Movie #2177 "Noel Next Door" (Hallmark 2022) - This was the first one I watched this year, and it took a while to settle into it because it was a tad different. It dealt with a young curmudgeon who has recently become disabled, and he is trying to get used to needing some help with his arm and leg movements. It was hard to like him because of the way he treated everyone around him, including this little kid that was throwing his ball against the wall -- Just looking at the kid and listening to his first remarks, you could tell this wasn't as "bad" a kid as the jerk guy thought he was, and if he would have taken the time to tell the kid just how much noise he was making, I think the kid would have moved on to someone else's wall --- but, hey, it's a movie and they HAD to set up that this guy thinks this kid is "Bad" and when he meets his mother, voila! Conflict! So when watching, we had to buy that. Anyway, what won me over is that the girl is so kind and sweet --- even to this guy, who is a customer who opens up to her. And watching them work together and get to like each other is what made the movie a 4 for me -- this is a nice, comforting film that deals with disability, which is rare for these films. It all deals with the theme: Appearance vs. Reality --- the mean guy isn't as mean as he appears (due to baggage), and the kid isn't as bad as he appears to me (due to baggage). There was a nice high point and resolution, and I thought there was good chemistry between the people. A nice start, Thought. Just slow getting into it.
"NOEL NEXT DOOR" Hallmark 2022 1 hour and 24 minutes
It follows a single mom as she gets into a war of words with a neighbor who is ruining Christmas, only to find that this misunderstood grouch just may steal her heart.
Director: Max McGuire
Writers: Annabelle Costa (book: "How the Grinch Stole My Heart") Keith Hemstreet (screenplay)
Stars: Natalie Hall, Corey Sevier
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