“Let It Snow,” starring
Candace Cameron Bure, Jesse Hutch, and Alan Thicke, premieres Saturday, November 30, at 8/7c as part of the Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas.
When a resort executive is sent to a
newly purchased lodge in Maine with instructions to turn it in to an
ultra-modern resort, she finds a charming, successful lodge loaded with holiday
spirit and makes a connection with the owner's handsome son. Will she stick
with her boss/father’s plans to tear everything down or find a way to save what
she has come to love?
(~from HallmarkChannel.com)
Movie Review: Falling in Love With the Magic of Christmas
Snow may fall,
but hearts melt in this warm holiday story about family, love, and the magic of
Christmas.
When Stephanie Beck,
self-proclaimed “grinch” arrives at the picturesque Snow Valley Lodge in Maine
at Christmas, she is far from the warmth of her Arizona high-rise. Her job: to make
recommendations to her boss—who is also her father and the property’s new owner—for
tearing down the family-owned lodge and starting over from the ground up with a
trendy hot spot for singles.
But arriving at Snow Valley Lodge at Christmas
makes Stephanie’s job increasingly difficult. As she lets herself take part in the
lodge’s daily Christmas traditions like hanging ornaments, making gifts for the
children’s hospital, sampling delicious treats, building gingerbread houses, lighting
the Christmas Tree and singing carols, taking a horse drawn sleigh ride, she can’t
help but feel drawn to the love and feeling of family here, something she hasn’t
felt in a long time.
Soon, not only does Stephanie
fall unexpectedly in love with Christmas, but also with Brady, the lodge owners’
son. Stephanie’s growing desire to understand this enchanting winter wonderland
and why its guests return every year for Christmas forces Brady to see the
simple beauty surrounding him and to remember what he once appreciated about this
lodge that his family has run for generations. Suddenly, Brady isn't sure about
the direction his future was heading.
And neither is Stephanie. Her future depends on her ability to change the charming, family-loved lodge to fit her
company’s hip, happening brand, but she can’t find it in her heart to do that. Her
father pressures her for a decision, but any decision she makes will require a heartbreaking
sacrifice. Her heart and her job are on the line. Has her time in Snow Valley
melted her heart enough that she can hear what it’s telling her?
“Let It Snow” is a charming story about love, about family, about what a gift people are to one
another. It reminds us not to take anything for granted, including simple
family traditions. It reminds us to see the love we have right in front of us,
and if necessary, to allow our hearts to say things left too long unspoken. A genuine Hallmark holiday treat!
~Movie Review by Camille Eide
