Release Date: Dec. 12, 2021, 8/7c
Movie: A Christmas Star
Network: GAC
Starring: Sara Canning and Daniel Lissing
Synopsis: An astronomer, Madeline Baggett searches for life beyond Earth, and when she believes she has found it, she convinces her boss to allow her to travel to a small hamlet in Upstate New York where the scientist hopes to capture a once-in-a-lifetime event. With refractors, telescopes, and a small film crew in tow, Madeline arrives and sets up in Summit Ridge, where she meets widowed National Park Ranger Ryan Sparks and his young daughter, Celeste. With Ryan’s help, Madeline begins to chart the celestial event which brings the pair closer to finding love under the stars.
Rating: ⭐⭐
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Review:
So this may just be the shortest review I have ever written. This movie is not good. No chemistry between Canning and Lissing whatsoever. Nothing remotely believable when it came to anything related to astronomy here. That was probably the worst part and it was the premise of the movie! She was supposed to be an astronomer finding a new meteor shower. Everything about the stars was bad. The only redeeming quality in this movie was Daniel Lissing. He is just someone you could watch paint walls and enjoy it. He was believable as a park ranger. When he got on the horse and wore a bit of a uniform it was vaguely reminiscent of his days as Constable Jack Thornton on When Calls the Heart. He had a solid performance and did what he could do with the terrible script.
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