Part of a new network’s line up, this 2021 Christmas title features a former Hallmark regular and a previous Lifetime Christmas movie leading lady. The story isn’t a favorite, but the film has cozy vibes that makes A Christmas Star quite sweet.
A Christmas Star (2021) GAC TV Film Review
After searching and charting and more research, Madeline (Sara Canning) finally found something; a new meteor to document. With the permission of her boss, the astronomer makes plans to head to a small town where she’s certain the star will appear any one day over the course of a five day stretch. While in the town, she meets and befriends a local park ranger.
Ryan Sparks (Daniel Lissing) is a widower raising his daughter, who is also in danger of losing his job, and concerned about what he’ll do. Meeting Madeline is a surprising upside to this Christmas, and eventually, he becomes her guide to travel up the mountain for her be viewing location. But what Madeline forgets is in her pursuit of a star, she may be missing life.
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The first Christmas original I’ve seen on GAC, this film is all kinds of cute. I don’t love the plot of astronomy because of my personal perspective, but hey, that’s just a personal thing. Most people won’t mind, and there is a cute thread that ties in about the miracle that was the Christmas star. As a result, if you like little faith threads, you’ll appreciate its subtleties.
Beyond this, A Christmas Star is cute despite its so-so title (I feel as though this title or very similar is already on repeat use). Fans of When Calls the Heart will love to see Lissing in something again and he plays the role well; really well. I’ve liked Sara in the couple of previous Christmas movies she’s starred in and again I like her here. She has a more easy, natural acting talent than some and it shows. Together, the scenes between Madeline and Ryan are lovely. There’s a kind of “understanding” between the characters of their mutual like which is rare in most scripts (they like the let’s-not-admit-anything approach). So seeing how this script treats these two, with some normal and lovely awkwardness, is a breath of fresh air.
If you like the cast, then this is one you’ll enjoy checking out. If you like Christmas movies, you may also enjoy this one, just don’t expect anything super new, even with the omission of some normal trope-y moments.
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Content: there’s nothing to note. This is an old-school “clean” TV-G movie.
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