Pumpkin Everything

I love the three leads (Ashley Cole, Corey Siever and the always wonderful Michael Ironside) but was disappointed to see Michael Ironside cast as an 'old person' as opposed to someone who happens to be older. He is a well-respected actor and I remember him from years ago, usually as a bit of a 'hard man'.

He was patronised by Ashley Cole's character who wanted to decide his life for him and relegate him to a 'waiting for God' retirement facility instead of respecting his right to choose how he wanted to live.

I didn't watch to the end of the film, such was my disappointment at the way Ironside was cast. He can be, and should be, used to better effect!

Not a good message to send!

I love the idea of music by seniors for everyone! It's a great way for seniors to share their knowledge and their lives.

Amy returns home to help her grandfather after he is in a minor accident. Amy and her grandfather have been at loggerheads since her grandfather didn't support her dreams of becoming an author, but mainly because it meant that he had no one to pass his dream on to...his store Pumpkin Everything.

When Amy arrives to her hometown she reconnects with her best childhood friend Kit and discovers that her Grandfather is not doing as well as she thought. This leads Amy to try to talk her grandfather into selling everything and moving into a retirement living situation. Slowly Amy starts to realize that writing is something that her grandfather can't relate to.

Wonderful fall backdrop for this pumpkin extravaganza. And who made that ginormous fake pumpkin prop? The scarecrow contest was fun and the grandfather's house is amazing with all of its antiques and fall decor.

"Life isn't all or nothing. You get to decide what parts of your past you keep and you can always change your mind."-mom.

FYI...I don't understand why it is all or nothing for Amy. Why does her grandfather have to go into a home and sell his store? I think there are lots of compromises. She could move home...she's an author! He could get more help at the store and have a roommate at home?

The romance wasn't the most believable and the character of Amy was aggravating. What happened to "I love you and have always wanted to be with you, you are the one."? Instead it's "I won't get in the way of your career."...is that romance for millennials? I guess I am a little bit more old fashioned than that. This didn't sit the best with me even with all of it's autumnal traipsing.

The scenery in this movie was beautiful! I watched it from the viewpoint of the grandfather because I'm more of that age. I must say that I sympathized with him. It's tough when you get to a point in your life when you have to think about giving up your home, your business, your life that you've had. It's also tough having to admit you can't do all the things you used to without some help. So it made me a little emotional. But like every Hallmark movie, it had a happy ending. I hope to be able to visit a place like pumpkin everything someday. It really bought the feel of fall into the my living room.

This was loosely based on a book. And when I say loosely let, I mean it was nearly unrecognizable. The two main conflicts from the book, not in the movie. Instead they take the sweet relationship between Amy and her grandfather and make them have the conflict for the movie. In the book, Kit wants to turn their childhood home into an inn. Not in the movie despite it seeming very Hallmark. The main character was unbearable where not even the talented Taylor Cole could save her. It could have been so much better but it was just blah. It was also disappointing. It also success was the fall colors was beautiful and Corey Sievers nice to look at.

I mean that as in the romance aspect of the movie. The scenery was beautiful and there was a lot of potential for heart in this film, but the romance didn't seem to fully manifest on screen. I couldn't tell if it was a chemistry thing or if it was the writing.

The acting was believable for the most part and I really liked the grandfather character. He was one of the stronger parts of the film and had you feeling for him throughout the duration of the movie.

I love fall movies because I don't have seasons so I love escaping to them in movies. For that reason and the grandfather I give it a 7.