A Timeless Christmas

Sometimes, television shamelessly copies Hollywood. If that gets under your skin, there are a few of the movies you'll want to stay away from, like A Timeless Christmas - which is total copy of Kate & Leopold. Those of you who don't mind and want to see a repeat of the highly romantic Hugh Jackman and Meg Ryan movie, during a Christmas setting, will love it.

From the turn of the century (no, kids, not 2000), comes a man who has a passion for the future and futuristic inventions. He's reluctant to get married, even though it's his duty, and through a magical clock, he gets transported 117 years in the future. Just stop counting the similarities now; your hand will get a cramp.

He's reunited with his family home but is puzzled and disturbed to find it is now a tourist attraction. The woman who heads the tours is modern, independent, career-driven, and she doesn't believe he's from the past. Seriously, folks - stop listing all the copies from Kate & Leopold and just enjoy the Hallmark. With some familiar Hallmark faces, like Erin Cahill, Ryan Paevey, Brandi Alexander, and Zahf Paroo, you'll be in for an entertaining flick. Especially if you've never seen the Hugh Jackman version.

In the spirit of the holiday season, I sat down to watch the 2020 Hallmark Christmas movie titled "A Timeless Christmas", believing it to going to be just another super cheesy and sappy romantic Christmas movie that Hallmark spews out by the dozens. And with Ryan Paevey on the cast list, I must admit that I definitely believed it was going to be one of those archetypical Hallmark movies.

But still, as I hadn't already seen "A Timeless Christmas" from writers Duane Poole and Ron Oliver, I sat down to watch it and give it a fair chance.

And I have to say that since December 1st, I have sat through more than twenty Christmas movies and "A Timeless Christmas" definitely ranks among the top three of most enjoyable and entertaining of Christmas movies thus far.

I really liked the storyline in "A Timeless Christmas", so writers Duane Poole and Ron Oliver definitely managed to put together a very wholesome and entertaining story.

They had cast some nice talents for the movie, and it was refreshing to see Ryan Paevey (playing Charles Whitley) to rise up and shed the mantle of a dime a dozen Hallmark Christmas movies, because he was so well-cast for this movie and carried the movie quite nicely along with his co-star Erin Cahill (playing Megan).

"A Timeless Christmas" was so much more than the archetypical romantic sap and cheese that Hallmark tends to push out there during the holiday seasons. And if you enjoy Christmas movies, then you must certainly should take the time to sit down and watch "A Timeless Christmas" from director Ron Oliver.

My rating of "A Timeless Christmas" lands on a well-deserved seven out of ten stars.

A different story for the Hallmark universe. The directing was nearly flawless.... The " family" feel of the cast as it seamlessly blended to tell a story both imagined and real. Paevey is lead and as should be, steals it , makes it believable with Cahill's support. Excellent, subtle, and totally interactive chemistry-between the two and the cast, and director himself make this movie real. Loved every bit of it... please more of this total package.

I expected a take on Kate and Leopold. It is that only in the main premise and maybe some other minor ways. It really is an unusual Christmas premise.

Ryan Paevey and Erin Cahill have a very comfortable chemistry. They have plenty of screen time together and watching them interact is enjoyable.

I really didn't know what to expect. There are some things that it is obvious are going to be important to the story. How or to what ultimate end was never certain in my mind. In fact the climax went differently than my guess. The last shot is interesting.

Funny total aside: my sister and I joke about enumerating all the little devices that appear in many of these movies. One of them is that in almost every romance movie, the leading lady comes down a set of stairs dressed beautifully and the leading male looks on in awe. Watch for the switcheroo on this.

Time travelling and Christmas is a win win but add both these two main leads and a great supporting cast and you have a really good movie. I will watch it again