Candles on Bay Street 2006

     Sam and Lydia are veterinarians in a small town.  They have a busy practice serving both household pets and farm animals.  DeeDee, Sam’s former best friend and girlfriend returns to town after being away for 13 years.  She has an 11-year-old son and his name is Trooper.  Lydia wants to size up her possible competition so she invites them to dinner.  DeeDee is planning to set up a candle making shop on Bay Street in town.  Hosting the candle parties, DeeDee becomes part of the town again.  She is also not a rival for Sam but a friend to Lydia and many others. 

     Warning, a real Hallmark movie!!  This enjoyable with small town values and a nice story set in Maine.  It's nice to see Polly Bergen again in a film.  There is some dialog that's poorly written and some scene changes were clumsy.  The scenery of this area is very beautiful.  The candles glowing through the windows are also beautiful.  3 ½* (I liked this movie)

120 min, Drama directed by John Erman with Alicia Silverstone, Eion Bailey, Polly Bergen, Matthew Knight, James Rebhorn, Annabeth Gish, Johnathan Potts, Martha Irving, Aislinn Paul, Ted Atherton, Katie Griffin, Marlane O'Brien, Jayne Eastwood.

Note:  The book written by K.C. McKinnon has 3.72* out of 5* with 423 ratingsImdb 6.6 out of 10, 71% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Dove.org kissing 1, language 0, violence 0, drinking 1, slight cleavage, Amazon 4.1* out of 5* with 42 reviews.

Special Note:  Filmed in Mahone Bay and Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada.