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“A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love” aired on November 22, 2020 on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel.  It starred Brooke D’Orsay and Sam Page.  It was directed by Heather Hawthorn Doyle with a screenplay by John Tinker and Jamie Pachino. Pachino was also a writer for the 2nd Godwink movie as well as this year’s “Holly & Ivy.”  This is Doyle’s first time running a Hallmark film.  It was filmed in Abbotsford in British Columbia, which is a popular Hallmark shooting location.  In fact, I *think* the shop used for C&Co in this movie was the same shop used in Wedding Every Weekend.

In a nutshell

While the movie was fine for the most part, I fell asleep no less than 3 times with only 20 minutes to go in the movie and kept having to rewind it.  I just was not invested enough in this story to stay awake!

Plot of “A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love”

After 15 years, Pat moves home from Hawaii with his two sons and through a series of coincidences, or Godwinks, ends up stuck in traffic next to his high school sweetheart, Margie at Christmas.

Actors

I’ve always like Brooke D’Orsay.  Sam Page I’m a bit iffy on.  Sometimes I like him, sometimes I don’t.  I found that I liked him a lot in this one compared to other movies he’s done.  The actor I really liked in this movie was Michele Scarabelli, who played Pat’s mom.  I thought she was great.

Chemistry

I’m not sure how much chemistry I felt from Page and D’Orsay together, although I definitely felt more chemistry between them than I did between D’Orsay and Zahf Paroo, who played Scott, her initial boyfriend and co-worker.  I enjoyed him much more in A Timeless Christmas (he played the museum’s butler).

Tropes

We had quite a few.  Two front porches, single dad, kids, high school sweethearts, a character returning to his hometown, cookie baking, hot cocoa, tree shopping, making snowmen (real snow!), snowball fight, decorating the tree, and of course, a Christmas market/festival.

Bingo Card Score for “A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love”

Only six spots covered and no chance for a bingo this time around.  Feel free to download my free bingo cards and play along!

Did I Hear/See That Right?

He sold a company and can’t take a break for the holidays?  How low was the sale price?  I don’t understand how it was so urgent that he get a job right away.  If Pat lived in Hawaii for 17 years AND was able to build a successful adventure company as a result, why was there such urgency to get a new job?  Did he make so little profit on the sale?

Feelgoods

Nothing that stood out, except the vintage car was gorgeous.  My son makes fun of me whenever I comment about how pretty a car is – he claims I’m faking a love of cars.  But while I may not know the details behind what makes a car great, I know when a car’s lines speak to me.

Re-watchability

Not likely.  Of the three Godwink movies, the only one I really liked was the first one with Paul Campbell and Kimberly Sustad.

The Ranking

“A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love” is in the lower half of this year’s movies.

