The Christmas Parade

I suppose, it is one of the most seductive Hallmark Christmas films. For the small details, enriching the original recipe. For the flavor of "30 s comedies in romantic rich sauce. For the presence and work of Chapelle Jaffe and Frank Moore. For the scene, maybe to sweat but nice of Mrs. and Mr. Parker. For AnnaLynne McCord and her look of Veronica Lake. And, sure, for the chemistry between her and Jefferson Brown. A more than nice result. Not spectacular but just nice.

Enjoyable from start to finish. Watched this twice now and gets better with each viewing. Good story line, although a re-hash it holds it's own amongst Hallmark movies. Great chemistry between the 2 leads, first time I've seen Annalynn McCord and she gave a good performance. Good interaction with the children too. Another good Hallmark Christmas movie.

The movie itself was okay but the lead actress was horrid. So fake and disingenuine. Yuk.

The acting was incredibly bad. The lead actress seemed like she was working in soft-porn film. Hallmark screwed up royally. I had to change the channel. I love Christmas movies, but this was very disappointing.

This is a full Doc Hollywood copycat the whole way. Just add a female in Michael J. Fox's role and a Christmas theme. It's probably not the worst film I've ever seen but plagiarizing a classic movie almost to its core is a little pitiful... It is also your typical Hallmark movie where you get the stunning looking woman and the guy that looks like he walked off GQ magazine, giving us the impression that every couple has to look perfect. It uses the same type of music and lame acting. I get that this is a holiday film, but sometimes you gotta try to be a little bit more imaginative when putting together a good storyline. This is pretty unoriginal and could use a lot of work to give it a little bit more of a genuine holiday feel. Again, it isn't the worst film I've ever seen, but it's nothing to write home about..