Tidings for the Season

I am not usually a fan of Tamera Mowry-Housley. Most of her movies with Hallmark are a style that doesn't appeal to me, like Santa Stake Out. I actually had to check the credits to be sure this was the same actress.

A star reporter at Christmas is not a new story and they usually end up in a romantic entanglement. But despite the similarity, this is a different flavor. They manage to work in many of the usual Christmas activities, but it seems like each encounter for Adam leads to a sweet story on air. In that sense it reminds me of another movie that had Teryl Rothery, Road to Christmas (2018). It also has a sub-plot of a community sharing the spirit of helping others at Christmas.

Tamera Mowry-Housley is likeable and her acting is good. I don't know how good Elijah-Justus Lewis is in his acting as Robbie but he is fun. He lifts the enjoyment level throughout. B. J Britt is a little stiff, more so early on. He lightens up as the movie goes on, albeit still a little on the stiff side.

I didn't really expect the requisite conflict and I thought it was forced and derivative following a plot device common in many other rom/coms. It was also rushed from onset to resolution.

Despite the previous paragraph, I enjoyed this movie probably as much, no significantly more than any other new Hallmark movie so far this year.