A Maple Valley Christmas

2022

Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance

9
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 1833 1.8K

based on novel or book holiday christmas

Plot summary

Erica is a rancher who has spent her whole life working the family farm with her mother and sister. When Aaron arrives and disrupts her plans, she starts to question what it is she actually wants.

Director

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Paul Ziller

Top cast

Frances Flanagan Photo
Frances Flanagan as Ina Holden
Peyton List Photo
Peyton List as Erica Holden
Paul Jarrett Photo
Paul Jarrett as Steve Davenport
Andrew W. Walker Photo
Andrew W. Walker as Aaron Davenport
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774.72 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
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1.4 GB
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English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by crosemnnc 7 / 10

Sap Valley

Reviewed by TheLittleSongbird 4 / 10

Underwhelming

'Maple Valley Christmas' (2022)Opening thoughts: There is always at least one reason for wanting to see a film etc with me, in 'Maple Valley Christmas' case it was Andrew Walker. He is one of Hallmark's most regularly used actors and very popular, and to me the appeal is more than understandable. As he is one of the better and more consistent regulars, despite his filmography being very up and down. The premise did intrigue, could feel myself relating to the issues that were being explored, and had real potential to work.'Maple Valley Christmas' however is another one of those films with a premise that sounds good but the execution underwhelms, for reasons that have been summed up already very well. It is not one of the worst 2022 Hallmark films, neither is it quite one of the worst 2022 Miracles of Christmas films (it is certainly better than 'Christmas Bedtime Stories'). It is unfortunately not good and is a waste of potential. Walker comes off quite well, but he really is well above this.Good things: He is the best thing about 'Maple Valley Christmas', making a conscientious effort in bringing charm and heart as well as nuance. Actually did think that the male cast did well, with Francisco Trujillo bringing some welcome vim.It is a nice looking film, with beautiful scenery that the photography doesn't waste. The music is also pleasant enough and fits.Bad things: On the other hand, quite a lot doesn't work. The female cast are poor, Peyton List doesn't inject much personality, while also trying too hard. Frances Flanagan and even more so Ella Cannon overact dreadfully, the latter being a whiny spiteful cartoon. Absolutely agree with all regarding the complete absence of characters worth rooting for or liking, exaggerated character flaws with little to no growth has been a major problem in Hallmark films in the past few years and this is one of the worst cases of the 2022 output. List's character's constant rudeness, disrespect and over-bearing-ness became exhausting fast. List and Walker indeed have no chemistry together, very cold, distant and awkward.Furthermore, the ending is very unrealistic, the pacing is rushed from trying to cram in a lot in too short a space of time and what happens is too convenient and not warranted. The dialogue is not natural and can be too soapy. The pace is erratic, sometimes fine, sometimes draggy from over stretching and then too hasty in the over-stuffed final quarter. Pretty much all the character decisions and motivations are at best vague, and that is whenever effort is made to explain, and wildly improbable, so much making no sense.Concluding thoughts: Overall, very underwhelming.4/10.
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