Country Christmas Album

Nothing about this movie I could ever recommend. Writers should be embarassed for really weak lines. The male lead could have been replaced by almost any karaoke singer I've heard. By far, the very worst performance came from Mickey Gooch Jr. I now rate him the worst actor ever (and yes, I'm including Shelly Duvall in The Shining.) He was trying so hard to become the leading character with his horrible antics. I don't care whatever the Director may have told you, I would be ashamed to have my name listed in the credits. The plot is weak and not believable. Characters are not very well developed and the roles are very weak.

Male lead not up to job. Singing was a bit poor and acting uncomfortable at times. Feel it could have been so much better.

I'd give it 6,5 stars but since you can't give it halfs and the other reviews were more negative than it deserved I rounded it up. I think it's pretty solid. It's not the best, it's predictable and fits perfectly in the guilty pleasure of bingwatching Christmas romances. I liked the cast the actress that played Tess was very likeable and real, not to overexaggerated like most leading ladies in Christmas romance movies. I do agree that in the beginning the romance felt a bit forced. Her tripping and him catching her and staring at eachother awkwardly for a few seconds, and the close friend side character telling them that they are in love(while you have hardly seen them interact yet) but the leads disregarding the notion. I do think they get there though starting at the thanksgiving dinner.

The best thing though by far in this movie has no to hardly any auto tuning and pitch correcting. Omg do I hate that in all the music (christmas) movies I've seen so far. They hire people that can't sing and then tune everything into oblivion till they all just sound like robots. So it's great that this movie leaves it real so that the songs and the emotion the actor puts in to it, fits in the moment it's filmed. Does that mean you can hear that Derek isn't as good as Tess, yes. But he isn't terrible by all means, we just aren't used to imperfections in recordings.

Terrible acting and even worse singing, can't sing their way out of a paper bag. Her voice somewhat better than his. Not worth the time. No chemistry and no talent.

Blech...

Wow, some of the reviews on this movie are harsh. Some of you are really just mean people. Greatest movie ever made? Maybe not, but it's not the worst either. Evan Gamble is never going to be mistaken for Johnny Cash, but I really don't think that's his goal either. We liked the movie. Is there anything better than cheesy Christmas movies playing during this time of year. No, no there is not. Put the movie on, turn the oven on, bake some cookies, and enjoy the season. If your goal is take in the next great cinematic master piece then maybe, just maybe head to the nearest theater, grab some popcorn, one of those super duper sized soft drinks, sit back, and enjoy. The rest of us will enjoy the feel good stories that movies like Country Christmas Album provide.

Have a great day everyone and Merry Christmas!