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I watched it with my Mom. It was just as good maybe even better then the first one we loved. Has a great story the movie was on point it was a really good movie. Everyone that likes Hallmark movies will love it.

We enjoyed the film more than we expected! Positive responses to the story. And that Dominic Mariche is amazing! I'm going to watch for subsequent work from him!

I was disappointed in Ali Leibert in this one. I loved her in A Gift to Remember, but there was just something different about her in this go round. The character's personality was just as sweet and overly nice, but she just didn't connect with me and I can't quite put my finger on it. I found the character of Mrs. Henley very irritating as well. She is taking care of her nephew during the season because both of his parents are deployed. He was behaving like a perfectly nice if a little reserved kid, and she was all worried and hovering just because he didn't behave all joyful and Christmas-y every second. She just wouldn't rest until he conformed to her expectations of how happy he was supposed to be. She was not disappointed. The kid was bouncing off the walls by the end. I also think the young actor was mis-cast. Perhaps he was supposed to be adopted. Peter Porte was just fine. In fact, he kind of saved this one for me.

6/10 - not as good as its predecessor, but still a worthwhile Hallmark Christmas flick

With so many wonderful Hallmark Christmas movies why did Hallmark chose this one to make into a two parter? Possible Hallmark Movie to make into a Part 2: A Christmas to Remember - there was more story to tell about Jennifer and her new family. A Crown for Christmas-how did Allie adjust or change the crown once she married? And who can not forget Christmas Under Wraps. It begged for more story to see if Lauren made the "discovery" of the real Garland, Alaska. Ho-Ho-Ho.

Yet this okay holiday feature makes it so memorable for another dose of mediocre? Hallmark, please rethink this one.

My so-so reaction lands squarely on Ali Liebert. She delivers lines as if she is being courteous to someone taking a coffee order. She never connects with any of the cast. Scenes without her are heartwarming and real. Peter Porte is very convincing as a guy that real cares. All my stars go to the secondary cast for making the best effort - except the gingerbread house collapsed.

Liebert is a lovely lady just not a leading lady.

Hallmark served up a turkey (and not in a good way) with this one.

I enjoyed the first movie, this one was difficult to watch. Thinking a weak story line had much to do with my lack of interest watching the flick. Given a better script this could have produced a much better rating

Unfortunately, this was a movie whose sequel did more to harm than help. The first movie was charming and sweet, and more significantly, had all of its loose ends very neatly wrapped up. Why Hallmark chose this movie of all of them to continue, I can't understand. The sequel's biggest flaw is that, aside from the same characters and background settings, it has virtually nothing in common with with its predecessor. The plot of the second movie is completely disjointed from the first, focused mainly around the rescue of a rec center that means absolutely nothing to the audience. Not only is this trope horribly overused, but it definitely didn't fit into this sequel.

To make matters worse, whatever chemistry Darcy and Aiden had between them in the first movie has completely evaporated in this one. For the majority of the movie, they seem like little more than friends hanging out rather than a loving couple.

If you enjoyed A Gift to Remember, do yourself a favor and skip the sequel.

These two together are incredible. I was so excited they came out with this one and it's actually better than the first. They always have such great chemistry I love to this movie

Tina Lifford and Dominic Mariche are the basic motives to see this nice Halmark film. Sure, not great surprises, the old recipe, the expected romance but it works real well and this represents the most important thing. And, yes, the story of Young and his book is just a significant virtue.

Darcy met Aiden in A gift to Remember when she hit him with her bicycle and he lost his memory. That was an adorable film and Cherished Memories:A Gift to Remember 2 is equally adorable. School teacher, Aiden and bookstore manager, Darcy are perfect together and I appreciated that they brought almost the whole cast back for this follow up...including the dog Bailey.

I appreciate that they didn't introduce artificial conflict between our fairly newly in love couple. I also liked that the couple asked as older couple for the secrete to their success.

Cute holiday romantic movie with familiar characters who have great chemistry.

The first movie was okay but I ended up FF thru most of this one. Darcy and Aiden act more like Brother and Sister than a romantic couple. They rarely show any affection towards each other. The supporting characters (Aunt, Little Boy) can act much better than the leads.

Found myself liking the first film a lot, actually was not expecting to and certainly not to the extent it turned out. It is a perfect example of the equivalent of not judging a book by its cover as it did turn out to be more than the typical Hallmark film that was in all honesty expected. Actually do like a number of Hallmark's films, though they certainly did a lot of average films and misfires, and the 'Finding Father Christmas' sequels proved that they could do sequels well.

'A Gift to Cherish', or 'Cherished Memories: A Gift to Remember 2', sadly is not near as good as the first and shows that there were Hallmark sequels that were not good or necessary. It is a long way from being among the worst that Hallmark has ever done, but it has almost all the common flaws of Hallmark's films that the first film on the most part avoided and is devoid of what made the first work as well as it did. It was almost as if in places that the first never existed.

Is it an entirely bad film? No. The production values still manage to be pleasing. It's not too drab or garish in photography, the editing didn't seem rushed or disorganised and the scenery has a real charm to it. Some of the music has some pleasant nostalgic moments.

While they were better in the first film, with more of a natural chemistry, Ali Liebert and Peter Porte are still engaging in the lead roles and bring everything to the material without trying too hard. The ending was quite nice.

