This is very country, which is not my thing. But it got good reviews, so I gave it a shot. And then I wondered what the reviewers were smoking. Yes, young Annelise Cepero can sing. Beautifully. And waiting for the next song helps push it through. There is some minor sparkage between the leads but the script is uneven. It's plodding at one point, rushing through needed foundation in other sections. The acting is ... strained. The kids are great, of course. And somehow Brooke Shields gets roped into the thing which gives it a bit of gravitas. Well, a smidgen anyway. Like so many other "Christmas fail" films of late, there is a lot of sadness here. It's dour. Loss, grief and a lack of snow make for a pretty bleak story. I appreciate the effort to find new plot points but this ain't it, kids.
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