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Paris Christmas Waltz (2023)
Either a salute to Hallmark or rip off?
It's impossible not to compare this to the Hallmark Christmas waltz a few years back, which was better. Firstly I have enjoyed JEN AND Matthew enough in other things but didn't think Matthew was in his element so much here.
Firstly I also may not be the target audience. I've been to Paris several times and never felt the romance others seem to.
My reason for posting this is more that firstly I laughed out loud in the street scene when a band was set up for unknown reason and they broke into a spontaneous dance number which didn't fit. At least this movie wasn't drowned out by an ineptly mixed background music track which drowned out the actors voices ( as has so often happened)
I was also stunned that the dance steps seemed to be a complete rip out of the Hallmark movie. I know the Hallmark one saluted classic movies. However Will. Kemp ( who had more charm I'm afraid than Matthew, which was excellent in Glee) in the Hallmark one had come up with a spontaneous dance piece, which seemed to be identical in parts to this one. The Kemp in fitted the flow in the plot better than having a band suddenly appear too.
So GAC for all their aim at starting a new purer Hallmark or something, have tried by poaching Hallmark actors and then appropriating the concept of this movie.. another Christmas Waltz... and Kemps dance routine. Not cool GAC.
Notes of Autumn (2023)
one of the better ones lately. Great cast
This could have been risky for Hallmark - 2 male favorites playing gay (as they really are. It worked for me. I was recently been blown away by the high romantic connection & chemistry in the gay romance 'Red, White & Royal Blue' - and I am straight. Hallmarks are looking a bit inhibited, or Jane Austen, in comparison. Their final kisses should look like they mean it more- rather than 2 friends who like each other congenially. I loved the comedic depiction by Kavan & Pascale as the book characters commenting on the narration. Marcus Rosner is always good too, and Ashley wasn't as over-the-top.