Christmas in Homestead

8.2 stars.

A movie star named Jessica comes to the small town of Homestead to stay at an inn owned by the mayor (Matt) and his sister (Zoe). Mayor Matt doesn't know anything about the actress, but his daughter Sophie is one of her biggest fans and she is through the roof excited, because this celebrity has decided to stay at their inn over the holidays while they shoot the final scenes of her latest film.

This is a wonderful story of a very likable mayor of a quaint Christmas-loving town, who is a bit old fashioned and skeptical.

But when he falls in love with this superstar, he will have no choice but to adapt to be someone who can handle the most difficult and challenging set of circumstances. There are paparazzi and scandals and altered plans and big inconveniences that come along with a movie star and her entourage.

This film is full of wonderful charisma, a most endearing MIchael Rady, one of his best performances (and he's had a few really good ones), his sister is so lovable, the paparazzi fellow also is hard to dislike, and the actress who portrays his daughter is brilliant. And of course Taylor Cole, who is always a pleasure to watch.

8.2 thumbs up for 'Christmas in Homestead'. On my list of favorites!

This is my first ever IMDB review and sorry for poor English, but I leave in Eastern Europe.

Watched recently Christmas in Homestead as recommended by a family friend. My wife is a fan of Hallmark Christmas Romance movies, but while watching this she got so bored that she fell asleep, which doesn't happen very often. I still tried to resist the whole movie, as I wanted to see Taylor Cole. We watched her recently in Matching Hearts, her last movie, and she delivered an outstanding performance.

On one side, this is a typical Hallmark B movie, with poor script, low budget, things happening in slow motion (not that one would expect to see action thrillers on Hallmark, but...) and Michael Rady is a big disappointment.

On the bright side, the landscape and filming are nice, Katrina Norman is a nice surprise and the little Sophie girl is very cute. The scene when she first meets her favorite actress Jessica McEllis is epic, so is Taylor's mimic.

And then you have Taylor Cole. She is probably the most beautiful Hallmark actress, jointly with Tricia Helfer. Doesn't look at all a B-movies actress, even if I noted that she did 14 Hallmark movies in the last 6 years. Heard that she married recently. Perfect for this kind of roles.

Normally I don't watch Taylor Cole movies. I don't find her engaging so her movies don't keep me focused. But if you like kids then watch it to see Brooklyn Rae Silzer as the mayor's daughter. She is just the cutest and most adorable kid!

The movie has a few storylines besides just on the main actors so this also makes this movie worth watching.

This is a cut above the usual Hallmark fare. The reason is good casting - the actors are excellent and bring dimension to the characters.

Although the topic has been covered many times, the movie was interesting and done fairly well. You'll find the daughter adorable and root for unlikely love to win out.