MickyG333
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7.0 stars.
Wait a minute, I didn't know they would continue the Unwrapping Christmas saga and roll it into a spring event with a new title: 'Hearts Around the Table'. So now the lead female character is a successful entrepreneur and one of her previous co-founders of the Unwrapping Christmas store is now her sister? And the boyfriend of Busby's character is now her brother? Anyways, this casting fiasco is confusing and a bit difficult for me to take seriously. So this film better be really good.
It's not great. It's full of drivel which characterizes most of these Hallmark series. This new franchise consists of several of the same hand-picked actors, yet we are to distance ourselves from the imprint of the lackluster Christmas series?
What is the theme? Something about family and the importance of family first, I think. What is the plot? It's about a woman named Jenna who was in foster care, her foster mother is one of the actors from 'Facts of Life'. There are three sisters and a brother roughly the same age who were adopted into this family many years ago. There is currently a younger boy, maybe 16, somewhat new to the family. Meanwhile the older siblings all grown up with careers, come home once a week for dinner. The boy is glum, feels somewhat left out it seems, and they are all trying to encourage him to be happy. But, it's not working.
As the story goes, Jenna has a new billionaire client and the liaison between her and the billionaire happens to be her ex-Andrew. Andrew dumped her sophomore year, and she never truly got over him. It appears he still loves her, so what happened? You can easily guess the same old overused Hallmark recipe: youthful misunderstanding and parting ways so as not to hold the other back from pursuing their dreams. Sure enough.
For real guys, this is not cool since 2021, now it's just a blatant disregard for the wheels of progress. Modify the blueprint, take a calculated risk and find some new script writers. We need originality.
And yet, I can't totally bash the film. The acting and music are good. In fact, everything is great except for the tired plot and dialogue. I must be unbiased for the sake of fans who are unaware of this repetitive aspect (one of many) of Hallmark stories.
Wait a minute, I didn't know they would continue the Unwrapping Christmas saga and roll it into a spring event with a new title: 'Hearts Around the Table'. So now the lead female character is a successful entrepreneur and one of her previous co-founders of the Unwrapping Christmas store is now her sister? And the boyfriend of Busby's character is now her brother? Anyways, this casting fiasco is confusing and a bit difficult for me to take seriously. So this film better be really good.
It's not great. It's full of drivel which characterizes most of these Hallmark series. This new franchise consists of several of the same hand-picked actors, yet we are to distance ourselves from the imprint of the lackluster Christmas series?
What is the theme? Something about family and the importance of family first, I think. What is the plot? It's about a woman named Jenna who was in foster care, her foster mother is one of the actors from 'Facts of Life'. There are three sisters and a brother roughly the same age who were adopted into this family many years ago. There is currently a younger boy, maybe 16, somewhat new to the family. Meanwhile the older siblings all grown up with careers, come home once a week for dinner. The boy is glum, feels somewhat left out it seems, and they are all trying to encourage him to be happy. But, it's not working.
As the story goes, Jenna has a new billionaire client and the liaison between her and the billionaire happens to be her ex-Andrew. Andrew dumped her sophomore year, and she never truly got over him. It appears he still loves her, so what happened? You can easily guess the same old overused Hallmark recipe: youthful misunderstanding and parting ways so as not to hold the other back from pursuing their dreams. Sure enough.
For real guys, this is not cool since 2021, now it's just a blatant disregard for the wheels of progress. Modify the blueprint, take a calculated risk and find some new script writers. We need originality.
And yet, I can't totally bash the film. The acting and music are good. In fact, everything is great except for the tired plot and dialogue. I must be unbiased for the sake of fans who are unaware of this repetitive aspect (one of many) of Hallmark stories.
8.0 stars.
