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TV Tuesday
I don’t think I’ve talked about Hallmark movies in a while but there were two new ones over the weekend that weren’t too bad.
First, on the regular Hallmark Channel, was A Royal Runaway Romance. The premise is that a princess who is about to take over the throne for her mother falls in love with the man painting her portrait. He, of course, is from America and she simply must get there to see if it’s true love. She plans a visit to her uncle who is some sort of diplomat in the states and, because apparently princesses in other countries don’t understand American geography, she believes Chicago is close to Los Angeles and that it will be easy to just pop over without her mother knowing. The uncle conspires with her but won’t let her go alone, of course, so he enlists the head of his security to drive her to Chicago. She can’t fly, naturally, because her mother has locked up her passport in a safe of some sort. And so the road trip in a classic Mustang begins. I’m sure you can figure out where it ends. I mean the beauty of Hallmark movies is that you know from the beginning who is going to end up with whom. The fun is in how you get there. And this one was cute. I’d say it’s worth your time if you’re already a fan of Hallmark movies. If not, well, it’s probably not for you.
Second, on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel, was the start of a new movie series (at least I think it’s going to be a series), Dying for Chocolate: A Curious Caterer Mystery. Movies on this channel are like cozy mysteries come to life. And they’re usually pretty good. I enjoy a good cozy and these have become more interesting to me than many of the romance-themed Hallmark movies. This one happened to star two of my favorites: Nikki Deloach and Andrew Walker. She is a caterer, just getting started in her business, and he is a big-city detective who has only recently moved to the small town (apparently mysteries in big cities aren’t cozy). One of her closest friends is found dead when her car goes off the side of the road and when it starts to become clear that it wasn’t a terrible accident, the sleuthing begins. Walker’s character doesn’t like her interference - typical cozy theme - but she continues anyway and ends up charming him into realizing how much she can help. After all she knows all the people since she’s lived there forever. In the midst of it she’s got an ex-husband and a daughter, some friends who are maybe not such good friends, and a budding catering business that’s getting her into just the right places to do some behind-the-scenes investigating. There is good chemistry between the two main characters but no romance to speak of yet. Usually the romance takes a few books to blossom so the movies typically follow that same path. I enjoyed this one and have no doubt that cozy mystery fans will as well. Definitely check it out.
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