Really liked this movie. Sweet story, good acting and beautiful scenery.
Kite Festival of Love
2021
Action / Drama / Romance
Kite Festival of Love
2021
Action / Drama / Romance
6.3Plot summary
In the town of Seaside, music teacher Hannah Adams, a hometown girl, will get a new neighbor when the McQueens sell their house down the beach, Mrs. McQueen - Margaret - who was Hannah's piano teacher and who imparted that love of music on Hannah. It isn't until the new owners move in that Hannah discovers they are the McQueens' widowed son, woodworker Gavin McQueen, and his adolescent daughter, Parker McQueen, the move back to Seaside following Gavin's wife's death to be closer to family. The move coincides with the town's imminent kite festival, Hannah who became champion following Gavin's move away. As the McQueens and Hannah prepare for the festival to see who between Hannah or Gavin will emerge victorious, they help each other with an issue in their respective lives, Hannah to give Parker music lessons, during which Parker not only bonds with her new music teacher but with Hannah's pet dog, Rusty, and Gavin to build a custom table from reclaimed wood for Hannah's sister and brother-in-law, restaurateurs Shirley and Brian, for their tenth wedding anniversary which falls on the day of the festival. While Hannah has never actively sought out romance, she can admit that she is falling for the whole package that is Gavin, which includes Parker, and believes the feeling mutual from both Gavin and Parker. However, she may be misreading the signs, especially as Gavin's aggressive high school sweetheart, lawyer Katie Longhorn, is back in his life implying that she is his girlfriend.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
Director
Top cast
Jessica Lowndes as Hannah Adams
Christopher Russell as Gavin McQueen
Donna Benedicto as Katie Longhorn
Tech specs
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB 782.5 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
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Great scenery and story
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What is the title? High Flying Romance or Kite Festival of Love?
So kites. That's a new one. The awkward alternate title is Kite Festival of Love. Which is probably why this very recent Hallmark slipped under my radar. Still, it's surprising considering it featured two of their biggest stars: Jessica Lowndes and Christopher Russell. They are not the most talented actors, but they interest me. Jessica because she started off so badly in the talent department with nothing but her beauty to recommend her, and Christopher because he is so handsome and likable despite sometimes walking through his part like he is asleep or on drugs. When he's paired with the right female co-star, he does a great job.
Christopher plays Gavin, a widowed father of an eight year-old who returns to his small town upon the death of his wife to be near family. He meets Hannah (Jessica) a childhood acquaintance and neighbor who is a music teacher. They start a relationship because why not? She is gorgeous, super sweet, has a cute dog, loves kids, loves his kid specifically, his kid really likes her, his parents love her, and she's single. As for her, come on, Christopher Russell. As a loving father. What could be more sexy? Oh. They both love kites. It was meant to be. Unfortunately, there is very little chemistry or spark between the two. They are very stiff and awkward around each other.
All proceeds very boringly with no conflict, suspense or problem to solve until about three quarters of the way through. That's when brazen hussy ex-girlfriend starts to get jealous and commences to stalk him and manipulate him into dates and tries to make Jessica think they are a couple. I thought things might get interesting, but right off the bat she tells him she doesn't like children and suggests his daughter, ably played by Amelie Will Wolf, is being manipulative when he wants to go home to tuck her into bed! Can you imagine? What a dummy. Not that she had a snowball's chance in Hell anyway. Even though Christopher's too nice to tell her to get lost.
Christopher is average in this one. Jessica has plateaued as far as her acting is concerned. She's not bad, but another actress could have done so much more with this part. Her delivery is still a little strange with a California girl cadence and she sometimes slips back into her habit of not enunciating and talking too fast. She is miscast in these girl next door parts. It is simply not believable that, with her glamorous beauty, she would have anything to fear from the only above average looking ex-girlfriend who's not very nice to boot.
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Hannah Adams (Jessica Lowndes)
Favorite scene with
Hannah Adams (Jessica Lowndes) - Telling Gavin that she Likes him and then quickly walking away. BTW #1, I Loved Hannah's/Jessica's Beautiful Singing voice. BTW #2, I Loved this movie!