Two for the Win

Clearly the costume designer has no clue what real skiers or anyone on or near a ski resort wears. I could barely stand to watch this film with characters who are supposed to be world class skiers wearing cheap outdoor (not ski) clothing with cheesy, low quality details. People in the lodge are all wearing cheap acrylic sweaters and Walmart necktubes. Then there is the disconnect between the ski scenes filmed on the little hill in Ottawa, cut to the character looking off in the distance and suddenly it's freaking Switzerland. Major Helly Hansen product placement. Hilarious.

It was a movie that was very well done. I loved the story and the editing and the music. The characters and their relationships were quite deep, and as a guy, I loved that the storytelling of this leaned more on the guy's side. The roles were a bit reversed from the typical Hallmark formula and I loved it.

Obvious stunt double for downhill skiing. Should have done the same for cross-country or at least get someone to show them how it's done.

It was a nice winter movie, but girl, what was that a bad make up of Charlotte Sullivan. Even her hair, it had even orange bits and pieces in it. I think Hallmark you can do better than that.

Hometown superstar needs a comeback. He teams up with his ex. If you've watched many of these, you can write the story. I will say that when we first see Nancy I wondered where she would come in and I guessed wrong. That was about the biggest twist. Otherwise, there weren't any great highs or lows. The tension was all about people's futures so nothing earthshaking.

Trevor Donovan seems to be doing the celebrity-type character for Hallmark and doing it pretty well. We don't see Charlotte Sullivan often in this type movie and she does OK as well. These two connect pretty well. Supporting actors do their jobs without distracting.

I liked this movie only because of the leads and they got enough screen time. With less familiar leads this is 5 or 6 stars.