A Season Of Promises is another Hallmark movie where death is heavily featured. Did I miss some sort of announcement saying that death was the theme of Christmas this year?
Heidi (Brooke D’Orsay) and Sophie (Ali Liebert) are sisters that haven’t spoken to each other since the death of their mother four years ago. They come back together when their father, Ed (James Denton), has a fainting spell that lands him in the hospital. While decorating Ed’s house for Christmas, Sophie comes across a recording her mother left the sisters asking them to make sure Ed finds love again. Now it is up to Heidi and Sophie to get Ed in tip-top dating shape.
While the movie is fine for the most part, it does also feel like too much is going on. Besides Ed dating, Heidi is trying to win a promotion at work (even though it glaringly obvious that she isn’t going to get it), and Sophie has a talent scout coming to the open mic night where she does stand-up comedy. Oh, and Sophie waitresses. Oh, and Sophie is romantically interested in Ed’s nurse from the hospital, Brad (Edward Ruttle). And on top of all that, we have to deal with the emotional trauma they all have from the death of the family matriarch. It’s a LOT.
Despite all of that, A Season of Promises isn’t terrible. The acting is fine. The script is fine. If you can deal with the whirlwind of problems everyone has, it’s perfectly fine to watch. I just hope Hallmark gets out of the death theme soon.
Rating: At least the sisters could harmonize well while singing sad carols