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Christmas in the Smokies (2015) is a English movie. Gary Wheeler has directed this movie. Sarah Lancaster,Barry Corbin,Alan Powell,Jill Wagner are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2015. Christmas in the Smokies (2015) is considered one of the best Drama,Family,Romance movie in India and around the world.
Clinging to the only life she's ever known, a headstrong woman (along with her loving parents) finds herself on the verge of losing her family's berry farm in the heart of the Smoky Mountains to an impending retail expansion. Over one eventful holiday season, she tries every avenue possible to save the farm. But when the town leaders notify her that they will seize the property after the holidays, her last hope to unite the town is to throw a Christmas concert on the farm, headlined by her former love, a ne'er-do-well country music superstar. As the day of the concert approaches, they all must learn the value of family, faith and community before time runs out.
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Christmas in the Smokies (2015) Reviews
Down on the farm
The always lovely Sarah Lancaster stars in this by-the-numbers inspirational Christmas TV movie. Inspirational, for those who don't know, is code for religious (usually Christian). I'm not particularly religious myself but I don't have an issue with religious or spiritual themes in movies. However, I know from many reviews I've read on IMDb that some recoil from these movies like vampires from crosses. So if religious subject matter bothers you, be prepared before watching this so you don't gripe about how they "tricked" you or something. Also, I should point out that the religious elements do not overtake the movie; they're just there in the background and occasionally at the forefront. Mostly just little scenes like Sarah's character will say "How are we going to pay the huge bills to save the farm" and her dad will smile and reply "Oh we'll find a way" then turn to look at a nativity scene he's got laying out in his living room. Cloying perhaps but harmless to all but the nastiest among us. The plot's a mixture of familiar elements: Sarah's family is in danger of losing their farm to a greedy land developer just as her ex, a country music star who left her when they were teenagers, returns to town. About 95% of all movies made about farms seem to be about how the farm is about to be taken away from its owners. Must be hard running a farm when there are villainous land developers lurking around every corner waiting to turn your heritage into a parking lot. I like Sarah Lancaster but I've come to the conclusion after seeing her in so many shows and TV movies that she is only ideally suited to a narrow range of roles. Here, she's not really convincing as a Southern farm girl. For one thing, her accent comes and goes. She looks great in those jeans, though. But the main problem here is that her character is a pain in the rear for most of this movie. On the one hand, you feel bad for her because she has to shoulder the burden of saving the farm while her parents, who are approaching senility it seems, laugh it off like bags of money are just going to fall from the sky if you believe hard enough. But then we have the romantic plot, which is just a mess and does her no favors. So her high school boyfriend left her and she's bitter about that. She's also gorgeous and smart and, you know, over thirty....so maybe get over it already? Vets Barry Corbin, Gregoy Alan Williams, Brett Rice, and Rebecca Koon offer solid support. Jill Wagner is sadly wasted here. She really should be playing the lead in things like this, not the sassy best friend who appears for only a few scenes. The major weak spot in the cast is Alan Powell. He has no chemistry with Sarah and just seems smugly nonchalant most of the time. They obviously didn't help him with good dialogue but his character's basic purpose is to end conversations by putting his head down, saying something like "Well OK" and shuffling off. This, coupled with the actor's inability to fully open his mouth to speak, makes it hard to like or relate to him in any meaningful way. I just didn't care about his character's flimsy problems (he embarrassed himself intentionally dancing badly on a charity TV dancing show -- what?) and I was never invested in the romance with Sarah's character. She should've moved on with her life and this guy should hire a better agent. It's not a bad movie of its type but it is very familiar and corny. You'll see every slight twist in the plot coming a mile away. I knew as soon as I read the plot description how the family's financial problems would be resolved, and I'm sure you will figure it out quickly, too. Anyway, not bad but not great. Harmless fluff with a little bit (just a little) of seasonal spirituality to give it appeal to an audience that might want something different from a Christmas movie than Santa and Rudolph. Oh and those who like seeing Sarah Lancaster in tight jeans will also enjoy it.
I found this to be very sweet and simple
I have seen so many Christmas films and usually they are subpar or downright cringeworthy so I wasn't expecting much from this. I'd seen this title pop up under the Christmas category when I'd do a search but I always skipped over it. Thank goodness I didn't this time. This is exactly the type of film I have been in search of for the holidays. I am so over these low quality productions they churn out that are the same story over and over but with different actors. The ridiculous storylines and horrendous acting and the over the top events that would never take place in real life are just too awful to endure - I generally don't even try anymore to watch a movie all the way through if it's bad because I know it won't get better. So to say this surprised me and surpassed my expectations is an understatement. I felt this was a very nice clean story that was very realistic. There was no goofy screechy annoying characters or dumb storyline-just a sweet low key film that was very touching. The music was very nice and really evoked a "down-home Christmas" vibe. Everyone knew how to act pretty well and the production and cinematography seemed solid. I liked that they used people of color too because most of these Christmas films seem like they only employ white people. The town this took place in looked like the type of place you'd love to visit. It reminded me of places some of my family members have lived. Yes it did seem kind of ridiculous that the lead character was mad at this guy all this time for basically being a normal young guy and her continued anger seemed a bit excessive. She should have moved on long ago but I still felt the story was nice. Also I really liked the low key tone of the film as opposed to the usual loud music and loud acting in these types of films. My only complaint is it seemed to just kind of wrap up and end very abruptly. I was expecting the lead to go out of town and not be able to make it back in time for the concert...then have to find a way to make it up to the lead female. Also thought that there would have been some type of showdown with the one business owner who wanted her property but it just ended with their farm being saved and the two leads most likely being together forever. There really wasn't much tension or problem before everything just resolved itself perfectly. This obviously didn't win any awards but it still managed to be a nice clean story that would be safe for family viewing. No swearing or sexual inuendos or even kissing. This movie renewed my faith that there are good clean simple Christmas films out there...unfortunately I'm pry gonna have to wade through a whole bunch of stinkers to find the hidden gems like this one. This might not be everyone's cup of tea but I enjoyed it and I do recommend it.
Not even worth a guilty-pleasure watch
I love corny Christmas movies, but this one was seriously the worst I've ever seen. The characters are unbelievably flat, and the plot was so thin it's shocking someone funded its production. The biggest "conflict" in the movie is that the main female character held a bitter grudge against her high school sweetheart. Throughout the movie, her hatred for this guy was so severe I thought he must have done something awful - like run out on her when she was pregnant or had cancer or something. Later, it's revealed that he left town when he was 17 (and a rising music star) and didn't return, and she was apparently traumatized by this. Even though she's like 30 now, she's still seriously wounded by his abandonment. When he finally acknowledges how he hurt her, his words were hilariously empty" "Shelby I never should have left you in the first place. I don't know why I didn't come back... I honestly don't know why." ... I DON'T KNOW WHY THiS MOVIE WAS MADE.
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Very bad. First in the end she doesn't even kiss him!!! What is up with that!! And it is sad which is not Christmassy.
No real romance
I can't be the only one waiting for a kiss happen. I guess this was one of an inspirational type of film rather than a romance. I was just waiting for more to happen.