Natale a Nantucket

I've liked Trevor Donovan in a number of Hallmark movies, but this movie was boring and terribly derivative. How many Hallmark movies have a cold hearted developer show up to destroy a charming local site? Whether it's an Inn, a store, a park, a tree, or whatever. It's well into the double digits. This was just bad.

One more take on the " a mean developer wants to tear down my store" plot. This time, the victim is a little over-reactive and the developer not so mean, after all. In the end, predictably, everybody is nice, as Christmas time should dictate. No real thrills and no real magic. On the good side, the narrative flows well, the actors are good and the final product is clean and uplifting. So, not a memorable entry, yet a reasonable choice for spending an evening in this Christmas season.

Hallmark needs to do a better job of site surveys since there are no mountains visible from the real Nantucket Island. The island would not have flowers in bloom at Xmas time and trees would not have leaves.

Do not play a typical Hallmark drinking game with this one if you're going to drink every time you hear the little girls name. It WINK and it's said so many times it has totally distracted us from the actual movie, which is typical.

I agree with most of what was said by reviewer gfrasmd. Unoriginal premise, no magic, no thrills.

I have become a Trevor Donovan fan even though he isn't always spot on. In this movie, I think his character was caught between the two powerhouse characters of his dad and Christina. Throw in the strong influence of Wink, the daughter, and I think the character of Andy wasn't given a chance to shine.

I agree Christina was a little overreactive. Then suddenly, she wasn't. Either Power didn't show enough of Christina's softness early in the movie, or my years of seeing her as Abigail on Good Witch prevented me from seeing it. Based on her friends praises, it was clear that Christina had a history of being a giver.

Given the lack of screen time alone together, Andy's being overshadowed by the stronger characters, and Christina's overreactions, I give their chemistry a C-.

Oscar's character also did a personality change that was a bit too sudden.