![]() ![]() This movie has some powerful elements in the story. She is not great, but she is on the right path. She must have been studying her craft a bit in the year since this movie, because she has really improved. She also had the habit of speaking from the back of her throat like she was trying to be a ventriloquist. I also agree with the commenter that pointed out her rapid fire delivery which serves to make her seem like a line-reader rather than a thoughtful actress who is really inhabiting her character. Hallmarks are better suited to the girl next door types, not the exotic beauties, in my opinion. I am sure if she ever catches this one herself, she will be wondering what she was thinking. That eye-liner! She looks like a reincarnation of Nefertiti. This one serves as a cautionary reminder of what Jessica should stay away from. Caught about an hour of this earlier Hallmark movie last night. If Jessica wants to continue being a Hallmark staple, she needs to continue to follow the example in the recent movie. I mentioned in that review that she had toned down her looks a bit. ![]() I don't want to pile on to poor Jessica Lowndes, so I will say that I quite enjoyed her in Christmas at Pemberley. Concluding, watchable but could have done with a lot more magic. The direction is routine on the whole and the music is overbearing tonally and in placement. The too neat and contrived ending can be seen from miles off. The story is not much of one at all for most of the length, much of the first portion is endless and pointless filler and what there is of the story is very dull, excessively predictable and at times silly with senseless motivations and rushed character development. Both the cheese and sentiment go overboard, and there is too little in 'Magical Christmas Ornaments' to connect with emotionally. When it comes to the dialogue, it is very awkward in flow and there is no heart to it. It feels like it goes nowhere for a while and then has a little development just like that. Her chemistry with Penny is mostly lacking, it has moments later on but could have been featured more and developed more. The performance just felt rather affected and also lacking in expression, plus her character is dull and never goes beyond a typical Hallmark cliche that doesn't really grow all that much or come over as easy to relate to (was actually frustrated by her behaviour early on). Have nothing personal against her and am certainly not going to make personal comments about her appearance, as it is shallow and has no place in a review, but she has never sold it to me as an actress and this is another example of why. Jessica Lowndes didn't do it for me sadly however. There is a nice festive atmosphere at times later on and the ornaments were a nice touch and not overused or gimmicky. ![]() The photography is not drab or gaudy, and while it is not showy as such it isn't too static. ![]() It looks good, Hallmark always delivers on the scenery which always looks lovely regardless of any authenticity. The supporting cast are also solid and make a lot of effort making on paper cliched characters interesting and like real people and not like flat caricatures. It is graced by an immensely likeable Brendan Penny, who doesn't make his character too perfect or overplay his weaknesses. Am going to start with the good things, as 'Magical Christmas Ornaments' is not a complete humbug. 'Magical Christmas Ornaments' is one of the just about watchable in between films of theirs, while not really living up to its absolutely lovely name that really grabbed my attention. There are definitely worse Christmas films from Hallmark, as it is not in the mediocre at best or dud category, but there are also better as it is not quite surprisingly good level or particularly good. 'Magical Christmas Ornaments' is neither one of the hits or one of the misses. Seeing as Hallmark's Christmas offerings are so hit and miss and the overall quality very inconsistent. Despite giving 'Magical Christmas Ornaments' a mixed rating and am going to give it a fairly lukewarm review, it did have some potential even if expectations weren't entirely high. Have actually seen a fair share of Hallmark Christmas films that have been surprisingly good and more, so they are absolutely capable of having a good film in them, hence why they keep getting watched by me. ![]()
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