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Countdown to Christmas 2021

Nantucket Noel

“Nantucket Noel,” starring Sarah Power and Trevor Donovan, premiered on November 19 during 2021’s Countdown to Christmas on Hallmark Channel. Based on the book Let It Snow (affiliate link) by Nancy Thayer, the script was done by Erin Rodman and Alex Wright. Kirsten Hansen directed. The movie was filmed in Gibsons, standing in for Nantucket. Gibsons was also the location used for this year’s Christmas Sail as well as 2019’s All Summer Long.

This movie poster has a mild touch of Christmas spirit with the wreath on the lighthouse, but is still pretty standard. And it’s another red coat, green scarf situation.

Music: The only song I took note of was the use of Here’s to Christmas (affiliate link) by Andy Powell.

In a nutshell

This movie was a pretty bland, run of the mill Hallmark movie. It wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t great either. It suffered from mediocrity.

The Plot of “Nantucket Noel”

During the Seaside Noel celebrations Christina learns of a developer who is planning to tear down the wharf that is home to her toy store. Tensions rise as she falls for the developer’s son, Andy.

Actors & Chemistry

People will recognize Sarah Power from her roles in the Good Witch series, or on “Killjoys.” I, however, recognized her from a couple episodes of “Schitt’s Creek.” I really liked her a lot in this movie. Her character was stubborn about being told she had to move her store due to development, but was never strident or unlikeable. Trevor Donovan was able to play Andy the evil land developer without ever truly being the bad guy. Payton Lepinski reappears on Hallmark as Andy’s daughter Wink, her last appearance being in 2019’s Holiday Hearts.

I liked these three actors together. Power and Donovan were good together even if I never felt any romantic chemistry between them. I thought Lepinski was great, in particular. Let’s be honest – not every child actor in these movies is good, but she was.

Tropes

Andy is an evil land developer. Cute kid. We got a trip and fall meet cute – we’ve not had one of those in a long time. CGI snow.

Andy and Christina took Wink tree shopping and then decorated it together. Later we had caroling and a gingerbread house build. Very soon after there was cookie decorating as well. We had a kiss with 30 more minutes to go in the movie!

Did I Hear/See That Right?

Now, I’m no land developer, but I do believe that there was no need for the shops on the wharf to move out before the holidays because a company can’t just buy property for revitalization and then immediately get started on their plans. They have to do impact studies, get permits, get bids from contractors, go through the approvals process and THEN get started. That doesn’t happen in a couple of weeks.

How on earth does a notary public make enough money to have an actual shop? I’ve been a notary for over 15 years. Even when I worked at a law firm in the trusts & estates department I only notarized a set of documents once a week. The once I left the law firm and went to another company, I notarized maybe once a month. I’ve been with my current company for 4 years and I’ve notarized maybe a dozen documents. There’s no way a notary can have his or her own shop.

Feelgoods

I didn’t really have any moments in the movie that stood out to me.

Re-watchability of “Nantucket Noel”

Nope, I probably won’t rewatch this one.

The Ranking

The subsequent score for “Nantucket Noel” and its mediocrity landed it in the bottom half for the year. They can’t all be winners.

