Friday, December 21, 2018

Christmas Joy 2018


     This a Hallmark Movie based on a book by Nancy Naigle.  Joy Holbrook is a market researcher in Washington DC.  Joy received an urgent phone call from home and she rushes back to Crystal Falls NC.  She is going to help her Aunt recover from surgery.  Joy also reunited with her former boyfriend Ben.  Joy volunteers to take her Aunt’s place in the town’s legendary baking competition, the Cookie Crawl.  Joy doesn’t realize how daunting the task will be ahead of her.  Ben offers her his help but Joy turns him down.  Ben knows how difficult the Cookie Crawl will be but he can't force Joy to accept his offer.
     Joy begins to remember that life in Crystal Falls is so much different than life in DC.  She realizes that there truly is no place like home.  Her heart begins to open to the magic of the Christmas season.  The big question is, can she make as many cookies as it takes for the Cookie Crawl??  She doesn't want to let her Aunt down!!  I thought this was good, family and home are more important that corporations!!  3 1/2* (I liked this movie)   
   
84 min, Family directed by Monika Mitchell with Danielle Panabaker, Matt Long, Lucia Walters, Beverley Elliott, Shannon Chan-Kent, Gabrielle Rose, Susan Hogan, Fred Henderson, Taylor Hastings, Sarah Hayward.

Note:  The book has 3.95* out of 5* on Goodreads, Imdb 6.5 out of 10, Escape Into Film 2* out of 5*, Letterboxd 2.9* out of 5*.
Special Note:  Filmed in Vancouver, Langley, Ladner Village and Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada.  Joy was about to receive a promotion at her job.  Her boss comes to the Cookie Crawl and asks Joy to come back to DC.  Joy says no and she's fired.  Things turn out OK because a higher up boss makes it all right.

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