Love the acting. Can't wait to see Ashley in more movies!! Love the leading man in all the movies he's in. Cute friends and great imagery.
Christmas on My Mind
2019
Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Plot summary
Lucy Lovett is the Executive Director of the non-profit Lovett Art Foundation in Portland, Maine, it a position she took over after the passing of the Foundation's founder and former ED, her Aunt Audrey Lovett. On December 17, Lucy rushes out of the bridal shop in Portland with her wedding dress only to slip on the ice, fall and hit her head. After getting up figuring that she feels all right, she heads directly to her hometown of Bedford Harbor, Maine, where she previously worked as a child art educator, to meet her fiancé Zach Callahan, who took over running one of his family's businesses, the Roadhouse Restaurant, following his father's passing. Zach is confused to see Lucy if only because they broke up almost two years ago on December 23, Lucy who he hasn't seen since. After consulting local doctor, Caroline Albright, Lucy learns that although she does not have a concussion from hitting her head, she has a case of retrograde amnesia, where the last thing she remembers is that day, December 23, two years ago, meaning she remembers nothing about her high powered life chiefly fundraising for the Foundation, or her imminent New Year's Eve wedding to the Foundation's CFO, Brad Martin. Not wanting Lucy to receive any emotional shock in her recovery, Dr. Albright suggests Lucy do things she feels familiar with, meaning being in Bedford Harbor for the annual Christmas Festival which she always attended with Zach, to understand why she feels this way about her former, more simple life, and is blocking her past two years in Portland from her memory. Lucy's feelings for Zach are not only complicated by the fact of Brad, but by Zach now dating former Miss Bedford Harbor, Morgan LeBlanc, which she does not want to disrupt for both Zach and Morgan's sakes. As Zach's repressed feelings for Lucy start to emerge again, he has to tread a fine line between those feelings and the reliving their painful break-up, the reason which may drive Lucy away this second time around if she discovers the truth.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
Director
Top cast
Ashley Greene as Lucy Lovett
Clayton Chitty as Brad Martin
Andrew W. Walker as Zach Callahan
Jackée Harry as Dr. Caroline Albright
Movie Reviews
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Acting was great
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Unique Christmas Story
A fall on ice with Santa coming to the rescue of Lucy,(played by Ashley Greene) starts our story. A bump on the head and Lucy has amnesia. However, she does go straight to her ex-boyfriend Zac, played by Andrew Walker. He delivers on a character protecting a broken heart yet still out to get his girl.
The story has its ebb and flow without giving away the reason for the break up. This gives the story a plus to pull off the conclusion with a Hallmark happy Christmas ending.
Very enjoyable holiday movie.
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Meh
I always hope for big things from HMM because the Christmas movies there are supposed to be more heartwarming. This movie belonged on the regular Hallmark channel. It is a basic romance, and there is nothing special about except maybe the lead actors. I didn't say it is bad, just nothing special.
I agree with the review that the chemistry between the leads doesn't burn down any chem labs. There is a mystery as to why they broke up and when we get to what it is my reaction is So What. I never really did get why Lucy had a sudden personality change supposedly the last three months before she left. It's implied that maybe that's because she was pleasing Aunt Audrey, but I don't think that was covered very well.
I also agree that I would like to see more of Ashley Greene in future Hallmark movies. I have mentioned elsewhere that Hallmark's go-to stars are getting up in age past the point where they can play young love hoping to start a family. I'm glad to see several younger ladies this year, although they still don't seem willing to dip into twentysomething for a lead.
As mentioned, the story just doesn't grab me. It's pleasant enough. The premise isn't horribly overused and has some different angles, but it also relies on a lot of well-used subplots. There isn't a huge amount of tension or conflict and I thought what conflict existed was overplayed.
Huge boos and hisses at Brad. I understand how it felt, and the timing was necessary for the story and Lucy is OK with it, but what he does is ridiculous. Lucy is adrift mentally and emotionally and his lack of patience definitely puts him on my naughty list.