Movie # 3473 ........................." The Secret Ingredient" (Hallmark)

Movie #3473 "The Secret Ingredient" (Hallmark) Usually the stage business gets a bit boring in these Hallmark movies, but this one had good stage business, I thought.  There was a bake off -- and two of the contestants don't know that each other is in the contest.  The conflict of course occurs when they find out they are competing against each other.  The two actors never have that much chemistry, but like I said, it was fun to watch the contest.  I'd give it 3.5 --- not a must watch, but some entertainment involved.

"THE SECRET INGREDIENT"      Hallmark     2020       1 hour and 22 minutes

Small-town baker Kelly gets a big surprise when she is invited to compete on a 

valentine's Day baking show in NYC -- and an even bigger surprise when she runs into her ex-fiance.

Director:  Tibor Takacs

Writers:  Steven Sessions, Nancy Naigle

Actors:  Erin Cahill, Brendan Penny, Maneet Chauhan