6.6 stars.
Saw this last year, thought I had rated and reviewed it, evidently one of two things happened: I forgot to rate/review, or IMDB didn't accept it. This happens on occasion, maybe I wrote something not so PC, maybe there are some trigger words or some other oddities. I'm guessing I never did a review, because there would have been at least a star rating, but nothing...who cares and sorry for the major detour from my actual review.
And so this is a very cookie cutter film and very forgettable, because I have to fast forward through it just to familiarize myself once again. The only thing I sort of remember is there is a developer who wants to buy or renovate a commercial building on the whorf but is getting push back from the townsfolk...So I decided to get into it again and as I re-watch I'm noting a few things: I like all the actors very much, and I really enjoy the exciting interactions between the people of the town. They are so chummy and schemy...
The developers - father and son (lead male) are nice guys and the lead male is a good dad to his daughter and all that jazz. His daughter is very endearing and also the other secondaries are developed somewhat, and there is that usual friction between the son (lead male) and his father which caused the son to leave in the first place (I think that was how it went). This theme has been beat to death. Now, come to think of it, I swear I submitted a review of this film...where did it go? If I had to describe this film in one sentence I'd say: this is a Christmas advertisement that shows us a bunch of generic people celebrating a generic Christmas in Nantucket (obviously not filmed in Nantucket).
The montage with music at the end and the last 5 minutes was really amazing. I'll add three tenths of a star for it. 6.3 goes up to 6.6, rounded up to 7. Unfortunately it's not enough to watch it again. Goodbye Nantucket.
Saw this last year, thought I had rated and reviewed it, evidently one of two things happened: I forgot to rate/review, or IMDB didn't accept it. This happens on occasion, maybe I wrote something not so PC, maybe there are some trigger words or some other oddities. I'm guessing I never did a review, because there would have been at least a star rating, but nothing...who cares and sorry for the major detour from my actual review.
And so this is a very cookie cutter film and very forgettable, because I have to fast forward through it just to familiarize myself once again. The only thing I sort of remember is there is a developer who wants to buy or renovate a commercial building on the whorf but is getting push back from the townsfolk...So I decided to get into it again and as I re-watch I'm noting a few things: I like all the actors very much, and I really enjoy the exciting interactions between the people of the town. They are so chummy and schemy...
The developers - father and son (lead male) are nice guys and the lead male is a good dad to his daughter and all that jazz. His daughter is very endearing and also the other secondaries are developed somewhat, and there is that usual friction between the son (lead male) and his father which caused the son to leave in the first place (I think that was how it went). This theme has been beat to death. Now, come to think of it, I swear I submitted a review of this film...where did it go? If I had to describe this film in one sentence I'd say: this is a Christmas advertisement that shows us a bunch of generic people celebrating a generic Christmas in Nantucket (obviously not filmed in Nantucket).
The montage with music at the end and the last 5 minutes was really amazing. I'll add three tenths of a star for it. 6.3 goes up to 6.6, rounded up to 7. Unfortunately it's not enough to watch it again. Goodbye Nantucket.