Christmas at the Amish Bakery (TV Movie 2023)

Christmas at the Amish Bakery (TV Movie 2023). 1h 25m

“This lovely story combines a few very charming and inviting features. The Amish are always a fascinating culture to learnnabout, always filled with loving , caring, kind relationships. The scenery is also so refreshing because the movie isnu0026#39;t taking place in a bustling city. And in this film, the many foods they prepared and showed were mouth-watering!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn this story, family relationships take front and center stage. The love between the Amish sister and her city sibling is so real, so beautifully expressed and portrayed that one has no doubt these two young woman truly care about one another. ..despite their very divergent life choices and styles.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThat said, it is really difficult to imagine, first of all, what the hero of the story is doing on that farm. If he is there since heu0026#39;s widowed and owes some gratitude to the owner of the farm, we can accept that. Beyond that, one wonders how this actor ever got chosen for such a sensitive and challenging role. His acting is so wooden, so stiff,,that he often looks like a deer in headlights, almost as if heu0026#39;s forgotten his next lines.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe chemistry between him and the leading actress is non-existent. He is stiff, arid, and altogether wrong for the role. Even their Hallmark kiss at the end looks forced and uncomfortable. Where was the acting coach? The director? The story was so warm and so lovely, it was painful to watch this newcomer actor struggle to show any emotion.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ePlease forgive the sharp tone of this review. The story of this family was so warm and kind and sweet, it was simply distracting to see the lead actor so detached from every scene he was in.”