The fine art of beating around the bush
6.4 stars.
For the first 90 minutes, the best part of this story is Zoe Fish as Ava. This little girl is very spirited in this role, and very engaging as an actress. She is the catalyst that helps the leads find some common ground, else it might be too awkward at times.
For the first 90 minutes I like Jessy Schram enough, she's got a sweetness about her. Marshall Williams is not a bad actor, but seems a bit youngish for this role. I wonder if that was the intent.
For the first 90 minutes this movie is just weird. What is the point of the childish behaviors and the odd dialogue? I really don't know what message is being conveyed. The title is 'Amazing Winter Romance', yet the target audience is probably young people, like 10-25 year olds? Having the word "romance" in the title implies there is an actual romance, but this is more like puppy love, which would not jibe with an older audience of 30+, or would it? I believe my gut feeling is correct, after all I've seen enough Hallmark movies this year to know this one is an outlier... and honestly, I think this film revolves around a snow maze, the characters are a side show, the romance is extraneous, and the plot is non-existent. But there is more...
For the last 30 minutes the romance sparkles a little, the characters come to life, the plot emerges, some scenes are illumined, and the dialogue becomes tolerable. I'd like to hope the last bit of this story was enough to resurrect the movie as a whole, but sadly it isn't. It was sufficient to increase my rating from a 5.9 to a 6.4, thus raising 'Amazing Winter Romance' out of the sub 6.0 abyss... but it's still about a maze.
For the first 90 minutes, the best part of this story is Zoe Fish as Ava. This little girl is very spirited in this role, and very engaging as an actress. She is the catalyst that helps the leads find some common ground, else it might be too awkward at times.
For the first 90 minutes I like Jessy Schram enough, she's got a sweetness about her. Marshall Williams is not a bad actor, but seems a bit youngish for this role. I wonder if that was the intent.
For the first 90 minutes this movie is just weird. What is the point of the childish behaviors and the odd dialogue? I really don't know what message is being conveyed. The title is 'Amazing Winter Romance', yet the target audience is probably young people, like 10-25 year olds? Having the word "romance" in the title implies there is an actual romance, but this is more like puppy love, which would not jibe with an older audience of 30+, or would it? I believe my gut feeling is correct, after all I've seen enough Hallmark movies this year to know this one is an outlier... and honestly, I think this film revolves around a snow maze, the characters are a side show, the romance is extraneous, and the plot is non-existent. But there is more...
For the last 30 minutes the romance sparkles a little, the characters come to life, the plot emerges, some scenes are illumined, and the dialogue becomes tolerable. I'd like to hope the last bit of this story was enough to resurrect the movie as a whole, but sadly it isn't. It was sufficient to increase my rating from a 5.9 to a 6.4, thus raising 'Amazing Winter Romance' out of the sub 6.0 abyss... but it's still about a maze.
- MickyG333
- Jan 27, 2023