Where do I begin? I’ve been watching Hallmark Channel for as long as I can remember. I really believe in recent years movies are Hit or Miss. ALWAYS THE SAAAAAAMMMMMMEE Actors and Actresses. I don’t care about cultural diversity, as long as the movie has a good plot, good cast, and good message. Some of the BEST movies I ever watched on Hallmark, had relatively “unknowns” casted in leading roles. That’s what I call A Breath of Fresh Air! Time to retire Alicia Witt already. I have to turn the channel when I see her now. Maybe if the movies she was in weren’t so awful, I might despise her less....but lately, her charm is gone, and and her acting like an utter child in her movies is nauseating.
For people who can’t stand the songs “Silent Night” or other religious toned music, turn the channel. Christmas is a CHRISTIAN HOLIDAY. Without Christ, there would be NO CHRISTMAS.
There are TEN things you can ALWAYS Count On in a Hallmark Christmas Movie: 1. There will only be ONE KISS (maybe a near miss, but it’s ALWAYS interrupted). 2. One (or both) of the main characters, the parent or parents are DEAD. 3. The sets are ALWAYS Decorated with Randomly places BOWS. -really? who does THAT? 4. CASTING.You can always bet the Cast will be the SAME as the last ten Hallmark movies you watched. 5. You can always count on your intelligence being insulted. There used to be a phrase, called “reading between the lines”. Have we become SO STUPID that we are not able to watch a movie and interpret for ourselves what’s going on, rather than having every stupid detail spelled out?! 6. THE movies will always be filmed at the same locations, as every other movie they produce (at least change the interior set for Pete’s sake!) 7. Alicia Witt didn’t brush her hair ( oh wait, -did I already mention that?) 8. Each actor/actress has swapped spit within the Hallmark “family of actors” at least ten times.... at what point does a movie just become ridiculous? So I repeat, please add NEW FRESH TALENT. 9. Has anyone else noticed the cheesy, non descript “holiday music” they use in so many of their movies? Hint: there’s A LOT of music out there. USE IT. 10. Has *anyone noticed how old these actors and actresses are getting??? ok, we get it....the demographics of your channel is probably 30-45 single or married female. Does that necessarily mean the character has to be the same as the audience?? It’s OKAY if you want to portray a younger, more youthful couple falling in Love and getting married. After All, we came to Hallmark O ESCAPE REALITY.