Merry & Bright
Candy Cane Christmas
Seriously. I could probably write a decent title formula at this point. Seems like a missed opportunity for this movie.
Hallstar and Full House alumna Jodie Sweetin in this story of a candy cane company CEO who needs to work with a management consultant sent in to help turn her family company around. The wild solution? Non-mint candy canes. MBB material he is not.
Walker looks like he should perpetually appear as a WWII soldier. Something about the hair.
Candy canes, candy canes, and more candy canes. They’re in almost every shot.
Filmed in the candy cane capital of Canada: Winnipeg (don’t fact check that).
Wait! Why do I recognize that person?
We already mentioned the Full House thing for Jodie Sweetin.
While Andrew Walker seems to be one of the go-to Hallstar leading men, he also has his own family fare with a story arc on Sabrina the Teenage Witch back in the day.
Side note: does MJH have her own Hallmark filmography? Feels like she’d be a good fit for these movies. Will investigate.]
Sharon Lawrence has a crazy long filmography, but I’m going to highlight her in On Becoming a God in Central Florida - great show about MLM scams. Don’t @ me, Karen.
SCORE: 4/10
Tell me more!
The story begins when Cate (Sweetin), CEO of the Merry & Bright Candy Cane Company, meets Gabe (Walker) during the busy Christmas season. She assumes Gabe is the suitor her well-meaning mother is trying to set her up with when in reality, he works for Empire Corporate Recovery, which has been hired to take a closer look at Merry & Bright's operation and find ways to make the company more profitable. As Cate and Gabe begin to work together, they find ways to elevate the business and find that they have more in common than savvy business sense. Starring: Jodie Sweetin and Andrew Walker.
https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/merry-bright/about-merry-bright
