Hallmark
Rating: 🎄🎄🎄
Description: Kathryn Liu (Parrish) is an antiques buyer for her father’s store and has been happily dating Rob Ashford (Lissing) for nearly a year. When he surprises her with a pre-Christmas proposal, her fear of a failed relationship sends her dashing away without giving him an answer. Heartbroken, as Rob drives to his sister’s house he has a car accident that leaves him without memories of the past year, including their relationship and his once-infectious love of Christmas. Following the unconventional orders from his doctor, Kathryn agrees to help trigger Rob’s memory by retracing their romance and reintroducing him to the holidays. But as his memories inch closer to returning, Kathryn must face the painful truth that bringing Rob back to himself may mean losing him forever, unless she can finally find the courage to fight for the love she was too afraid to claim. Starring Janel Parrish and Daniel Lissing.
Overall Review: For a little while, Forgotten Holiday had me convinced we were headed for a four-tree movie. The leads had great chemistry and I was fully prepared to root for these two crazy kids. Then he got amnesia and forgot how to have chemistry, too. I understand that forgetting the woman you’re falling for is sort of the entire premise. I’m not asking the man to remember everything, but I would have appreciated it if the movie had remembered why I liked them together in the first place.
The plot itself was fine. Nothing particularly offensive, nothing especially memorable. The Christmas decorations were Hallmark standard, with one notable exception of a house that looked like someone had attacked it with a can of fake snow.
I really wanted to give this one four trees. The opening had earned my enthusiasm, and the movie looked the part. Unfortunately, somewhere between the accident and the inevitable happy ending, I lost interest in the relationship.
He forgot her and by the end, I’d nearly forgotten why they belonged together.
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