Movies Reviewed by Brandon Gray
Reviewer: Brandon Gray
Publication: Deck the Hallmark
Average Rating: 69/100
Number of Reviews: 36
Christmas Tree Lane
Rating: Spud
This movie is bonkers but you're going to love it! You're going to have a ball! There's so much that doesn't make sense, but it 100% works for me.
Jingle Bell Bride
Rating: Spud
I could not have been more in... Ronnie Rowe, I love you! There wasn't as much Christmas as I'm used to, but that's a small thing. Loved it!
Chateau Christmas
Rating: Spud
Overall, I did enjoy it. Was I rooting for the two leads? No. I was rooting for the supporting cast. This movie did not make me go "woo-hoo".
Cranberry Christmas
Rating: Spud
It is an absolute shame that Nikki Deloach isn't apart of the conversation when it comes to Hallmark Queens. She puts such care into each performances. I love this and there was a lot of chemistry.
One Royal Holiday
Rating: Spud
The word that comes to mind is "whimsy". I loved it. So much fun to be had in this movie! And a nice change of pace for the royal movies.
Holly & Ivy
Rating: Spud
This movie was super sad which is not why I turn to these movies, but Hallmark did this really well. I cried and it inspired me, but this isn't why I turn on the Hallmark Channel.
On the 12th Date of Christmas
Rating: Spud
It is difficult to watch a tv screen with Tyler Hynes on it and not come around to loving the movie. Once they start going on the dates, it's next level.
Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater
Rating: Spud
Performance-wise, I loved this for Ashley Williams. It was very witty. There's just a lot of talking without going anywhere so it felt a little flat.
The Christmas Ring
Rating: Dud
I didn't care for this storyline of just finding a ring and the acting fell flat for me.
Christmas with the Darlings
Rating: Spud
It was just "eh". This movie just kind of existed. It never quite got there for me.
The Christmas Bow
Rating: Spud
I thought this movie was going to be one of the best of the season and I was right. Lucia gave such a relax, amazing performance. I truly believed her.
A Timeless Christmas
Rating: Spud
I really liked the first part of this movie because it was wacky. But if you're going to start wacky, stay wacky. I appreciate what it was going for but would've enjoyed more goofiness throughout the movie.
The Christmas Doctor
Rating: Spud
Great performances, good movie. There are some really impressive scenes of acting in this movie.
A Nashville Christmas Carol
Rating: Spud
Aside from Kix Brooks, I was underwhelmed because it wasn't out-of-the-box enough for me...and maybe that's on me!
A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love
Rating: Dud
This is someone's real story but I don't know how they sold it because it's a standard Hallmark love story. It's not my favorite series that Hallmark has.
The Christmas House
Rating: Spud
Once we got a handle on the 3 stories and got to the Christmas house, I loved it. It just took a little too long to get there. This movie is about as Christmasy as it gets, though.
A Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado
Rating: Spud
They do some fun things in this movie like an angry kiss. For a Tuesday of Thanksgiving week movie, it's good!
Good Morning Christmas!
Rating: Spud
By the end of this movie, it all clicked for me. This is what it's all about!
Christmas by Starlight
Rating: Spud
This movie was actually funny. There was a lot of fun to be had. Paul Campbell did a great job writing it.
Five Star Christmas
Rating: Spud
This is a freakin' great movie. So much fun. I love that we got to feel invested in multiple relationships.
USS Christmas
Rating: Dud
Sometimes a movie comes along where I don't think a relationship is necessary and that's the care with this movie. I eventually got invested in the mystery aspect, but most of the movie didn't hit for me.
The Christmas Waltz
Rating: Spud
If I ever see Will Kemp in person, I will get flustered. I'm not a big dance guy, but I like the two leads together and it was fine.
If I Only Had Christmas
Rating: Dud
No one was asking for this movie. I'm disappointed. It's been a good year, but this is a low. I didn't want this movie and I'm bummed. I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed.
Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing
Rating: Dud
This is a movie that centers around a potential wedding, but the "bells are ringing" is actually about hand bells. So, that's where we are. Evergreen is the best Hallmark has when it comes to scenery and I'd watch a show about Evergreen, but this movie felt like a place-holder.
Christmas She Wrote
Rating: Dud
Everything about this movie is "fine". One of the worst written movies of the year, though.
A Glenbrooke Christmas
Rating: Dud
She's rich and falls in love with a person who hates rich people and that's tough. It's just ok to me.
Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas
Rating: Dud
The mystery element kept my attention but I still have a bucket of questions. I didn't dislike it, It just left me wanting.
Love, Lights, Hanukkah!
Rating: Spud
My favorite tv show of all time is Boy Meets World...need I say more? It's Cory Matthews!
Unlocking Christmas
Rating: Spud
I had a lot of fun with this movie and the actors are having a blast! The ending didn't stick the landing, but what can you do.
Christmas Comes Twice
Rating: Spud
I had a blast with this movie. The stakes couldn't be lower - she went back 5 years and changed nothing...I loved all of it! It was wacky, it made no sense, and that is what I'm here for!
A Christmas Carousel
Rating: Dud
The struggling artist bit doesn't work for me here...he's going to be King! My least favorite royal movie from Christmas 2020.
Swept Up by Christmas
Rating: Dud
This is a movie with so little Christmas that they just shove 3 Christmas trees into a corner to make up for it. This movie is not my thing. It felt like a throwaway movie.
Cross Country Christmas
Rating: Spud
I LOVED this movie. I continued to get more and more invested as the movie went on.
Project Christmas Wish
Rating: Spud
Last movie of the year and one of the best of the year. I absolutely adored it.