After seeing Christmas in Mississippi, I was looking forward to this one. Jana Kramer was so good in the former, despite the fact she didn't perform any song. This movie needed something more than it had and perhaps her doing a song or two would have helped.
I will say that the premise of the story was a little unusual, but unfortunately after setting that up it fell flat. This movie also has three couples, with each couple being previous winners of Mr and Mrs Christmas awards and each woman being a succeeding generation of the same family. The most senior has been married for decades, the middle generation lady no longer has a husband, and the youngest had her Mr Christmas break up with her publicly almost instantly after being crowned. The movie focuses on the three as the middle lady is courted by a stranger, and the youngest spends a lot time with the former boyfriend.
Perhaps the story suffers from spreading the focus out to three couples. As a result, we don't get to see enough of any of the relationships. Perhaps this movie suffers from having no sentimental moment like Kramer's previous movie.
But as other reviewers have said, the biggest problem is Luke. Something just doesn't click with him. There is no chemistry and perhaps that is because Percy Daggs III is trying too hard. Perhaps I find it harder to forgive Luke for his youthful mistake than Sarah does. I was much more interested in Moira's budding relationship.
I hope that if Lifetime does Christmas in Alabama next year, they give Kramer a chance to sing. Meanwhile I will watch Louisiana again, but not Mississippi.
I will say that the premise of the story was a little unusual, but unfortunately after setting that up it fell flat. This movie also has three couples, with each couple being previous winners of Mr and Mrs Christmas awards and each woman being a succeeding generation of the same family. The most senior has been married for decades, the middle generation lady no longer has a husband, and the youngest had her Mr Christmas break up with her publicly almost instantly after being crowned. The movie focuses on the three as the middle lady is courted by a stranger, and the youngest spends a lot time with the former boyfriend.
Perhaps the story suffers from spreading the focus out to three couples. As a result, we don't get to see enough of any of the relationships. Perhaps this movie suffers from having no sentimental moment like Kramer's previous movie.
But as other reviewers have said, the biggest problem is Luke. Something just doesn't click with him. There is no chemistry and perhaps that is because Percy Daggs III is trying too hard. Perhaps I find it harder to forgive Luke for his youthful mistake than Sarah does. I was much more interested in Moira's budding relationship.
I hope that if Lifetime does Christmas in Alabama next year, they give Kramer a chance to sing. Meanwhile I will watch Louisiana again, but not Mississippi.