Operation Nutcracker

2024

Action / Romance

10
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 1057 1.1K

christmas hallmark

Director

David Weaver Photo
David Weaver

Top cast

Ashley Newbrough Photo
Ashley Newbrough as Lottie Morgan
Ann Pirvu Photo
Ann Pirvu as Jules Warby
Christopher Russell Photo
Christopher Russell as Tristan Warby
Patrice Goodman Photo
Patrice Goodman as Hilary
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767.48 MB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
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1.4 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by cgvsluis 6 / 10

I'm not sure a nutcracker is something you want to "snuggle" in bed...but this is saved by the two leads.

The best part of this Hallmark Holiday Romance built around a charity nutcracker theme is the two leads, Ashley Newbrough and Christopher Russell. Lottie and Tristan meet accidentally in an airport and end up on the same flight...one that Tristan wasn't supposed to be on. There ends up being a three-way mix up of luggage that has Tristan loosing a priceless nutcracker set to be auctioned off at a Children's Hospital Charity that Lottie wins the right to plan for Tristan's mother. In true conspiratorial fashion, these two pair up to try and find the missing suitcase via information left in the suitcase in their possession. It does introduce us to the quirkiest character (and the one most likely to get fired) in the guise of the airport lost luggage department. Tristan and Lottie run around the city...not finding the nutcracker...but don't worry everything eventually works out.The leads are the real treason to watch this one. Their smiles and silliness around fate and the nutcracker are somewhat heartwarming. While not the most romantic, it is filled with holiday color and cheer...and it was nice to see a nutcracker theme. I highly approve.
Reviewed by adamjohns-42575 7 / 10

Not totally nuts!

Operation Nutcracker (2024) -Right from the start I liked the two leads together. Christopher Russell has always been a winner for me anyway and his character of Tristan was another one of his really nice guys. I don't need him to be a hard nose who needs to realise the error of his ways or something similar, I've got 'A Christmas Carol' for that, so this charmer with a heart worked perfectly for me.I would have to say that the wardrobe department made some odd choices with his shirts though.Ashley Newbrough was nice as Lottie too. She's definitely one of the better leading ladies in these films, although Lottie was a bit negative about things at times which clashed with her otherwise cheerful personality. And who doesn't know what "Pass The Parcel" is?She took on the job of event planning for Tristan's families fundraiser with hopes to auction a rare and valuable "Nutcracker" (If that thing was an antique, so is the crumpet I ate this morning) to raise money for a children's hospital ward.Along the way luggage got mixed up and whilst trying to find the case with the nutcracker in it another subplot unfolded which actually tied in to took Lottie on a journey to find all the right things to make the party the best. Although I was actually quite disappointed with how lacklustre it was when they did finally get there. I've created better events than that. However, the path they took was very Christmassy and with the side story following Dave (Darryl Hinds) and his family's time as well it was at least a tad different to so many others of this film genre.I must admit that I would like to see more stories revolving around everyday people that don't live in big houses and have lots of money, but I do like these ones that have fancy people in mansions too, they're aspirational in some ways. I may not have much, but I can strive to live a richer life and wanting to do well financially is not something to be ashamed of as long as I can still be happy when my paycheque comes in each week in the mean time. I'd hope to leave a legacy and have benefits all year around too.I did find it hard to believe that Dave's Daughter Joey (Mia SwamiNathan) was going to be Clara in the stage performance of The Nutcracker that they went to see and I felt that she recovered a overly quickly from her hospital trip too.And I didn't think that they would be taste testing the day before the event, because the caterer would have been prepping it all by then.And the Mother, Erica (Jennifer Dale) totally overreacted, even for one of these stories.I felt that the suggestion of the two leads parents also getting together was a weird way to go too.And it wouldn't have hurt to use more of Tchaikovsky's nutcracker music.Based on the huge number of these films that I've seen the rights are probably in the public domain, because I'm always hearing it in one film or another. This one was the perfect opportunity to utilise those wonderful pieces as the two leads searched for the lost "Valuable antique".Overall though I did like this one. It wasn't the best of any of those involved, but I would like to see Chris and Ashley reunited for other films as their chemistry was enjoyable to watch. It had charm and appeal and other than the few criticisms listed above it did really work. A bit of finesse on the part of the screenwriters to maybe shift the timeline around a bit and a properties manager determined to find only the best items to really wow and it could have been very good.It won't be at the top of my rewatch list, but it certainly won't be one that I will avoid like the plague as so many of them have been lately.6.68/10.
Reviewed by MickyG333 8 / 10

Many magical moments

7.7 stars.I think the casting is spot on. I'm surprised I didn't see this when it came out in July, so here we are three months later. I've been recording every new movie on Hallmark for the last three years but somehow I missed it. No matter. I'm glad to have the opportunity to finally watch it.'Operation Nutcracker' fits right in with all of the great Christmas films of the past several years. It's not spectacular, but it is certainly far above average.There were many great moments I felt a real warm feeling in my soul. With the number of wonderful feelings, I had, this would normally be 8.0-worthy. However, there were also a few awkward, or may be better described as, clumsy scenes where some of the chemistry was derailed. This could simply be a product of unknown factors in moviemaking. In the end, this is a great addition to anyone's Christmas collection.Perhaps the extra three supporting cast members with more substantial than usual roles, served to knock it a little off balance, but it was a necessary facet for the story.
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