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I like the premise of these movies...the whole foster family story line. But this third installment...OMG the writing! As a high school special education teacher and a track and field coach, and a former marching band member.... I literally laughed out loud while watching. Why would funding be cut in the middle of the year? And why is a teacher starting in the middle of the year? And what PTA provides funding for extra curricular activities? Every school I've ever taught and coached at and also when I was in school participating in sports and band...we had to do fundraisers ourselves. Where's the Athletic Director and sports booster clubs? And why is an ELA teacher also the music teacher? Most public high schools that look as large as that one actually have a marching band and band classes taught by an actual music teacher/band director. And don't even get me started on how huge her classroom is!! And as for the track team Josh is coaching...there are way more expensive items than the uniforms. Pole vault pits by themselves cost over 20K. Then there's the whole ADHD storyline. The writers obviously know nothing about identifying and testing for ADHD...this is actually a medical diagnosis. Yes it's often identified in a school setting, because of learning difficulty and behavioral issues...and once a medical diagnosis is made schools can do further testing to see how learning is impacted and recommend either a 504 plan or an IEP. At least they did take her to a testing center...but the principal doesn't usually have anything to do with that. Is this different in Canada where maybe the writers are from?

Overall I just think the writers did very little research and just made a whole bunch of this crap up. And the actors just had to keep smiling and get through it.

Oh and sorry, but in the second movie...when Josh lined up some runners at a starting line and started them by saying "3, 2, 1 GO...", Ummm...no actual track coach starts a race (even in practice) like that. That's just ONE example of the dumb things he says as a "coach". Just no.

Like I said. A bunch of crap. And I'm usually a big Hallmark fan.

Very reminiscent of the movie "You've Got Mail" with the letter writing and competing businesses! I loved that movie and really enjoyed this one. I am not Jewish so can't speak to the authenticity of the traditions, but this movie was centered around family and love...and aren't those the most important things, especially during the holidays but also year round?

I really liked both the lead actors and thought they had great chemistry. The doorman was great! And the bubbies! They were both awesome! Without giving anything away...I enjoyed the whole matchmaker story line, and especially the twist at the end!

Made me want to go back to visit New York!