1. One Royal Holiday (air date: Oct 31) – 722 pts – weighted score: 121.8 (85.5%)
2. On the 12th Date of Christmas (air date: Nov 1) – 707 pts – weighted score: 119.2 (83.6%)
3. The Christmas House (air date: Nov 22) – 710 pts – weighted score: 118.6 (83.2%)
4. Sweet Autumn (air date: Oct 17) – 693 pts – weighted score: 118.5 (83.1%)
5. A Timeless Christmas (air date: Nov 14) – 700 pts – weighted score: 117.7 (82.6%)
6. Deliver by Christmas (air date: Oct 25) – 697 pts – weighted score: 117.4 (82.4%)
7. Christmas With the Darlings (air date: Nov 8) – 691 pts – weighted score: 117.2 (82.2%)
8. Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater (air date: Nov 7) – 681 pts – weighted score: 115.8 (81.2%)
9. The Christmas Bow (air date: Nov 8) – 676 pts – weighted score: 113.2 (79.4%)
10. Cranberry Christmas (air date: Oct 31) – 650 pts – weighted score: 112.1 (78.6%)
11. The Angel Tree (air date: Nov 21) – 670 pts – weighted score: 110.9 (77.8%)
12. Matching Hearts (air date: Feb 8) – 640 pts – weighted score: 109.0 (76.5%)
13. Winter in Vail (air date: Jan 4) – 623 pts – weighted score: 108.8 (76.4%)
14. Wedding Every Weekend (air date: Aug 15) – 639 pts – weighted score: 108.3 (76.0%)
15. Love in Store (air date: Feb 22) – 637 pts – weighted score: 108.2 (75.9%)
16. Christmas in Vienna (air date: Nov 14) – 636 pts – weighted score: 107.0 (75.1%)
17. A Nashville Christmas Carol (air date: Nov 21) – 634 pts – weighted score: 107.0 (75.1%)
18. Love on Harbor Island (air date: Aug 8) – 634 pts – weighted score: 106.9 (75.0%)
19. Holly & Ivy (air date: Oct 31) – 615 pts – weighted score: 106.8 (74.9%)
20. The Secret Ingredient (air date: Feb 15) – 617 pts – weighted score: 105.2 (73.8%)
21. The Christmas Doctor (air date: Nov 15) – 605 pts (weighted score: 104.8 (73.5%)
22. Country at Heart (air date: Oct 3) – 611 pts – weighted score: 104.1 (73.1%)
23. You’re Bacon Me Crazy (air date: Apr 4) – 591 pts – weighted score: 104.0 (72.9%)
24. My Best Friend’s Bouquet (air date: Oct 10) – 599 pts – weighted score: 103.4 (72.5%)
25. The Christmas Ring (air date: Nov 7) – 609 pts – weighted score: 103.3 (72.5%)
26. Fashionably Yours (air date: Apr 11) – 594 pts – weighted score: 102.6 (72.0%)
27. Follow Your Heart (air date: Oct 4) – 585 pts – weighted score: 101.6 (71.3%)
28. Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love (air date: Nov 22) – 587 pts – weighted score: 100.9 (70.8%)
29. Christmas Tree Lane (air date: Oct 24) – 574 pts – weighted score: 100.3 (70.4%)
30. A Valentine’s Match (air date: Feb 1) – 562 pts – weighted score: 99.8 (70.0%)
31. Love On Iceland (air date: Jan 18) – 563 pts – weighted score: 99.4 (69.7%)
32. Hearts of Winter (air date: Jan 25) – 561 pts – weighted score: 98.2 (68.9%)
33. Jingle Bell Bride (air date: Oct 24) – 558 pts – weighted score: 97.9 (68.7%)
34. Just My Type (air date: Mar 28) – 565 pts – weighted score: 95.4 (66.9%)
35. Meet Me At Christmas (air date: Nov 15) 532 pts – weighted score: 91.1 (63.9%)
36. Bad Date Chronicles (air date: Feb 28) – 520 pts – weighted score: 91.0 (63.9%)
37. Love in Winterland (air date: Jan 11) – 508 pts – weighted score: 90.7 (63.6%)
38. Nature of Love (air date: Apr 18) – 520 pts – weighted score: 90.3 (63.3%)
39. Chateau Christmas (air date: Oct 25) – 502 pts – weighted score: 87.3 (61.3%)
40. Amazing Winter Romance (air date: Jan 20) – 487 pts – weighted score: 85.6 (60.1%)
41. Love Under the Olive Tree (air date: June 20) – 473 pts – weighted score: 85.0 (59.6%)
42. In the Key of Love (air date: Mar 14) – 470 pts – weighted score: 82.5 (57.9%)
43. Love in the Forecast (air date: Jun 13) – 440 pts – weighted score: 72.5 (50.8%)
44. Midway to Love (air date: June 26) – 410 pts – weighted score: 69.0 (48.4%)
45. Falling at Look Lodge (air date: Sept 26) – 350 pts – weighted score: 64.0 (44.9%)
46. Romance in the Air (air date: Aug 1) – 367 pts – weighted score: 63.2 (44.3%)
47. Follow Me to Daisy Hills (air date: Sept 19) – 337 pts – weighted score: 62.8 (44.1%)
48. How to Train Your Husband (air date: May 16) – 350 pts – weighted score: 62.5 (43.9%)

To see where this movie lands in my overall rankings of Hallmark movies, visit my Hallmark Movie Rankings page!

In any event, what did you think of “A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love”?  Comment below and let me know!