Hallmark Movie Review: Noel Next Door

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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

It’s GGGRREEAAATT! I love throwback product slogans and I really liked this movie! Here’s a quick recap and my two cents 😉 

Quick Recap

After suffering a stroke, Jeremy has become Mr. Scrooge and is unable to enjoy life the way he once had. But Noelle is cheery and sweet to his Scroogey demeanor. She starts to chip away at his armor through a series of meetings and they develop feelings for each other until Noelle finds out Jeremy is the cranky man from apartment 224 the other neighbors have been telling her about.

My Two Cents

It feels like Christmas movies are starting earlier than ever. It’s not even Halloween yet. Yet I’m finding that I don’t mind. And Noel Next Door was a wonderful way to start Countdown to Christmas!

I was worried about this movie, because last year A Dickens of a Holiday with Brooke D’Orsay and Kristoffer Polaha was not one of my favorites. I struggled to make it through that movie. No worries though, Noel Next Door is much better!

I enjoyed Noelle and Jeremy meeting and forming a relationship while Jeremy and Noelle’s son, Henry, and neighbors are having disagreements and negative interactions. Noelle starts to bring out the good in Jeremy and see who he really is beyond how everyone else sees him.

There were several really good scenes. My favorite was the ice skating and campfire scene! I probably enjoyed this more than most, but I loved that Jeremy could skate where walking is difficult. AND they played Debussy’s claire de lune throughout the scene. I’m not gonna lie, I love that song for it’s connection to Twilight.

Just when Jeremy and Noelle are really hitting it off, everything starts to fall apart. I haven’t seen a guy stick his foot in his mouth as many times as Jeremy did when he finds out Noelle is the owner of apartment 202. Never insult a woman’s son unless you want Mamma Bear to come out and kick your butt!

Don’t worry, this is Hallmark, so we do have a happily ever after. And while I really enjoyed this movie, I know not everyone will. Some will find it slow and boring. Personally, I loved the speed and thought it was sweet, funny, and quirky. Definitely worth trying for yourself!

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18 thoughts on “Hallmark Movie Review: Noel Next Door”

  1. Loved this movie! It was funny cinematography was superb!
    Beautiful Christmas decor and director definitely should be applauded 👏👏👏

  2. It’s great to see Hallmark movies getting more realistic about how families really are, dysfunctional and a mess, dealing with stress, money issues, health issues, etc.

  3. A tad more serious than the trailer let on but wasn’t expecting to love it so much ! Great chem & real cold , snow is always a plus !

  4. What did Hallie say to Jeremy in the diner that made him want to cut the date short. I couldn’t understand what she said. It was three words

    1. “You’re kinda making a scene.”
      5 words.
      I was so mad when she said that.🤣🤣

  5. The first paragraph of the My Two Cents section is about Autumn In The City, not Noel Next Door.

  6. I really enjoyed this movie also. As a single mom myself, I can understand the mama bear coming out. I feel for Henry, but was happy to see his outcome with Jeremy.

  7. I loved the movie but felt Noelle’s son was not without fault and he was not allowed to admit his wrong and apologise to Jeremy for taunting him and being rude. I may have missed that if it was done. But that left me disappointed.

    1. Noelle’s son definitely had fault. He admits it and reconciles with Jeremy in the last 20 minutes of the movie 🙂 He goes to Jeremy’s apartment and apologizes for the toothpick and kicking the ball against the wall.

  8. I liked the movie until Jeremy went berserk about the adorable rabbit. He was pretty unhinged about the whole incident. Red flags for me. An odd way to advance the storyline.

  9. I never in all my adult dating life didn’t ask someone where they live! Just sayin….

  11. How was Jeremy holding hands with Noelle at the concert, end of movie, with his left hand?? I did not see him using that hand at all in the rest of movie??
    Did I miss something??

    1. It probably alluded to the “power of love” at the end and that the healing power of love helped him regain some of the movements in the left hand. It was a small sign of hope.

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