A Christmas tree grows in Colorado. Hallmark is famous for its many TV projects for family viewing. Not so long ago, the channel released a holiday TV movie 'Brooklyn Christmas tree'. It’s a typical Christmas movie, of which there are thousands. But TV channels do not think to stop, we see more and more similar projects every year, but why? The festive mood encourages us to turn to such projects, and thematic hits are also not endless. Plus, at some point, you want not just to review the classics for the hundredth time, but to turn your eyes to something new, unfamiliar. These films will be very useful.
I don’t know Mark Taylor very much, and to be honest, a couple of his films won’t make me immerse myself in his filmography. Prior to his participation in 'Brooklyn Christmas Tree' he has already starred in similar films, so there is nothing new for him here. And yet the actor, although he plays the role, sometimes looks a little distant. Even the girl who plays his daughter is more convincing. After watching this film, it seems to me that Rochelle Aits ('Mistresses', 'Forgotten', 'Tricks or Life', 'White Chicks') is just made for romantic pictures. Not that the movie or the character was so good, but it looked so organic that it just couldn’t help but flash. In 'Mistresses' her role was more significant and the story itself, when soap was poured, was taken seriously. There was more drama, and here, even when Aits goes into drama, it's pretty easy. Of course, it is a sin to compare such different projects, it is primarily about how convincing the actress is even if the film does not oblige. Peter Bryant is also not familiar to me, but he copes with the role of the father of the main character just fine. And this is with a rather restrained character.
'A Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado' one of those films that will please not everyone. Personally, I almost never want to find fault with such projects, although many of them I do not really like. In this case, we have the most standard Christmas TV movie with a bias in romance. That is how such a project should be evaluated. He doesn’t bother much, but hardly anyone wants to come back. Perhaps even the first and last viewing of the film is more suitable for background familiarization. Slicing salads or something. And not because it is bad, it just fits it and does not require concentration, unlike many other paintings.
6 out of 10