistry and the random breaking into song is always a no for me. My least favorite so far this season. And I've already seen Christmas Sail which mediocre too. And this writing felt disjointed and, awkward. Enjoy.