User Reviews

I always hope for big things from HMM because the Christmas movies there are supposed to be more heartwarming. This movie belonged on the regular Hallmark channel. It is a basic romance, and there is nothing special about except maybe the lead actors. I didn't say it is bad, just nothing special.

I agree with the review that the chemistry between the leads doesn't burn down any chem labs. There is a mystery as to why they broke up and when we get to what it is my reaction is So What. I never really did get why Lucy had a sudden personality change supposedly the last three months before she left. It's implied that maybe that's because she was pleasing Aunt Audrey, but I don't think that was covered very well.

I also agree that I would like to see more of Ashley Greene in future Hallmark movies. I have mentioned elsewhere that Hallmark's go-to stars are getting up in age past the point where they can play young love hoping to start a family. I'm glad to see several younger ladies this year, although they still don't seem willing to dip into twentysomething for a lead.

As mentioned, the story just doesn't grab me. It's pleasant enough. The premise isn't horribly overused and has some different angles, but it also relies on a lot of well-used subplots. There isn't a huge amount of tension or conflict and I thought what conflict existed was overplayed.

Huge boos and hisses at Brad. I understand how it felt, and the timing was necessary for the story and Lucy is OK with it, but what he does is ridiculous. Lucy is adrift mentally and emotionally and his lack of patience definitely puts him on my naughty list.

I like films with amnesia in the plot, though this plotline has been worked to death and can be really cheesy if not handled right. In this case, it was handled right. The storyline was different and fresh. More importantly, the basics of a good movie were handled well. You had a good script, with believable dialog and a compelling plot. You really felt for Lucy and the fact that she couldn't remember the past two years of her life, and that her life appeared to be so different from what she thought it should be and what she wanted it to be. You really wanted to know how she had gotten there, particularly how she had split up with Zach, who she was so clearly still in love with. They strung you along until the end, waiting for the answer to that mystery.

The acting was excellent, too. Andrew W. Walker is, of course, the go-to guy for many a Hallmark rom-com, and for good reason. He never fails to deliver as the rugged and strong, yet likable and relatable leading man. Ashley Greene, though a less familiar face, is excellent, too. The chemistry between the two of them is sparkling. In every scene they're in, you know that they not only have feelings for each other, they like each other and enjoy being together.

I liked how the competing love interests (Lucy's fiancee Brad and Zach's girlfriend Morgan) weren't total dweebs, annoying jerks or evil schemers. They were perfectly nice, fine people, who, in the absence of the clear attraction between Lucy and Zach, would have been completely suitable significant others. I also liked Lucy's friend Anna. Lucy didn't even remember her, yet they got along famously from the start. There was probably as much chemistry between Lucy and Anna as between Lucy and Zach. I liked that she wasn't just an accessory, but an integral part of the plot.

My only complaint about this movie was that the big reveal about why Lucy and Zach broke up was such a letdown. So the big secret was that Zach had broken up with Lucy, rather than her breaking up with him? Really? And her reaction to this was to angrily walk out of his life? That seemed a bit over-the-top. Also, his explanation that he had broken up with her because he didn't want to hold her back was weak, at best. I really wish that they had come up with some reason for their breakup that was truly earth-shattering. Something sufficiently traumatic to cause her to blank out two years of her life. Something involving death, maybe? Even if it had been melodramatic, it would have been better than the flat, uninteresting reason they came up with.

Otherwise, I thought this was a great movie. It's truly one of Hallmark's better offerings.

I love watching Andrew Walker and he is main reason I gave this movie even 3 stars plus the supporting actors. First intial annoyance was Ashley Greene's nose because her nostrils seemed huge and just out of place. I don't usually have things like this bother me, but seriously took some time into the movie to get used to looking at her. I didn't watch the Twilight series except first one and I don't recall thinking anything about her features. After that got out of the way, I thought the movie would get better, but it spiraled down. It was half way over and I was wondering if I could make it through the rest because I felt it needed to be over. Andrew Walker kept me going along with the cute supporting actors. I felt led up to this major breakup moment reveal and it was stupid! Like idiotic and Ashley Greene couldn't even pull off real emotion. Huge disappointment! Then she says to her best friend after she runs back home that she remembers everything and still pouts and plays victim of how her heart was broken. Next thing in the morning she goes to a meeting gets what she wants and goes back to tell her love that she was running back to him when she hit her head. WHAT???? I thought she remembered everything the night before so why didn't she remember that? Made no sense and made her character look like an idiot. Poor writing was definitely a factor in this movie. I love Andrew Walker but I cannot recommend this movie to watch. Maybe while you're doing something else because there's not much that keeps you enthralled (except maybe wondering about the big breakup that ends up only to disappoint) and you won't miss much having your attention distracted with something else. Definitely a background movie if you feel the need to mark off your bucket list of watching every Hallmark Christmas movie ever made. Lol

The scenery is beautiful, Andrew Walker enjoyable and 'ready to eat with a spoon'. Christmas carols and cheerful music is heard, pling-plonging along through almost most of the film. But after about 10 minutes, or was it 5, I started yawning and just couldn't stop. I wondered if I would make it to the end! No chemistry between any of the characters, things that could have been foreseen a mile away, storyline implausible to the max. Like some sort of an endless episode of The Bold And The Beautiful season 35. I really believed Ashley Greene was faking it all the time, her alledged amnesia. I thought it was more a wicked ploy to put her back in Zach's arms with her wedding dress and all. I know it's a feel-good movie, same old formula, can't be too harsh. But this one lacks a bit of pepper and salt and a lemon squeeze. Luckily there was the kiss at the end.