Sadly, the rest of the film isn't so much. One of its biggest problems is that it's pointless. The ending of the first film actually had finality, a sequel would have been necessary really only if there were still loose ends and if it was abrupt which was not the case. The sequel felt too much like a tack on, and like Hallmark feels like every film of theirs at some point should have a sequel. It is further pointless when it bears very little correlation to the first, almost like the first had not happened and like the sequel was starting from the very beginning. Most of the time the music could have been used less and toned down in volume and the direction is routine at best.

Hallmark have a lot of recurring flaws, and 'A Gift for Christmas' corrected most of those flaws (other than the predictability) and one of the few Hallmark films to do so and avoided them. That is not what 'A Gift to Cherish' did, instead it was like watching another average at best standard Hallmark film. The dialogue here is too cheesy and full of sentimental mush and awkwardness. The story is not just very predictable, it is also pretty paper thin with the slower stretches being uneventful and very dull until the end. Also found it lacking the charm and heart of its predecessor and that it needed a lighter approach to its material. The chemistry between Liebert and Porte was very winning in the first, it was far too distant here and almost like they didn't know each other.

In conclusion, disappointing and below average sequel to one of Hallmark's hits. 4/10

Darcy and Aiden are magical together in this Hallmark Christmas movie. A year later you still have Chaucer's book store, their wonderful friends Luigi and Mrs. Henley, and Bailey the dog. In this movie, they try to save a historic landmark. Darcy and Aiden are so cute together and are so enjoyable to watch. I would have liked a different story line other than the Christmas Village gift...maybe something about surprising Darcy his "real" Christmas gift. All the actors are charismatic and made this a memorable Christmas movie.

I love Ali Liebert and I loved Gift to Remember (1). I so looked forward to this one. And what a disappointment.

I thought the story was unfocused. I never got invested. I thought some of the acting was poor. Liebert always has a very cheerful disposition and her smile is always megawatts, but that smile seemed a too forced in this one. Darcy and Aiden were obviously in love givne the story and their familiarity, but something was missing between them in the movie. Aiden's constant compliments lacked sincerity.

The attempts to lobby Pierce were clumsy and juvenile. I'm not a fan of save-the-community/rec-center anyway and that theme was an utter failure in this movie. It's all the rage to make kids seem super-smart, but Marcus was too much.

Note to self: next year this is not a movie to remember. I'm returning this gift.

The Ending Was The Best...The Whole Show Was Random Happenings. That Didn't Make Sense. EX:Saving The Rec. Center??

If There's Another One,In Case You Feel The Need To Redeem, Can She Have a Cute CAR.

A Gift to Remember is absolutely delightful, and I enjoy watching it every year. Unfortunately, the sequel was a big disappointment. It's not entirely unexpected, because how can you make the story interesting with no drama or amnesia? This one takes place one year after the original, and the Darcy and Aiden (Ali Liebert and Peter Porte) are spending their first Christmas together as a couple. You'll still see Mrs. Henley, Luigi, Nurse Nancy, and Bailey. Mrs. Henley has a large role, as she's taking care of her nephew while his parents are deployed over the holiday.

The huge criticism of this Hallmark is the script. It's as if the writer never saw the original, but read a synopsis to be sure to include a few reminders of amnesia and Chaucer's Books. Darcy's character is really irritating. Where is her gumption from the first movie? Where is her Christmas spirit? She's downright rude to a first-time author trying to promote his book, she makes mountains out of molehills, and she spends the better part of her scenes trying to sneak around and find out what her Christmas present is. Aiden has come up with a very thoughtful present, but it's unnecessary. Trying to replicate a meaningful gift her late father gave her will never have the same meaning, and depending on whatever feelings it brings up for her, it could completely backfire. Dominic Mariche, who plays the Henley nephew, speaks and acts like a grown-up rather than a little child, yet another criticism of the teleplay.

The best part of this lackluster sequel was learning of Mrs. Henley's (Tina Lifford) backstory. Remember in the first one, she liked to decorate like crazy? We finally find out why: she decorates in honor of her late husband, who loved the spirit of the season. The first year after he died, she didn't celebrate at all, and she realized that was dishonoring his memory. Obviously, fans of the first movie are going to watch this sequel, but just don't get your hopes up. I appreciated Mrs. Henley, but I prefer to think Darcy had a momentary bad mood and that if there's ever a third movie, she'll be back to her lovable self again.

I liked the first one, not sure it needed a part 2. The actors must have lost some of their acting skills since the last one or their passion for their characters. They are a bit wooden, except for the over the top well spoken little boy. I liked him even though he wasn't very believable. Only one awww moment. I watch every one of these movies and this won't be going on my next year's watch list. Pretty much a non story.

I never saw the first part, and so I dove headlong into this sequel. Why didn't the first one get aired yet, or maybe I just missed it last week, who knows? Well, this is meant to be seen after the original that much is certain. I could tell this takes up where a story left off, so I'm left wondering who are these people, when did they get together, when did he lose his memory, why is he having a checkup at the hospital, what is going on here???

So I think the lead characters are both adorable, but I am not familiar with them AT ALL, and the script totally has no depth, or standalone qualities, you have to see the first one before taking the plunge into this one. And so I stuck around for about 35 minutes and moved on.

I will watch the first one some day, won't come back to this one.