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You, Me & the Christmas Trees

  • TV Movie
  • 2021
  • TV-G
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Danica McKellar and Benjamin Ayres in You, Me & the Christmas Trees (2021)
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An arborist falls in love with a farmer as she tries to save his trees before the town tree lighting.An arborist falls in love with a farmer as she tries to save his trees before the town tree lighting.An arborist falls in love with a farmer as she tries to save his trees before the town tree lighting.

  • Director
    • David Winning
  • Writer
    • Julie Sherman Wolfe
  • Stars
    • Danica McKellar
    • Benjamin Ayres
    • Linda Darlow
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • David Winning
    • Writer
      • Julie Sherman Wolfe
    • Stars
      • Danica McKellar
      • Benjamin Ayres
      • Linda Darlow
    • 37User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    You, Me & The Christmas Trees: Sneak Peek
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    You, Me & The Christmas Trees: On Location (Featurette)
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    You, Me & The Christmas Trees: Jason And Danica On Reuniting
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    You, Me & The Christmas Trees: Jason And Danica On Reuniting
    You, Me & The Christmas Trees: Danica McKellar On Christmas Tree Puns
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    You, Me & The Christmas Trees: Danica McKellar On Christmas Tree Puns
    You, Me & The Christmas Trees: Ben Ayres On His Detective Cap
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    You, Me & The Christmas Trees: Ben Ayres On His Detective Cap

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    5JoBloTheMovieCritic

    You, Me, & The Christmas Trees

    5/10 - if you're willing to suspend your disbelief like you never have before and can embrace Danica McKellar's near constant overacting, you should enjoy this fairly pleasant Christmas offering.
    4TheLittleSongbird

    Bland Christmas trees

    Absolutely adore Christmas and Hallmark have done some above decent and more Christmas films over the years. As well as a fair share of misfires. 2021 was a typically inconsistent year for Hallmark in all their seasonal blockings, but considering the circumstances it turned out quite a lot better than expected. Part of me was expecting all the 2021 films of theirs to be mediocre or below but quite a lot were the opposite. Exactly the same with its 2020 output too.

    'You Me and Christmas Trees' is a not particularly good start to the 2021 Countdown to Christmas block and did make me feel that the Christmas films that year were going to be pretty low in quality. The good news is that not all of them were below average, but as far as Hallmark's 2021 Countdown to Christmas films go, 'You Me and Christmas Trees' is one of the weaker ones. When it comes to the two leads, Benjamin Ayres is dependable in the right role and is one of the better things about the film but Danica McKellar (despite being one of the most popular regulars) shows why not all her typecast performances come off.

    There are good things about 'You Me and Christmas Trees'. Ayres does a good job with what he's given, it is a typical role but one he performs with subtle charisma, easy charm and honesty. Did like his character, no overblown character flaws and not too perfect as well as some growth obvious.

    It is a very nicely filmed film too and has beautiful scenery. The music isn't overused or melodramatic, which is good as that can be a failing with Hallmark. The supporting cast try their best with their material.

    McKellar for my tastes tries too hard, it is a role that she does a lot (hence what is meant by typecasting) with varied success (sometimes charming, at other times bland) and she never looks relaxed and comes over as too manic. Complete with too many awkward moments early on. Didn't care for her somewhat tired character, who is not really fleshed out enough and is too much of one dimension. She and Ayres have moments of decent chemistry, but on the whole it is too subdued and is paced unevenly. Rather aimless for too much of the length and then any progression is unrealistically rushed.

    While the supporting cast do competently but not exceptionally, Jason Hervey is another over-compensator in a role that is written as too much of a cliched cartoon. It is so at odds with the rest of the film and it was like he had walked onto the wrong set. Too much of the dialogue is too cheesy and schmaltzy, and the flow in the first half is not natural. A lot of the story badly drags, and it is also very slight and predictable for most of the length. Some of the later plot developments like the underwritten and forced conflict is rushed and not developed enough. The ending is too easy.

    Concluding, lacklustre start to the 2021 Countdown to Christmas block. 4/10.
    6Jackbv123

    Not the greatest kickoff

    Two great leads - Danica McKellar and Benjamin Ayers have decent chemistry. They have plenty of screen time.

    Too many things seemed artificial. Olivia's problem with her family seems forced and suddenly everything changes. Jack's aversion to change is forced especially how it blows up. All the so-called science about the trees seems more like fantasy especially solving that particular problem in a couple days. The solution to the last crisis is way too easy, even if most viewers knew what caused it almost immediately. Even with chemistry, Olivia and Jack fall in love way too quickly. All the way through the movie, it just didn't seem to flow smoothly.

