This movie features some very good actors in a complete snooze-fest of a plot involving the clichΓ©-ridden story of wicked real estate developers, and the self-centered career woman who "finds the spirit of Christmas". Boring, except for the good performances and mostly attractive participants. By the way, Connecticut isn't really rural Bumpkinville, being right next door to NYC--at least the part within easy driving distance of the city.
shareIn our home it took the prize as one of the worst Christmas movies ever, including performances. Lead actress - not so much acting - just surface facial expressions and mous that almost made her makeup crack off. Surprised she didn't trip on the fake snow (which was painfully obvious in places) with those towering gold heels. Surprised she got all those clothes in her little 'go bag.' Truly painful to watch except for the kids.
shareAll of Hallmark's movies, and Lifetime's for that matter, are nothing but cliched cheese-fests. They are written for a very unsophisticated audience, mostly middle-to-old aged women who just love the romantic fantasies. Don't expect anything even remotely decent from the writers, or many of the actors. The most that the rest of us can hope for, and the only reason I even bother to watch a few of them, is that they consistently have great eye candy in them. In the case of The Christmas Parade, Annalynne McCord was my motivating factor to suffer through.
shareYeah, I read this headline & was totally prepped to come at ya all with the snark & be all "if it was sooo boring why'd ya take all that time to come here & whine about it?" ...
...until I read whatcha all wrote & realized I agreed with pretty much all of it! I'd kinda forgotten I didn't really like this movie 'cause I was so caught up in the backgrounds & locations - it was shot about 1/2 hr from my home! LOL Sorry for thinking the worst of ya!
i find it quite charming. ξ
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