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MarVista Entertainment, Brain Power Studio

Cindy Busby, Greyston Holt, Christopher Russell

Noelle (Cindy Busby) is a writer who has always wanted a puppy. Upon the urging of her friend, she decides to give her “allergic” future fiance a puppy named Buster. But things don’t go well and she finds herself with an ex-boyfriend, without an apartment or place to live, and failing drastically at her job as a writer. One of her co-workers invites her to come to his grandfather’s Christmas tree farm, to help her out. His fiance is arriving in a few days, and he’s planned an incredible week to show her the wonderful place he spent his childhood, and the wonderful sights of winter in the the country. But his fiance doesn’t show up, and he’s having a wonderful time showing Noelle around. But when Noelle’s finance has a change of heart and arrives to change his mind and propose, she has a lot to think about.

This UP TV Christmas 2016 premier film is a fun adventure with lots of fun and colorful characters. Yes, it’s a romance, naturally, but it also has a lot of interesting characters and quite a few fun times. The puppy is a little brat, but it really cute I guess. What can you say about an adorable little puppy. Things happen quickly as this film wraps up, but it has a lot of heart. This is one of the better UP movies I’ve seen this year, and is well worth the time watching it. I enjoyed it, and there have been a lot of dog Christmas movies that weren’t very good, so it’s nice that this one, though predictable of course, is a nice little film.

Here is the UPTV.COM page for this movie.

Craig Anderson Productions, Beth Grossbard Productions,

Bethany Joy Lenz, John Reardon, Susan Hogan, Michael Hogan, Venus Terzo, Nicola Cavendish, Karin Konoval, William Ainscough, Greyston Holt

Christine Eisley (Bethany Joy Lenz) is a single Mom doing her best to get by, but when she stops to administer CPR to a lady who has had an accident, and is late for work, she loses her job. Her only hope is a family heirloom that she looks to for good fortune. But when the heirloom is lost, everything starts to go wrong. But the small town she’s decided to move into is the hometown of her late husband, and she has many more friends than she could ever know. Lots of problems and lots of misunderstandings later, she learns the value of trusting in mankind.

This Hallmark premier film for 2014 is another fine Christmas romantic comedy just right for the season. Bethany is really good in her role as single mom with a lot of heart. There are a lot of sub plots going on that all tie up neatly in the end, and the rest of the cast is just as enjoyable. The story is quite sensible and very well put together. It’s interesting throughout and the characters are all very well played. The setting is really pretty, and it’s full of Christmas spirit. I enjoyed watching this, and it’s as good as any of the new films this year for the genre. It’s on Hallmark this season.

Note: There is another Hallmark movie called The Christmas Secret which is a story starring Richard Thomas where he plays a scientist who once saw a reindeer at Christmas when he was a little boy and who is obsessed with proving reindeer can fly. This a whole new film, so make sure you find the 2014 film.

[Click here for the Hallmark home page for this film]

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