This was another pandemic movie from Hallmark. It had potential, but failed to reach it. There was little to no chemistry between the leads. The story was unbelievable. No kiss until the very end. What happened to Hallmark romance?
The story is: the leading lady jumps in to help the hotel get a good review - because she overheard a conversation between the owner and his hotel manager. The leading lady then proceeds to be more an employee than a love interest. Even the hotel owner's request for her to join him in running a new ice hotel in Finland felt like more of a job offer than a pursuit of a relationship.
The sabotage by the hotel owner's manager near the end had no build up of any type so felt forced and made no sense.
Finally, the ending was very anti-climactic - no big declaration of love or even that they cared for each other - and only one small, chaste, peck. I miss the movies that brought up real feelings, made you care for the characters, really made you cheer for them to get together, and made you feel there was actual passion involved. Unfortunately, this seems to be the trend now because of the pandemic - chaste kisses and very little warmth or physical interaction between the characters. Disappointing.
The story is: the leading lady jumps in to help the hotel get a good review - because she overheard a conversation between the owner and his hotel manager. The leading lady then proceeds to be more an employee than a love interest. Even the hotel owner's request for her to join him in running a new ice hotel in Finland felt like more of a job offer than a pursuit of a relationship.
The sabotage by the hotel owner's manager near the end had no build up of any type so felt forced and made no sense.
Finally, the ending was very anti-climactic - no big declaration of love or even that they cared for each other - and only one small, chaste, peck. I miss the movies that brought up real feelings, made you care for the characters, really made you cheer for them to get together, and made you feel there was actual passion involved. Unfortunately, this seems to be the trend now because of the pandemic - chaste kisses and very little warmth or physical interaction between the characters. Disappointing.