Christmas Joy

A really nice way to spend a couple hours. Good story but its the leads who make this one so charming.

For me the chemistry is important when I'm looking at Hallmark movies and this movie has a lot. Christmas and decorations everywhere, I loved it. I love the leads too, nice match. For sure I will watch the movie again soon.

The basic virtue - the three ladies : Beverly Elliot,Susan Hogan and especially the adorable Danielle Panabaker. Second - the simplicity and high predactibility of the story. Not the last - something giving toMatt long credibility as Ben Andrews. A so familiar Hallmark Christmas film giving the presence and performance of Daniele Panabaker as the inspired sparkle.

I would crawl over a pack of McVitties chocolate digestives for Danielle! She was lovely in this. It was so nice seeing her give up a big city job for the prestigious cookie crawl. North Carolina is finally portrayed in a wholesome way and not the opium addicted place we know from the news. Christmas garlands for all. Even Matt who was very slow to move even when her dough was stirring.

Review Date 6/15/2019

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Joy Holbrook is an intuitive market researcher in DC who has captured the attention of the account's CEO and is about to get a sweet promotion, just in time for the holidays. She receives an urgent phone call from home and she rushes back to Crystal Falls, NC to help her Aunt recover from surgery and is reunited with her former crush, Ben. To keep her Aunt focused on healing, Joy volunteers to take Ruby's place with the town's legendary baking competition, the "Cookie Crawl," much to the amusement of Ben who knows Joy has absolutely no idea of the Herculean task before her.

Now the reviews are all over the place but what the film does best is having "Christmas Spirit". I also love the fact they didn't make the lead a hard headed business woman. I also love the fact at the end you realize that this film celebrates women helping other women.

Very Good Film. I was impressed!