It's Christmas, Eve (2018) -
Who would have thought that LeAnn Rimes of all people would want to cut the music programme at a small town school, but that's exactly what she had planned in the role of Eve.
She did have a cracking singing voice when she finally let rip though. I was also surprised by how well she acted, having not known her for anything other than her singing before.
And I appreciated the likeness that she shared with Gwynyth Walsh as her Mother Nella. They looked spot on next to each other, which was a little detail that I don't generally look for, but pleased me for the effort.
I loved Tyler Hynes too. He was great in 'Three Wise Men And A Baby' (2022) where he delivered someone slightly different to the usual leading men of these films and he was good in this one as well, playing the role of Liam.
But why has Giles Panton always been a side character? That man is gorgeous and charming and should be everywhere. I liked his role of Brad and would definitely be keen to see him in a higher profile part.
With regards to the story, wouldn't it be great if the business consultant, head office type people that crunched numbers actually did come up with ways to make a difference, instead of just saying cut this or cut that? Like, what if the job Centre found the unemployed jobs that they were actually wanting, instead of just sending them away with a link to a jobs website? It's the same sort of thing. I liked how this film broached the idea of someone going above and beyond in their assigned role to do what they should essentially be doing in the first place and I hope that it inspires more to act in that way.
Despite the fact that the general story had all been done before, let's face it, there is very little that hasn't been done with this formulaic genre, this film was actually a very sweet version of the particular trope and the romance was cute. There was none of the arsey falling out, just a something to think about, which was refreshing.
6.75/10.
Who would have thought that LeAnn Rimes of all people would want to cut the music programme at a small town school, but that's exactly what she had planned in the role of Eve.
She did have a cracking singing voice when she finally let rip though. I was also surprised by how well she acted, having not known her for anything other than her singing before.
And I appreciated the likeness that she shared with Gwynyth Walsh as her Mother Nella. They looked spot on next to each other, which was a little detail that I don't generally look for, but pleased me for the effort.
I loved Tyler Hynes too. He was great in 'Three Wise Men And A Baby' (2022) where he delivered someone slightly different to the usual leading men of these films and he was good in this one as well, playing the role of Liam.
But why has Giles Panton always been a side character? That man is gorgeous and charming and should be everywhere. I liked his role of Brad and would definitely be keen to see him in a higher profile part.
With regards to the story, wouldn't it be great if the business consultant, head office type people that crunched numbers actually did come up with ways to make a difference, instead of just saying cut this or cut that? Like, what if the job Centre found the unemployed jobs that they were actually wanting, instead of just sending them away with a link to a jobs website? It's the same sort of thing. I liked how this film broached the idea of someone going above and beyond in their assigned role to do what they should essentially be doing in the first place and I hope that it inspires more to act in that way.
Despite the fact that the general story had all been done before, let's face it, there is very little that hasn't been done with this formulaic genre, this film was actually a very sweet version of the particular trope and the romance was cute. There was none of the arsey falling out, just a something to think about, which was refreshing.
6.75/10.