Jill Wagner
Lisa Palmer
Lisa's trip home to Evergreen for the holidays finds her shepherding an effort to save the town's beloved general store, fulfilling the wishes of a Christmas past and finding a romance full of Christmas magic.
Homepage | http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/christmas-in-evergreen-letters-to-santa |
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Release Date | 2018-11-18 |
Runtime | 1h 30m |
Director | Sean McNamara |
Producers | Harvey Kahn, Charles Cooper |
Writers | Zac Hug, Rick Garman, Nancy Naigle |
Practically indistinguishable from the original, which I guess is a plus for a made-for-TV sequel.
'Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa', like the 2017 film, is lacking something. There's again nothing particularly negative about it, it's just missing a thing to turn things up a notch to create a fun festive film. The plot change-up is solid, it doesn't improve upon the first's but it's just as OK.
Jill Wagner is a step up from Ashley Williams, though the latter was good too. Mark Deklin, however, is a step down from Teddy Sears. I didn't buy into the relationship of Lisa (Wagner) and Kevin (Deklin), I didn't sense enough chemistry - same with the secondary love story, featuring Holly Robinson Peete (Michelle). I do like how they did the continuity, at least on the surface, despite the cast changes.
Overall though, like its predessceor, it's too bland.
— r96sk