Hallmark Movie Review: You, Me & The Christmas Trees

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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Two words…dad jokes! I have a thing for corny dad jokes and there were plenty in this movie to keep me giggling. Combine the dad jokes with a small town romance and I’m definitely interested. Here’s a quick re-cap and my full two cents.

Quick Re-Cap

Jack is the owner of a tree farm that’s having a mysterious issue with Christmas trees dying within a few days of being cut. He calls in the help of Olivia, the horticulturist. Together, Jack helps Olivia learn how wonderful Christmas can be and Olivia helps open Jack’s mind to possibilities outside Christmas Trees.

My Two Cents

The first time I tried watching this movie was about 20-30 minutes after it had started, but I couldn’t get into it. So, I figured it was a Hallmark dud. I turned off the TV, gave up, and decided I would try it again later. I’m glad I did. While it won’t hit my favorite movie list, it’s still a good movie.

I enjoyed watching Olivia and Jack grow close. I really felt like I was watching them and their relationship evolve. I really liked their banter and chemistry. I wouldn’t mind seeing these two paired up again!

Beyond Olivia and Jack, I liked the plot. I have a thing for small town romances and this definitely checked the boxes for all things small town. The different activities, gingerbread cookie houses, white elephant gift giving and so much more! I loved how Jack’s family embraces Olivia like a daughter.

It also hit home from the small business owner perspective. Jack cared about his customers as much as they seemed to care about him. He offered money back for the dying trees while worrying about his customers coming back after having a bad year. Customers easily move onto new businesses, so I liked that they included a few scenes to impress this upon people.

Overall, this is a movie you might enjoy. It doesn’t hit my must watch movie list, but if it’s on, it’s good to watch. It’s that sweet – sometimes corny – hit you in the feels, type of movie. Isn’t that why we watch Hallmark? I know it’s why I watch Hallmark 🙂

Have you seen it? What did you think? Leave a comment!

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Movie Review: Christmas She Wrote

Rating:
4.5/5

When I read the title of this movie, I was really excited, because I thought it was going to be a Murder She Wrote type of Christmas movie. I love mysteries! I knew Hallmark wouldn’t do a murder mystery Christmas movie, but I thought maybe there could be another mystery that needed to be solved. We’ve seen a lost charm bracelet and lost ring, so why not something else? Sadly, this wasn’t meant to be.

Instead, this movie is about Kayleigh, a columnist for a New York paper. She writes a column called Your Best Self, which is a self-help column.

Tripp is brought onto the paper to clean house and cut costs. He cuts Kayleigh’s column without even reading it! Jerk! Kayleigh’s readership revolts and the owner of the paper insists Tripp rehire Kayleigh or he will be out of a job.

When Kayleigh won’t return Tripp’s phone calls, Tripp decides the best way to convince her to come back to the paper is to visit her in Pineberry, where Kayleigh is visiting her sister. Will Tripp be able to convince Kayleigh to return? Or will Dan, Kayleigh’s previous flame, rekindle their romance and send Tripp home jobless?

You’ll have to watch the movie to see how this ends, but I’ll tell you what I thought of it.

First, I loved Kayleigh! She is a strong, funny, sassy, no-nonsense woman. For example, when she sees Tripp in Pineberry, she asks him if there’s a Grinch convention in town 😂

Then, when he says he isn’t leaving Pineberry without her, she tells him to go see a realtor, because he’s going to be here a long time. You go girl! But my favorite line is probably when she cooks dinner and tells everyone her cooking comes with a warning label, eat at your own risk. 😂 Better than the line itself was Tripp and Dan’s reactions to trying her food. OMG! What won’t a man do for love?

Speaking of men looking for love. Let’s talk a little about Dan and Tripp. I’m glad they brought Dan into this movie. Without him, the movie would have fallen flat. I actually liked Dan more than Tripp, but I’m not a huge Dylan Neal fan. Dylan always comes off as a jerk to me. I’m usually more into Mr. Nice Guy, Sir Knight, or Ze Bad Boy, but not LĂŠ Jerk. Unless said Jerk becomes Mr. Nice Guy, but Dylan just never seems to do that for me.

Anyhow, this movie kept my attention while I was desperately looking for missing packages (UPS and USPS will be the death of me this year). How many times can UPS lose the same package?! Squirrel! Back to the movie…it managed to keep my attention even while I was desperately trying to work on other things and I kept finding myself laughing.

So, if you’re looking for a good romcom to pass the night, give this one a try! I think you’ll find something to enjoy about it. Don’t forget to leave a comment and let me know what you think! Happy movie watching y’all!

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