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I had so enjoyed the first two movies in this series that I bought a US DVD so I could watch it before its wider release. I really like Bea Santos and Greyson Holt and the first movie, particularly had a real spark to it. Sadly, the third one doesn't. It leans quite heavily on the awful 'Cake' which seems to tilt it towards being a comedy, while the introduction of the bereaved Grandfather takes it in the opposite direction. Raven Stewart is cute as ever, and now she can sing, too, but Bea Santos didn't seem to have her heart in it at all, which was the real disappointment because she was so great in the first two. Perhaps she recognised that the theme has run its course. My betting is that there won't be a forth one, however much we fans might have wished for it but I look forward to seeing Bea in something that stretches her undoubted talent next time and may that be soon.

6.4 stars.

I feel like this third installment of the trilogy is a little better than the first. I never saw the sequel, they won't televise it lately, and I'm not going to look for it or hold my breath. I don't plan on watching it. This one seems a bit more elaborate than the first one, because we are introduced to more variety of artists attempting to convey some country music celebrity attitudes and conflicts. But in the end, It's just more of the same dreary stuff. The lead male is a bit more relaxed this time around, but the lead female is unchanged from the first, lacking most of the emotions on the spectrum, no anger, no happiness, no joy, no excitement, just very laid back sadness and sometimes a bit of contentment maybe, but there is certainly nothing interesting to see here. As I'm watching, the first impression is that the producers have absolutely no interest in the end product of this movie. It's a soulless production with no heart. When a movie has heart,there is energy and life behind it, you get the tingles, you shed a tear, you feel it. It evokes a sense of familiarity and a plethora of good emotions, and sometimes negative ones. 'A Very Country Christmas: Homecoming' has none of that.

I really enjoyed the first one (haven't seen the second one) but this time around, Bea looks like she could. Not. Care. Less. You'd think the honeymoon phase is portrayed as happy and a couple absolutely besotted with each other but I could sense the awkwardness from my couch. These 2 have 0 chemistry and I feel as though Greyston tried to put in the effort for the sake of the movie, but Bea's terrible acting convinced me she hated making this third movie.

This is the third instalment in the "A Very Country" trilogy. Don't you just love a rom-com trilogy? If you liked A Very Country Christmas and A Very Country Wedding then you will adore this film. The paparazzi are back to put a wrench in their post honeymoon plans. These two are really in the grove and their chemistry really shows on screen.

However, Cake was so annoying. She can't sing or act (unless that was the way she was written) either way to much storyline; they could have given it to Billy (Greg Vaughan) or more about Quinn's dad. With that being said, it was a great 3rd Sequel.