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I enjoyed this movie very much. It's hard to find a Hallmark movie that is a little different. I enjoy watching both Bethany Joy Lenz and Tyler Hynes in anything they do. This movie is about a couple who have broken up and end up in his hometown together due to each of their jobs. His family does not know they have broken up so to keep his family happy, they pretend they are together. He ends up helping her with her assignment and she helps him with his. The reason this movie is different is it's more realistic. It is funny. I can see actor/writer Paul Campbell's hand in that. Please check out this movie on the Hallmark channel.

Love the writing in this one. Witty and smart comedy in the fake couple genre. When you know where the story is going (which is a big reason we watch Hallmark) it's nice to have some unexpected laughs and set ups along the way.

Hallmark films can be a miss or a hit and this one is a rare hit. The chemistry between the leads was great and the films plot was fun. It's been done before but this version was fun.

The chemistry between Bethany Joy Lenz and Tyler Hynes is great. The characters are clearly in love. Lenz is great as an energetic Emily who has a big hole in her heart the size of Jamie. Jamie loves Emily, but is internally confused and that results in some poor decisions even going into the backstory.

The movie is fun and mostly upbeat. Family love saturates the story. And the story is unique in some ways, although at its roots, it is basically old-flames-work-together-to-make-a-Christmas-festival.

Jamie is a speech writer for the governor of Illinois. If the governor really ran her staff the way this one runs, it's no wonder all our governments are messed up. I've said many times that you can't expect much reality from these movies, but this one pushes that sentiment way too far. In fairness, I think the movie is meant to be silly for comedic effect and sometimes it is funny.

Tyler Hynes Bethany Joy Lenz are both good actors and they have a great chemistry together; both of them seem so natural that we forget that they are playing a role. They also seem like they're close: they're what makes the movie enjoyable.