Meet Me at Christmas

This movie was one of Hallmark's best this year. Good chemistry between the lead actors, interesting storyline, and beautiful location.

AND yet another failed attempt by Hallmark to do flashbacks - with young actors who don't even remotely resemble the current day couple. You know Hallmark - if "This is Us" can do it - you can too.

I like Catherine Bell, but I don't think that Mark Deklin is right for her in this film, she was a much better pairing with Eric Close in "Christmas In The Air".

The general concept of finding a childhood love again, that the story is based on, has been explored many times in films of this genre and it's not a bad try here.

I like the wedding prep build up, but it does kind of take over the Christmas side of things, which is what I really tune in for.

I'm starting to think that Hallmark are reaching a bit with their stories and having seen so many of them, I can definitely say that they are getting very repetitive. It's time to change the format a bit, mix up the story and maybe not everyone has to be happy in the end? Only some of them are currently being done well. I think this one is a good example, but I'm afraid Mark isn't quite the hotty I have become accustomed to.

This was an interesting story (albeit done before) but IMO it could've been written differently. The leads Catherine Bell and Mark Deklin have a meet-cute, love at first sight type encounter when they're in their teens and upon meeting later in life, Deklin's character reacts as you might imagine, while Bell's does not. There are some interesting and touching moments, but I would have rather seen them being uncontrollably drawn to each other while trying to hide their previous meeting, instead Bell's repeated brush off attempts don't fit with the story line making her character unlikable. The acting is good here but I think the writing missed the mark.

6/10 - second chance at love Hallmark flick is worth a watch