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Hallmark Movie Review: Two Tickets to Paradise

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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

FULL DISCLAIMER: I have a thing for Ryan Paevey. This entire review is probably slanted because of this. Please keep that in mind as I give a quick recap and my full two cents. 😉

Quick Re-Cap

Josh and Hannah are both dumped on their wedding day. They run into each other outside the church and encourage each other to go on their honeymoons. They wind up honeymooning in the same location and continue to run into each other until they decide to spend their vacation together.

My Two Cents

I loved everything about this movie! Hawaii, turtles, dolphins, an adorably funny meet cute, frequently shirtless RYAN freaking PAEVEY, ASHLEY WILLIAMS, and so much more. Even a bit of magic 😉

Of course, I’m not talking about actual magic. I’m talking about the magic of fate. I loved the data driven and statistically sensible actuary becoming speechless and spontaneous around Josh. By the end, even Hannah couldn’t deny there’s sometimes a higher power helping two people come together.

Beyond the magic of fate, I really liked how this movie explored what it means to love someone and be in love with someone. Also, how it’s okay to have conflicting emotions. Someone told Hannah, “You have the right to be really mad and really sad, sometimes at the same time.” – I really loved this advice. It’s so true. Sometimes we feel so many emotions at once and they’re all okay.

There’s no right or wrong with emotions, but there is an actress who is spectacular at displaying her emotions! I love Ashley’s over the top facial expressions and reactions paired with Ryan’s solidness. I was worried these two wouldn’t be a good match, but I was very pleasantly surprised! They were so cute together!

I’ve waited this whole review to have this freak out…Ryan Paevey with his shirt off on a beach!! 100,000% yes! I would see that EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. If there was no other reason to like this movie, that would be it!

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Movie Review: Chistmas in Evergreen: Bells are Ringing

Rating:
3/5

I swear I remember watching the Christmas in Evergreen movie last year and enjoying it. This one? Not so much. It left me completely underwhelmed and happy for it to be over. Not just because I couldn’t get into it, but also because Lacey Chabert is on next!

I’m generously giving this movie 3 stars, because of the corny/funny parts in it. I think my favorite characters in the whole movie was Jenny and Josie Cooper, the two elderly sisters who were funny and adorable throughout the movie. They finished each other’s sentences and made the whole movie brighter.

The second part of the movie I thoroughly enjoyed was the wrapping paper fight scene. Especially when the glitter was threatened to be used. Glitter is a serious threat y’all! It’s like sand on the beach. It goes in every nook and cranny and truly never comes out. I sometimes find glitter in my house from over a year ago and sand in sandals from 10 years ago.

The last part I really liked was the part that makes Evergreen itself. For example, when Michelle’s Sister and Dad said that Christmas isn’t really their thing and the whole restaurant dropped their flatware with a clang and stared, I giggled like a schoolgirl. And Nick showing up exactly when he’s needed? I love that kind of Christmas magic!

Aside from those few things, there wasn’t much for me to enjoy. Jeb Cooper comes to town from whatever hole he lived in and has a bug up his butt that his Sisters (Jenny and Josie) had given the town use of the hat factory that was just wasting away. Michelle and her fiance are trying to have a wedding on 12/23, but they’re being kept apart by snow. Hannah and Elliot are facing tough times with Elliot wanting to open a new store in Boston. That pretty much sums up the movie.

So overall, this movie falls flat. If it’s on, give it a try, but it’s not making my top movies list and I will put this on the shelf with this year’s Godwink movie, which is sad, because I thought I’d enjoy both of these more than I did. Happy movie watching y’all!