USS Christmas (2020)
Anyone want to see Robert Redford in a Hallmark Christmas movie? Well, he never made one, but you can see a good impersonator in Trevor Donovan, the tough, no-nonsense soldier in USS Christmas. Filmed almost entirely on a real aircraft carrier, this military-themed Christmas special has an interesting premise but not much follow-through. But if you like the genre, you’ll probably want to check it out.
The beautiful Jen Lilley is a journalist who takes a vacation with her mother, military widow Barbara Niven, and sister, pilot Stefanie Butler. It’s a cruise for military families, but since Jen’s had enough of the uniformed life, she’s not interested when she meets the equally beautiful Trevor Donovan. They’re continually thrown together, and they soon unearth a diary from the 1970s (oh, so long ago!) about a romance that happened on a similar cruise. Do you think reading about someone else will spark feelings in themselves?
Yes, I thought that plot point was a bit reaching, too. And as pretty as both leads were to look at, they didn’t seem to like each other. Their banter was full of sarcasm and put-downs, which doesn’t make the audience feel warm and fuzzy. And why wasn’t Barbara Niven, a Hallmark veteran, given more to do, or at least more screen time?
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The beautiful Jen Lilley is a journalist who takes a vacation with her mother, military widow Barbara Niven, and sister, pilot Stefanie Butler. It’s a cruise for military families, but since Jen’s had enough of the uniformed life, she’s not interested when she meets the equally beautiful Trevor Donovan. They’re continually thrown together, and they soon unearth a diary from the 1970s (oh, so long ago!) about a romance that happened on a similar cruise. Do you think reading about someone else will spark feelings in themselves?
Yes, I thought that plot point was a bit reaching, too. And as pretty as both leads were to look at, they didn’t seem to like each other. Their banter was full of sarcasm and put-downs, which doesn’t make the audience feel warm and fuzzy. And why wasn’t Barbara Niven, a Hallmark veteran, given more to do, or at least more screen time?
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