Tis the Season to Be Irish

6.1 stars.

Is Christmas 2024 the year of bad attitudes? I cannot figure out the charm of this movie, no pun intended. It jumps around and the two leads hate each other, he is full of endless dry sarcasm and she is disdainful beyond all limits. The whole viewing experience is flat.

Of course they have to fall in love at some point, that's the plan. But suddenly they have an affinity for each other and I don't know where it came from, because they fully disliked each other about 30 seconds ago, and suddenly the next day there is some attraction?

Hallmark loves filming in Europe, but most of the plots are fluff and pointless. The story should always come first, the setting is secondary.

This film is not realistic and it certainly doesn't flow. Why does this unfortunate lead female get stuck with such poor roles. I like her as an actress.

Positive note: the last 15 min (8.0 stars) was wonderful,!endearing and nice, as if they replaced the writer, but it was a tough road getting there. Not good enough to elevate the movie above a 6.1.

This was disappointing and like many of the new Hallmark Christmas movies during this 2024 season, it is just a series of scenes in which the performers just talk on and on and nothing really interesting happens. Plus, this has very little to do with Christmas - if you are looking for a film to put you in the holiday spirit, this won't do it. It's a shame really because the Ireland scenery is beautiful and it is nice to see that this was filmed at real locations. Also, these are very good performers whose talents are just wasted here. Fiona Gubelman was excellent in "The Good Doctor" series and Eoin Macken is a very likable, interesting actor, but they just can't save this from being a rather pleasant bore. So, if you are looking for something to watch while you just relax and "veg out," this will work. Otherwise, there is nothing here to excite you much.

The male lead was fantastic as grumpy Irish love interest in this hate to love Hallmark holiday romance set in the lush green of Ireland. Home flipper Rose buys an as-is Irish cottage sight-unseen. When she arrives she meets local know-it-all Sean, who turns pretty grumpy when he finds out she wants to just fix-it and flip-it. As the preservation society's preservationist, Sean has to approve all renovations of Rose's historic cottage.

Rose and Sean have great banter, which ends up being my favorite part of this film. I really liked the actor Eoin Macken who played Sean, but I thought the character of Rose was written a bit cold. I did appreciate that Sean didn't want to kiss her when he thought she wasn't interested in commitment or settling down. As a romantic I was thrilled with the conclusion and I'm glad it went the route it did...and lamb chop was cute!

I always watch Hallmark Christmas movies all the way through at least once. I love these movies even with the similar plots. This movie was really slow for me. It wasn't festive or inspirational, should be one or both. I thought that the couple lacked chemistry and I never understood how she could fall so quickly in love with someone who deceived her. I realize a lot of Hallmark movies start out with little deceptions but the characters always redeem themselves pretty quickly, at least feel bad. Imo he never really redeemed himself. He had some character flaws I just didn't feel comfortable about. The scenery was very pretty. I'm not usually a fan of the destination shows. I like small town America(or Canada if filmed there). It's not a movie I will rewatch but I think it's worth a first watch(if you can stay awake).

Absolutely breathtaking scenes of ireland and who wouldn't want to be romanced by sir Gwaine (Eoin) It really was heartwarming and family friendly. Eoin's acting as always is wonderful and he has been missed on screen. Movie shows the beauty of ireland and it's magical scenery especially of cliffs of mohr. It also shows the kindness of the Irish. I will be rewatching this movie for a bit . The actress was obscure and she no no chemistry with Eoin but still he made the movie work. More movies with Eoin and ireland works be a welcome change. One familiar character was from Christmas from castle hart she is wonderful.