The Secrets of Bella Vista (TV Movie 2022)
10KThe Secrets of Bella Vista (TV Movie 2022). The Secrets of Bella Vista: Directed by Heather Hawthorn Doyle. With Rachelle Lefevre, Helena Marie, Niall Matter, Camila Savia. When Tess inherits an apple orchard along with a half-sister she never met, she unravels the mystery of the family who abandoned her, ultimately finding a new understanding of herself.
“The story had good potential. It has been turned into an awkward mess. The evident, painful, effort to include as many woke messages as possible has diluted and chopped the action with a series of unnecessary, intrusive cameos, more bothersome than the included commercials. The sequences are so out of place that even actors and actresses involved seem uneasy and appear phony. Of course, some of these thespians may be drab to begin with.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ePossibly because of these foreign elements and diversions, the story does not run convincingly. The end result is a tale with uneven tones, wrong nuances, and questionable chemistry even between the main characters.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHallmark has to decide whether to produce honest and good entertainment or lectures. It cannot be done on the same canvas. Too often in their recent productions, the lack of clear objectives translates into erratic and totally uninspired films.”