Movie Review: Let It Snow (2013)

Last fall, I began to binge watch Hallmark movies that were available to watch for free with ads. I had multiple movies to pick from including some of Hallmark’s famous Christmas romances. For the most part I remember watching most of them, but the one I remember liking was Let It Snow. It has been a while since I watched it, so I decided to watch it again.

Now that it’s Christmas time again, I wanted to include a review for the movie for this year’s Blogmas posts.

The plot summary of the movie from Hallmark is…

When Falcon Resorts acquires family-owned Snow Valley Lodge from retiring owners Karla (Gabrielle Rose) and Paul (Dan Willmott), driven executive Stephanie Beck (Candace Cameron Bure) must spend the week before Christmas in Maine preparing a proposal on the property’s renovations. Determined to impress Falcon’s president, her detached father Ted (Alan Thicke), Stephanie reluctantly departs her warm Arizona home to immerse herself in the lodge’s property and decide how to change it to fit the hip, young Falcon brand. While preparing to rebuild the Snow Valley Lodge from the ground up, Stephanie butts heads with her property guide, Brady Lewis (Jesse Hutch), Karla and Paul’s son, who has decided to leave his family’s business over creative differences with his dad.

A self-defined Grinch, Stephanie begins her stay at Snow Valley Lodge immune to Christmas sentiment. But as the lodge’s festive traditions provide the Christmas Stephanie never had growing up with her distant father, Stephanie finds herself enjoying every minute. To complicate her professional duties even further, the combative feelings she felt toward Brady turn into romantic ones. With Stephanie’s newfound Christmas spirit and unexpected holiday romance, she begins to question Falcon’s overhaul. As her Christmas Eve deadline approaches, she’s faced with a decision: should she transform the lodge into a new winter hot spot or embrace tradition and let it snow?
Starring Candace Cameron Bure, Jesse Hutch, and Alan Thicke.

Like I already mentioned, I remember liking this movie. The movie starts in Arizona, which, at the time, I thought was really different from other Hallmark movies at that time. (I’m from Arizona and I watched it for the first time in, I think, 2013) That point stood out to me. I also liked the rest of the story was heartwarming and super sweet.

When I rewatch it last year, I still like the movie. I’m no longer focused on the fact it starts in Arizona, but I still think it is heartwarming and super sweet. The characters are likable and I think the story is cute. The acting is pretty good and the story’s pacing is really good. I especially love how it ends.

Even though this movie is over ten years old, I recommend it. It’s a heartwarming Christmas story, but it also deals with characters growing into who they need to be to confront pain from the past. I especially liked Stephanie’s growth. (I can also relate to Stephanie as well) It didn’t seem to age like other Hallmark Christmas movies, which is why I recommend it.

That’s all for now! Thank you for reading!

Featured Image is from Hallmark’s Official Website for the movie here. The image was edited by me.