Natale a Vienna

She is a concert violinist, invited to Vienna to perform for a Christmas event. He is a widower with three youngsters, he represents US interests and is assigned to Vienna. A circumstance has her get involved with the children, she gets attracted to the dad, he is reluctant but it wouldn't be a Hallmark movie if he didn't have a turn for the better.

My wife and I watched it at home on DVD from our public library. A very nicely enjoyable movie with a musical theme.

I didn't see it until the end, but there is a little touch of The Sound Of Music...which is my all time favorite musical.

Vienna is absolutely gorgeous! Even more so at Christmas with all the lights, trees, Christmas market, candle arches, glühwein, advent candles, traditions...etc! This film is worth watching for its little bit of music history and the gorgeous Vienna at Christmas backdrop.

The story revolves around Jess, a concert violinist in Vienna for a holiday performance and a vacation. While in Vienna she looks up her college roommate who is there being the nanny to her widowed cousin's three children. The children are delightful and when Jess' friend gets an opportunity to sell her hand painted ornaments at the Christmas market...Jess takes over the looking after the three children. Being with Jess the three kids slowly start to come alive...something their father notices. Jess and Mark seem to have this undeniable attraction. Mark was raised in a military family and as a diplomat has continued the constant moving into his own life...which has been hard on his kids, especially after their mom passed away.

I loved this film and highly recommend watching it for the holidays! It is gorgeous, filled with beautiful music, Christmas traditions and a sweet family holiday romance with throwbacks to The Sound of Music.

The good point of film was, obvious, Vienna. The second good point -Sarah Drew effort to save a romance not so credible. The other good thing - the subtle reference to The Sound of Music. But, unfortunately, nothing more. Sure, a Halmark , so, the expectations are reasonable . But, against the not new recipe, it is not fair to ignore the potential of a real good story, sacrified for a too gray product of serie.

I will never understand why Hallmark insists on casting Brennan Elliott as a leading man. He never connects with his leading ladies. He just always seems aloof. His best performance was as the villain in Kiss at Pine Lake, where his insincerity fits his character. Sarah Drew was wonderful carrying the movie. The rest of the cast was also very enjoyable. And the film captured the beauty of Vienna at Christmas time. Christmas in Europe is so much better than here in the States.

A very mismatched couple, the actress is good but the actor has no charisma. We don't believe in the attraction between the two, moreover, there isn't. Fortunately Vienna is here to save the film.