Hallmark Holidaze: Movie Reviews from The Heart or Something

Christmas Festival of Ice  tagline:  "The law may be her calling but it's ice sculpting that truly melts her heart." Hallmark Holiday Movie Checklist: A character whose parents showed her/him the meaning of true love and he/she won't settle for anything less A handsome/beautiful, single man or woman who runs their family Christmas tree lot and/or farm A small town Christmas tradition/festival/competition that is the biggest event of the year (The Westford Ice Sculpting Competition!)  Please glance longingly at my hammer. Synopsis: Emma just got out of law school, which she was pretty meh about, and is a terrible employee at her mom's law office in the small town of Westford. When the town's ice sculpting competition is threatened by a disappearing town budget and an incompetent councilman, the lure of shaving ice into a reindeer head becomes too strong for Emma and she is whipped into a chipping fever! Enter kindly, handsome single Chri...

Hallmark Holiday Movie Checklist: Down on her luck girl becomes a dishwasher in her hometown and bumps into a childhood crush/love Tragic, dead parent who was the embodiment of the Holiday Spirit Character whose parents showed them the meaning of true love and they could never settle for anything less Girl is from a humble background and makes hugely profound statements about finding angels Boy's family is from the upper echelon of society and therefore in need of a "holiday" lesson in classism  Flirty/romantic christmas cookie baking scene  A charming little small town contest, Christmas based, that's the biggest event of the year Incredibly  humble,  annoyingly  positive father/daughter team who are always smiling and always taking the high road  Seriously, these are their expressions. The whole time.   If you’re always humble (always-always!) you will totally rise to your dream job two weeks af...