Ok, I don't get the negativity with this movie. I suppose I'll read a bunch of the other reviews to find out what was so glaringly bad about it, for future reference. First of all, for me, it's quite entertaining. You have two gay guys that evidently don't know they are, and they're married to women for almost ten years. Everyone else can see what's going on, but only the "dumb" person points it out. The wife of one (McDormand) is a very sad and lately dysfunctional woman who is angry all the time. We the audience can see (if you got any sense) it's because her husband is gay, yet everyone just shrugs and says nothing. Aniston's character has extremely low self-esteem, disproportionate beyond belief. She dates men way below her. And we never really find out why. Another couple doesn't get along, he's very uncaring, she's just misunderstood. The last couple is rich and also weird, but sensible. The story is so interesting, how could anyone not love this movie? I guess this is one of my outliers that doesn't overlap with the general tastes of the majority. I plan on watching this again someday.
Ok, I don't get the negativity with this movie. I suppose I'll read a bunch of the other reviews to find out what was so glaringly bad about it, for future reference. First of all, for me, it's quite entertaining. You have two gay guys that evidently don't know they are, and they're married to women for almost ten years. Everyone else can see what's going on, but only the "dumb" person points it out. The wife of one (McDormand) is a very sad and lately dysfunctional woman who is angry all the time. We the audience can see (if you got any sense) it's because her husband is gay, yet everyone just shrugs and says nothing. Aniston's character has extremely low self-esteem, disproportionate beyond belief. She dates men way below her. And we never really find out why. Another couple doesn't get along, he's very uncaring, she's just misunderstood. The last couple is rich and also weird, but sensible. The story is so interesting, how could anyone not love this movie? I guess this is one of my outliers that doesn't overlap with the general tastes of the majority. I plan on watching this again someday.
7.4 stars.
I've seen a lot of similar movies, but this one has its share of unique qualities. It's the story of a half English, half Chickasaw man in southeastern United States in the 1840s. He has to fend for himself after his father leaves while he's very young. His mother is a Chickasaw and he has a younger sister as well.
As the story goes, Montford has enemies due to no fault of his own, simply because he's a half native. There is one particular foe who holds a grudge for many years, for no apparent reason. Now it's the 1860s, and the main problem with this enemy is that he's a union soldier and a questionable fella. Another adversary is an Indian hunter who has been tracking and threatening him and his family.
The movie is full of western gunfights and adventure (though it's not actually set in the west). The action and thrills are abundant enough, not too much, which I prefer. Without balance it's just another John Wayne shoot-'em-up, which has little substance. This film does not lack in substance.
The negatives are lack of continuity, primarily plot holes-huge ones that we can't ignore. These holes are a major downside to the flow and cohesion of the narrative. Sometimes years pass without plausible segues and crucial characters come and go without background or warning. The sister and mother are seemingly out of the picture for a decade or more, only to show up as if they've been there all along. His son grows up to be a teenager or even early twenties, yet nobody else has aged. It has poor production flaws, but at least the majority of it is good.
I've seen a lot of similar movies, but this one has its share of unique qualities. It's the story of a half English, half Chickasaw man in southeastern United States in the 1840s. He has to fend for himself after his father leaves while he's very young. His mother is a Chickasaw and he has a younger sister as well.
As the story goes, Montford has enemies due to no fault of his own, simply because he's a half native. There is one particular foe who holds a grudge for many years, for no apparent reason. Now it's the 1860s, and the main problem with this enemy is that he's a union soldier and a questionable fella. Another adversary is an Indian hunter who has been tracking and threatening him and his family.
The movie is full of western gunfights and adventure (though it's not actually set in the west). The action and thrills are abundant enough, not too much, which I prefer. Without balance it's just another John Wayne shoot-'em-up, which has little substance. This film does not lack in substance.
The negatives are lack of continuity, primarily plot holes-huge ones that we can't ignore. These holes are a major downside to the flow and cohesion of the narrative. Sometimes years pass without plausible segues and crucial characters come and go without background or warning. The sister and mother are seemingly out of the picture for a decade or more, only to show up as if they've been there all along. His son grows up to be a teenager or even early twenties, yet nobody else has aged. It has poor production flaws, but at least the majority of it is good.