A Cozy Christmas Inn

A Hallmark not exactly different by many others, nice for Garland atmosphere, for inn and for Hattie s eccentric recipes, for the astronomic observatory and for supporting actors. David O Donell proposes , unfortunatelly, just a goofy. Andrew, his inability for manage the inn being in pure conflict against the attachment for a business bad managed and the connection with father is spooky.

But, sure, the reference to Santa works well and the presence of Vivica. A. Fox is a good idea.

The story itself is so familiar from previews Hallmark Christmas films than it can not surprise or impress. And Jodie Sweetin ties to give some credibibility to her character against not the most impressive dialogue.

So, That s Garland for you. And it is enough.

If you're gonna do a sequel to a romance (Christmas Under Wraps), then don't throw away the previous romance like a broken toaster! Apparently, Lauren quickly forgot her own story arc, and took a fellowship at a hospital in the big city. And the guy sold his plane -- a crucial means of transportation between the remote town and the outside world -- to become the innkeeper in a town that's rarely visited.

If Hallmark really wanted to return to Garland, they should have gone the Evergreen route by introducing new characters to have a romance. Instead, David O'Donnell just trades in one Full House sister for another.

Did it actually snow,during the making if this film? Because the differences when snow fell was noticeable,from getting on actors & surrounding areas.. Honestly they fail otherwise at making snow look decent,with their white blankets & so forth.

Far as the movie was rather bland,wasn't horrible but nothing special.. They could of used a whole new cast,as this was a lame sequel.

Liked the Inn and the cafe,but rest was old stock video & basically a zoom call.. Which was odd,since dad & son lived in"Thats Garland For You!" Plus he visited mom too.

So did Hallmark save money bringing dad on location,by making it look like he lived at his company(during the busy season?🙄)Really different versus 2014 version,when he got harped on about his health.

Anyway dad really offered nothing(new)to storyline,didn't interact with anyone relevant(in-person)like his kid or wife so his role was handled cheaply.

Hardly any towns people were around,everything was within walking distance as usual.. They briefly showed the town,but was stock footage so does that count?

Clichéd storyline,but expected with Hallmark.

Guess can say was cast ok,acting passable & cinematography decent.

Not a movie to watch,again.. Unlike Christmas Under Wraps.

Typical Hallmark movie and holiday premise. What was most refreshing was recognizing a local Huntsville, UT business standing in for the Inn. What was even better was seeing real snow (as far as the eye can see and not just in the immediate view of camera), real snow accumulation (and not phony blankets of some white material laid down on sidewalks, shrubs and stairsm etc,), real snowfall (not the Hollywood 'snow' flakes descending from above; I mean really, what does southern Cali know about real snow?) and must admit Sweetin is growing better at the adult roles she plays. 4 star movie that got and extra star for filming during winter and not in summer pretending to be winter.

As a stand alone movie, this was really good. Jodie Sweetin was great in this, the supporting characters were fun, and it was well written too.

As a sequel to Hallmark's top rated movie of all time (Christmas Under Wraps), this was insulting to network viewers. The movie was filmed in a different location. They should have just brought in a new love interest or not had it be a sequel at all. Instead, Hallmark new leadership chose to destroy the integrity of the first movie by negating the happy ending and destroying the love story that we all watched in that film. I don't think I can ever watch Christmas Under Wraps again. What is it with this new leadership not knowing how to tell uplifting love stories? This has been an ongoing pattern for well over a year now. They don't understand their audience.