It Takes a Christmas Village

2021

Action / Comedy / Romance

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 96%
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 658 658

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Plot summary

When construction on Main Street threatens to put the town's shops out of business, mayor Alex Foster decides to throw a Christmas market to boost sales. To do it though, she'll have to convince the reclusive Darcy Hawkins to host it at his family's old mill, bringing up old family feuds and sparking romance in the process.

Director

Corey Sevier Photo
Corey Sevier

Top cast

Ron Lea Photo
Ron Lea as Art Foster
Lynne Griffin Photo
Lynne Griffin as Gran
Alli Chung Photo
Alli Chung as Gina
Corey Sevier Photo
Corey Sevier as Darcy Hawkins
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806.38 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
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1.62 GB
1920*1072
English 5.1
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23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by dallasallis 7 / 10

Good story

Entertaining. Decent story & good directing by Corey Sevier.However. I'm sure it wasn't easy to film in such (real) cold weather...evidenced by Brooke Nevin's heavy gasping for air throughout most of the outside scenes. It was almost painful to watch her struggle to breath and stopped me from fully engaging in the movie.
Reviewed by TheLittleSongbird 7 / 10

Christmas village charm

Have been on a roll watching Hallmark/Lifetime etc Christmas films for a few years now. It has been an interesting and worthwhile endeavour, though a very inconsistent one. There was never the mentality of expecting a classic or the film in question to be flawless. Something that was never managed with pretty much all the films seen. There was always the expectation of seeing a film where one can see at least some effort rather than merely cash-in level. The former being obvious in most luckily.'It Takes a Christmas Village' is one of the Christmas films in the former category. 2021 was very hit and miss for Christmas films and for Lifetime, but 'It Takes a Christmas Village' is somewhere around high middle in ranking. Can see why some will not like it and it does have issues that stop it from being a classic (never expect a classic with this company), but there was the expectation of it being a pleasant enough watch at least and to me it succeeded at that absolutely.There are some silly, to the point of nonsense, moments, like everything with the construction which is unrealistic.Did also find the ending too neat, which was not unexpected for a film that is also very formulaic, and there is too much music, not just in placement but also in volume (too melodramatic sounding).On the other hand, Brooke Nevin and Corey Sevier are very engaging leads and have lovely subtle charisma and sweet charm (do agree though that Nevin's panting did distract). Their chemistry was sweet and genuine and they looked at ease together, do wish that they were together more though. The supporting cast are solid and the characters are not too perfect or have overblown negative traits.Production values are pleasing. It's not too drab or garish in photography, the editing didn't seem rushed or disorganised and the scenery has a real charm to it. The dialogue has flow and doesn't get too cheesy or too schmaltzy. The story on the whole is light hearted and heart warming.Nice film if not mind blowing. 7/10.
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