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Hallmark Movie Review: Mystic Christmas

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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

It’s the second week of Christmas movies! Yay! I’ve entered a Hallmark movie bracket again. So, I’ll be making sure to write reviews more often. Otherwise I’ll be in big trouble when it’s time to vote. Haha!

Anyhow, I have a thing for second chance and small town romances. Add two awkward people, some wildlife, and lots of corny jokes and I’m set for the next 2 hours. Mystic Christmas won’t make my favorite list for the season, but it’s a solid movie. Here’s a quick recap and my two cents 😉

Quick Recap

Juniper visits Mystic, Connecticut to help take care of Peppermint the seal for a local aquatic rehabilitation center. While there she reconnects with Sawyer and enjoys helping with the small town holiday traditions.

My Two Cents

Jessy Schram is one of my favorite Hallmark actresses! She had me crying in Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas and laughing in Harvest Moon. I think Harvest Moon might be my favorite movie of hers, but I loved her paired with Chandler Massey in Mystic Christmas.

Jessy in RomCom roles is my favorite version of her. She shines as Juniper – the awkward introverted seal lady 😉 She even mentioned her anxious mind causing mean thoughts. Loved that! We need to normalize mental health like that! Beyond anything, I loved how she connected with Lou and helped her embrace the things she loves.

Her other half, Chandler was equally endearing as Sawyer – the fanny pack wearing town helper and all around nice guy. I actually liked when he called out the awkward moments. “It’s a date plan!”

Totally derailing this conversation…did anyone else Google The Donkey Song?? No? Just me? Here it is! You’re welcome 🙂 Fair warning, it’s It’s a Small World in the way it becomes stuck in your brain and refused to leave.

Now that you’re back from The Donkey Song silliness…

This is the type of cozy/comfy Hallmark Christmas movie that will appeal to many. It’s sweet romcom moments are there to ensure the movie isn’t too heavy and the plot line is solid. Give this movie a try!

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Hallmark Movie Review: Next Stop, Christmas

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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This movie grows on me more and more each time I watch it. I missed the beginning on premier night, but really enjoyed the ending. I’ve missed it playing a few times since. I’m sure it’s shocking, but I’m one of the few people in the world without a DVR 😲 Now that I’ve caught the beginning, here is my quick re-cap and full two cents.

Quick Re-Cap

Angie was too busy with life to see what was missing. When she hops on her normal train ride home, she ends up being sent back to the year 2011. Now she must figure out why she’s in 2011 and what she needs to fix.

My Two Cents

First, y’all need to know that I’m not a friends to romance fan. It’s one of my least favorite plots. I really don’t understand how you can be friends with someone your whole life and not realize you’re hot for them. I mean, how do you not feel that pull to kiss them or fantasize about them at night?

But these two sold it. I could see Ben’s love of Angie from the very beginning. The way he looked at her and interacted with her; his love was obvious.

Angie’s love was less obvious. There was a comment that she never took their relationship seriously and I think that’s true. I don’t think she ever took any relationship seriously. Especially not a childhood relationship. So, it seemed believable to me.

Angie not taking anything seriously was a fun theme within this movie. I loved when she tells Ben about him choking on a gum drop and he doesn’t believe her. So when Ben chokes, Angie’s tone and reaction to him were fantastic!

Besides the humor, there was a lot of nostalgia with Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson. My Back to the Future loving soul ate up this reunion! It was a brilliant idea to include them in this modern time travel movie. In fact, I love that Hallmark is doing all these pair ups this season!!

Humor and nostalgia not your thing? Well, there’s also a very feels worthy story line with Angie’s sister struggling to conceive. Plus a lovely scene at the end of the movie that had me in tears!

Even if magic and time travel aren’t your thing, you might like this movie. It’s so funny, cute, and sweet that I think it’ll appeal to most people. I loved it! It’s definitely on my Countdown to Christmas must watch list.

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