Dear Dean Magazine: December 22, 2022

M O V I E R E V I E W
Christmas Movies
Whether on Hallmark, Lifetime, or any of the streaming
services, they are basically the same. Nobody watches
them looking for sophisticated cinema, artful moviemaking,
or top notch acting. No, these movies are made to
be easy viewing where you don’t really have to pay close
attention because the plots are the same.
Successful working woman returns to her small-town
home following the death of a family member or after
breaking up from long-time boyfriend. She no longer loves
Christmas and is initially annoyed at the small-town
simplicity until she meets a laborer with a red truck who
through a series of homely events – ice skating, snowball
fight, hot chocolate, a special ornament or sweater – helps
her remember why she loves Christmas, her small town,
and her new five-o’clock shadow having beau.
All she has to do is help her city create an app that notifies
the locals about an art show at the hotel/inn/café/art
school, so they can raise enough money to keep the
business open.
Fifteen minutes before the movie ends, the couple will
have a very slight misunderstanding that will cause her to
break it all off and return to her big city job at The Firm,
until she is reminded that she was really in love all along.
Coincidently her new beau is usually standing a few feet
behind her when she gains this understanding. With a few
minutes to go in the movie, they kiss.
The end.
Here are a bunch you can watch.....
https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/movies
DEAR DEAN MAGAZINE | p.45