    It's not a bad movie, but it doesn't stand out like the season kickoff should.
    4jakethesnake-42007

    Has its moments but it's slow

    I give the films props for not being just a romantic film and there actually being a storyline but boy it was slow. The film dragged on and on and on. There's moments but it's not enough to save the film.
    6toddsgraham

    The Christmas tree whisperer...

    As both leads are Hallmark regulars, I was looking forward to seeing 'You, Me & The Christmas Trees'. Moreover, Hallmark usually does a good job with selecting quality openers for their Countdown to Christmas series. However, I was disappointed with this year's kick-off. Put simply, the movie fell flat. The storyline revolves around Olivia (played by Danica McKellar), Connecticut's evergreen tree specialist. Days before the Christmas holiday, she agrees to help Jack (played by Benjamin Ayres), a fourth-generation evergreen farmer, with a mysterious illness that has befallen his trees, threatening his family's business. Olivia, who is known as the 'tree whisperer', immediately gets to work but is baffled by the illness and ends up extending her stay in the town of Avon. She and Jack begin to spend more time together, sowing the seeds of romance between the two. One element of the story that I did enjoy was the science of saving the trees, which, as others have pointed out, was a new Hallmark twist. That said, the script was rather weak, I am afraid. As other reviewers have suggested, many of the scenes and dialogue seemed forced such as Olivia's problem with her family (and whether to stay or go) and the falling out between the two towards the end of the movie. The latter, especially, felt awkward and artificial. Though I did have a few laughs, the dialogue too was at times not very convincing. The acting, I thought, was pretty good overall; McKellar and Ayres both had solid performances. Ayres had a warm and gentle vibe, which I enjoyed. At times, however, McKellar's performance felt slightly off, as there were some awkward expressions here and there (e.g., the café scene with her parents towards the end). The chemistry between the two was not bad, but given their talents in such roles, I would have expected more from both of them. To be fair, the script didn't help, which might explain some of what I am referring to here. As another reviewer observed, 'it just didn't seem to flow smoothly'. The supporting cast was rather low-key in this one. Yet, I did find Jason Hervey's performance (as Dwayne) to be a bit...how shall I put this...odd. Though given his 'villain' status in the story, maybe this was what he was going for. The movie did have a warm Christmas feel to it, which one expects from Hallmark. For example, there was the Christmas Cocktail Competition at the Cider Mill. May I have an 'evergreen cocktail' please? Overall, it is a decent, run-of-the-mill, Hallmark Christmas movie. No doubt, fans of the Christmas movie genre will enjoy it. However, given its opener (kick-off) status, it was a bit of a let-down.

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    • Trivia
      Despite being set at Christmas, the filming was shot in the middle of a heat wave in August. In order to try and keep cool while wearing winter clothes, Danica McKellar would pour cold water into her boots, which Benjamin Ayres started doing as well.
    • Goofs
      When the two main characters are getting hot chocolate, the male lead squirts a towering mound of whipped cream on his. A few seconds later (while still grabbing toppings) the whipped cream has magically vanished, and the character's mugs are obviously empty.
    • Quotes

      Olivia Arden: Need a hand?

      Jack Connor: Oh. Hey. No. All done. Thank you.

      Olivia Arden: So, you're having a Christmas fair?

      Jack Connor: Yea. We do a last minute shopping event every year. All the vendors come out. It's this weekend.

      Olivia Arden: Oh.

      Jack Connor: Hopefully by then the lot will be back open.

      Olivia Arden: It should be. I haven't been stumped yet.

      Jack Connor: Stumped. I like that.

      Olivia Arden: Ah. Don't say I see what you did there because I didn't.

      Jack Connor: It's OK. I be-leaf you.

      Olivia Arden: Do you do this a lot?

      Jack Connor: All the time. My friends hate it. It's because I was born in the fall.

      Olivia Arden: The fall?

      Jack Connor: Yea. Sep-timber. Come with me. It's this way.

    • Connections
      References Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

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    • Release date
      • October 22, 2021 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Hallmark Channel Press (United States)
      • The Hallmark Channel (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • You, Me and the Christmas Trees
    • Filming locations
      • Victoria, British Columbia, Canada(location)
    • Production companies
      • Round Road Productions
      • Front Street Pictures
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      1 hour 24 minutes
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