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Hello Cinephiles,
Today we’re talking about the 2023 film A Biltmore Christmas.
Story
Both an homage to time travel movies and old Hollywood. The movie balances its gimmicks and the actual romance extremely well. Also, in a reversal of the standard holiday movie, it’s the guy who gives up everything for the girl.
I love the parallels between the characters in the movie and those in the movie inside the movie.
Score: 1
Characters
The characters are vague stereotypes that are elevated by both the quality of the writing and the acting.
Score: 1
Dialogue
Although corny and sappy, the dialogue works extremely well, and I like that they point out when she says things that are out of time.
Jonathan Frakes’s tour guide voice is straight out of Believe it or Not.
Score: 1
Visuals and Music
As good as the movie was, there were a few scenes that feel like they were only added to showcase the location, and that made it a little awkward and feel amateurish. That being said the location was spectacular.
A lot of great touches with the lighting differences between time periods, the costumes, the sets, and some creative camera work.
The music was okay but nothing stood out in the score.
Score: 0.5
Fun
This was pure time travel and romance fun. Just enough angst for flavour but not enough to be annoying. Everyone in the family loved it.
Score: 1
Overall
One of the better Hallmark movies with a gimmick, it pulls off both the time travel and the romance while being clever, sappy, and witty. I’m going to want to rewatch this next year for sure.
Final Score: 4.5 Stars out of 5
