Christmas at Castle Hart (2021)
An Irish(ish) Christmas
Sisters Brooke (Hallstar Lacey Chabert) and Margot make an impromptu trip to Ireland in search of their late father’s birth family, only for Brooke to be mistaken (intentionally) for a famous event planner.
In true “let’s put on a show / save the event” Christmas movie fashion, Brooke is quickly roped into planning the annual Christmas gala at Castle Hart. Coincidentally 😉, the local Earl (title, not name) takes a fancy to her pseudo alter ego. Working closely together to save the gala, they fall for each other, obvs.
But really what I’m more interested in:
The fabulous leather skirt & sweater combo Lacey wears. Mental note to recreate that outfit.
Irish castle porn (every year Hallmark does at least one “big” budget / on-location outside of BC movie, and somehow Lacey seems to score a lot of these) and a gold Rolls. I don’t know if I can adequately explain how beyond the norm this is for Hallmark!
Riding horses through the Irish countryside
Hallmark needs to explore this “12 Pubs of Christmas” idea.. HMU and I’ll write the script!
What Selena Gomez eternal youth elixir is Lacey Chabert drinking?!? Seriously! The woman is >40 and doesn’t look a day over 29! Spill, sista!
Classic Christmas movie tropes:
Tree lighting
Tree lot
Need to save something - a Christmas gala in this case
Leads do some baking - not a euphemism
Christmas ball/gala/fancy party
Misleading/mistaken identity, then he realizes he doesn’t care anyway
You’ll like this if…
You enjoy the standard Hallmark Christmas fare and some on-location feasts for the eyes.
SCORE: 6/10
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Brooke Bennett goes to Ireland for Christmas to search for her Irish roots. While there, she meets charming Aiden Hart, Earl of Glaslough. Mistaken for an elite event planner, she's hired to host his castle's epic Christmas party. Starring Lacey Chabertand Stuart Townsend.
