Pride, Prejudice, and Mistletoe (2018) Reviews

• So Many Opportunities

  april_s_mays2018-11-25

  I love Lacey as an actress in these movies. She brings spirit, animation, heart and relatability to these movies. I love Jane Austen as well and had such high hopes for this movie. There was just so little use of the Jane Austen story line used. I realize that this is based on a book that I have not read, but with so much opportunity from the original novel, how could it be ignored. "Unleashing Mr. Darcy" did a great job in using the material with a modern twist. I wanted to see real conflict between the leads. I like the idea of the reversal of the roles, but where was the pride and the prejudice. Darcy's refusal to accept help just did not really get the pride concept across. The Fitzwilliam family could have been more snobby and Darcy could have been more superior in her attitude with Luke. Luke could have had an embarrassing family and could have stood up to Darcy in a way that woke her up. Where were the misunderstandings about each other and then realizing that they were both wrong as they got to know each other. It was all there for the picking. It was an easy, enjoyable movie that had the potential to be great. I know those scripts can happen again and will be excited to see them.

• Fell completely flat!

  Luvhallmark2018-11-24

  Honestly I really do not know where to begin, but this movie was completely boring, there was absolutely NO chemistry between lead actors - I'm talking Zero! I love LC but this movie was not for her. Through just about the entire movie, she always looked depressed, sad, confused and even bored. Her character fell completely flat. I must mention seeing Mark Weibe in a supporting role was really sad, he was so great in A Very Merry Mix Up with AW... he had all of possibly 5 lines in this movie, there wasn't even any chemistry AT ALL between him and his brother. I'm so sick of the all the fake snow, it's so ridiculous already, cmon Hallmark, why can't you film during a true winter season, why must you make us suffer through all the fake flakes? Even the way they dressed LC was wrong, all wrong... and her makeup - with all the red lip stick was awful. She's absolutely adorable and beautiful but .... NO, her makeup was all wrong. I had such high hopes for this movie because I really love watching LC. I was so bored and so disappointed Mark Weibe didn't have a stronger character and a larger role. It was like they just threw him in there for a few minutes to stand around and do and say nothing, he's so much better than that. I could go on and on... in my opinion, this movie was not good. Sorry Hallmark, you missed the mark on this one.

• Nothing to do with Jane Austen Novel.

  pspitnale-120-7259302018-11-25

  Not clever, not cute, not interesting. I can't imagine why this movie was made. Besides the character names, the plot has zero to do with the oft used (A la Bridget Jones Diary, etc.) Pride and Prejudice plot. The characters have zero chemistry, the plot is just really, really boring, there is no drama, suspense or surprise. This uses every corny & over used plot device ever created - and it doesn't even do them better. It's just God awful, even for a Hallmark movie.

• Pride and Prejudice and a Very Boring Movie

  cammietime2018-11-24

  Lacey Chabert is at it again kicking off the Hallmark romantic holiday movie season and despite her best efforts, she drowns in this bomb. This movie lacks originality, interesting characters, a magical Santa character, and a plot. Because it literally has the same plot as every other Hallmark holiday movie, it is EXTREMELY boring to watch. The only thing that keeps this movie moving forward is the Mom, who is too dumb to realize what is going on around her so she just makes blanket declarations of directions to everyone else who don't do much more than default to awkward conversations and fake laughing. "Luke" is the love interest and we are told he used to fight with Darcy and they did not get along back in their days on the debate team - seems fair enough. Except when we meet Luke he is about exciting as an old cat and makes zero impression that he is at odds with Darcy. In fact, he comes across as affable, friendly, and the total opposite of what was implied about his personality. After their first meeting Darcy declares that "nothing has changed" about Luke - yet we as the audience see the complete opposite and this undermines the entire movie. Let's see how many cliche plot points this one can rack up: Female lead lives in Big City and her family lives in small town - check. Female lead has a "stressful business job" that she does not appear qualified for in any way what so ever - check. Female lead goes home for the holidays - check. Female lead's lame ex-boyfriend wants to get back together - check. Female lead runs into old love interest - check. All men in the movie are wimpy beta males - check. Upper Middle Class white collar female lead falls in love with small business owner - check. Somebody owns a small business - check. Dad is a prophetic wise old man who gives obvious advice - check. Some sort of big festival/ball/event is the climax - check. Everyone likes to sit and talk around a big empty kitchen table with a giant cup of coffee/tea/cocoa - check. Female lead does not get back together with ex-boyfriend - check. Female lead falls in love with past love interest - check. Female lead has a friend/sister/niece who gives good advice that is often ignored - check. Female lead and love interest kiss with only three minutes left on the DVR - check. Multiple plot holes, unanswered questions, and touched upon but not explained situations are not addressed in final three minutes after the kiss - check. I truly cannot understand how/why Hallmark decided to kickoff their entire season with this hot mess. A film that is nothing but the most banal and over-used plot lines all mashed together...really Hallmark? The stupidest line in the movie is when wimpy bashful Luke says "My phone has a camera!" Wow Luke. That was deep. The only original element to this entire movie is the whole investment banking/finance career for our female lead Darcy. Trouble is, she does not come across as someone who knows anything two ways from Sunday about finance, banking, or demonstrating professional corporate confidence. But, since this is the first Hallmark movie to feature an investment banker female lead, I give this two stars. I give them that credit. Honestly, the stern "client" guy who comes across as a far more likely investment banker had more romantic chemistry with Darcy than Luke. It just didn't make any sense though how a successful business guy like that needed the services of a young, naive Darcy who seems a much better suited for a career as a Customer Service Representative. How much more could she possibly know about finance and investing than the client guy? Speaking of business, the Dad dresses well, sits around his office and appears all "businesslike" but never really says anything to suggest he has a clue about running a business or finance. He seems more like a retired school teacher or something. Overall this movie was a major disappointment. I hope the remaining 21 new movies for the 2018 season are better, surely nothing can be worse.

• Great Chemistry

  catfarmer13582018-11-24

  Lacey Chabert and Brendan Penny have great chemistry in this film. It's based on a book. I liked how they went from enemy's to lovers. I think that's what made the story so interesting and also it made it more humorous. I have been extremely impressed by hallmarks Christmas lineup this year and I hope it continues to be that way.