Hallmark Movies-Seasons Of Love

Starring:  Jesse Metcalfe and Autumn Reeser Released:  2015 Summary:  A popular country-western musician reconsiders his career and his upcoming wedding after reconnecting with his childhood love in his rural hometown. Image:  Crown Media Music Lyric Sets the Stage Not only is  Cowboy Rides Away  an awesome song actually played and sung by Jesse Metcalfe, but one line from it sums up the entire movie: Sometimes the cowboy rides away.  Sometimes he rides back home to stay. It's not like we haven't seen this in past Hallmark movies.  The main character is a huge success in his or her respective field, but the small town they couldn't wait to leave ends up being their ultimate source of inspiration.  Home is safe, authentic, and restorative.   Knowing Hallmark's plot formula, you already anticipate Bradley Sutton will never leave Milltown once he rediscovers his roots, but the lyrics from Cowboy Rides Away  alleviates any concerns.        Metcalfe only had 12-13 days of pr

Starring:  Cindy Busby and Christopher Russell Released:  2020 Summary:  A woman swears off dating for a full year, but she quickly learns that her commitment has made her a magnet for men. Image:  Crown Media Is Hallmark Typecasting Christopher Russell? It seems only recently that Christopher Russell has risen to stardom on Hallmark Channel.  Despite being in films like Midnight Masquerade, Merry Matrimony, and Love Unleashed, his popularity skyrocketed after his most recent releases:  The Mistletoe Secret , Nature of Love , and Love in the Forecast . Interestingly, Hallmark's last two movies cast Russell as a nature lover.  In Nature of Love , he's a rugged outdoorsman and tour guide, and in Love in the Forecast , he's a dairy farmer who relies on nature to predict the weather rather than meteorologists.   If you're a fan of Russell's, I'm sure you'll agree it doesn't matter what role he plays as long as we get to see that gorgeous face as often as pos

Starring:  Maggie Lawson and Sam Page Released:  2019 Summary:  A woman is distraught upon learning that her first love is an architect for a development company that threatens her beloved neighborhood and bookstore. Image:  Crown Media, United States LLC  What Is The "Story of Us?" Before watching the movie, I assumed "the story of us" was about how the two leads met.  Though both Jamie Vaughn and Sawyer O'Dell were former sweethearts, "the story of us" is a collection of Valentines True Love Bookstore & Cafe has accumulated through the years from couples who wrote to share how they met and fell in love in the bookstore. I have two issues with this premise:  How did no one discover this honking box of letters until now?  Routine cleaning should have uncovered it long ago.   Do enough people fall in love in bookstores to fill a box with testimonials? Sure, some bookstores offer snacks and beverages, but most people assume a library voice and postu