Angel Falls: A Novel Holiday

Predictably ok. Also, will the guardian angel receptionist look for a replacement before he leaves? I also didn't see any chemistry between the two leads.

Hallmark must have a hard headed Casting Dept to put Jen as the lead for a 3rd time when pregnant . I will give the camera crew and director more credit this time in hiding her pregnancy but wearing coats 90 % of the time and overly large sweaters , hiding behind computer monitors and desks worked for a while . Unfortunately I have to agree with the previous reviewer that in this one combined with her pregnancy there is no chemistry and a story line that is more than a little confusing. Casing a single pregnant woman in the romantic lead in any movie is a real turn off for me - as much as I love Jen - this just doesn't work. Hallmark should have done what they did for Brooke Burns and delayed the movie until after she had the baby. I have to assume it was a contract problem and that being pregnant wasn't a disqualifying reason for not doing or delaying the movie - what a waste.

I thought this movie was charming. The acting was smooth from Carlo Marks. He brought out the wittiness and cheekiness of his character very nicely. I really enjoyed him in this one. Jen Lilley didn't do such a bad job with her character as well. There was good chemistry between the leads. Yes, somewhat predictable like the presumption that he was going to leave to take the job and snow starting to fall right when they kiss but throughout the movie the predictability wasn't too much and annoying. I liked that the leads weren't exes who were upset with one another for whatever reason but rather were friends in school who met back up years later. The end was also nice with the slight twist in whom the Guardian Angel was really helping and the bonus that came out of it. I don't mind having this on the watch again list.

In the last Angel Falls film the Angel brought the whole town together, but in this one he just supports a select few. The first instalment definitely works better, especially as the lead male in this one is very slimey to start and the lead female is annoying and whiney. The whole thing is actually quite forced and unnatural, except for Eric Close, who is his usual lovely and smiley self. It's not a hideous film to watch, but it could definitely be improved and I think that the story could have had more to it, with better actors and direction too. Just a tad too far fetched and convenient for me. 6.5ish/10?