The Santa Stakeout (air date: Oct 24) – 730 pts – weighted score: 122.3 (85.8%)
A Christmas Family Tree (air date: Nov 14) – 730 pts – weighted score: 121.9 (85.5%)
You, Me and The Christmas Trees (air date: Oct 22) – 716 pts – weighted score: 121.3 (85.1%)
Crashing Through The Snow (air date: July 10) – 705 pts – weighted score: 118.1 (82.8%)
One December Night (air date: Nov 13) – 695 pts – weighted score: 116.3 (81.6%)
A Mrs. Miracle Christmas (air date: Nov 6) – 688 pts – weighted score: 116.2 (81.5%)
Boyfriends of Christmas Past (air date: Oct 23) – 673 pts – weighted score: 116.1 (81.5%)
Next Stop, Christmas (air date: Nov 6) – 682 pts – weighted score: 114.7 (80.5%)
It Was Always You (air date: Feb 27) – 668 pts – weighted score: 114.2 (80.1%)
The Christmas Promise (air date: Oct 30) – 675 pts – weighted score: 114.1 (80.0%)
Gingerbread Miracle (air date: Nov 5) – 671 pts – weighted score: 114.0 (80.0%)
Christmas In My Heart (air date: Oct 23) – 675 pts – weighted score: 113.9 (79.9%)
A Kiss Before Christmas (air date: Nov 21) – 671 pts – weighted score: 111.9 (78.5%)
Open at Christmas (air date: Nov 12) – 658 pts – weighted score: 111.6 (78.3%)
You Had Me At Aloha (air date: June 5) – 675 pts – weighted score: 111.4 (78.1%)
Five More Minutes (air date: Nov 21) – 645 pts – weighted score: 110.8 (77.7%)
Sweet Carolina (air date: May 15) – 648 pts – weighted score: 110.1 (77.2%)
Taking a Shot at Love (air date: Jan 2) – 641 pts – weighted score: 108.9 (76.4%)
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (air date: Mar 27) – 636 pts – weighted score: 108.5 (76.1%)
Right in Front of Me (air date: Apr 18) – 637 pts – weighted score: 108.0 (75.8%)
As Luck Would Have It (air date: Apr 10) – 638 pts – weighted score: 107.7 (75.5%)
Her Pen Pal (air date: June 19) – 636 pts – weighted score: 107.1 (75.1%)
The Baker’s Son (air date: June 13) – 637 pts – weighted score: 106.3 (74.6%)
South Beach Love (air date: Oct 9) – 615 pts – weighted score: 105.8 (74.2%)
Love Strikes Twice (air date: Oct 2) – 608 pts – weighted score: 105.2 (73.8%)
A Holiday in Harlem (air date: Nov 7) – 628 pts – weighted score: 105.1 (73.7%)
Christmas Sail (air date: Oct 31) – 606 pts – weighted score: 105.1 (73.7%)
Christmas in Harmony (air date: Oct 29) – 605 pts – weighted score: 104.8 (73.5%)
A Christmas Treasure (air date: Nov 7) – 625 pts – weighted score: 104.6 (73.4%)
A Winter Getaway (air date: Jan 23) – 620 pts – weighted score: 104.4 (73.3%)
Coyote Creek Christmas (air date: Oct 30) – 614 pts – weighted score: 104.3 (73.2%)
Love, For Real (air date: July 31) – 607 pts – weighted score: 103.6 (72.7%)
Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone (air date: Oct 1) – 595 pts – weighted score: 103.0 (72.2%)
Mix Up in the Mediterranean (air date: Feb 20) – 590 pts – weighted score: 102.5 (71.9%)
Advice to Love By (air date: Oct 16) – 599 pts – weighted score: 102.2 (71.7)
Two For The Win (air date: Jan 16) – 603 pts – weighted score: 101.8 (71.4%)
Taking the Reins (air date: Sept 28) – 574 pts – weighted score: 101.2 (71.0%)
Raise a Glass to Love (air date: Sept 18) – 590 pts – weighted score: 100.7 (70.7%)
Nantucket Noel (air date: Nov 18) – 585 pts – weighted score: 100.3 (70.4%)
Chasing Waterfalls (air date: Mar 20) – 570 pts – weighted score: 100.3 (70.4%)
Roadhouse Romance (air date: Sept 11) – 571 pts – weighted score: 100.2 (70.3%)
Sweet Pecan Summer (air date: ) – 576 pts – weighted score: 97.3 (68.3%)
Sand Dollar Cove (air date: June 26) – 557 pts – weighted score: 96.8 (67.9%)
Hearts Down Under (air date: Apr 24) – 547 pts – weighted score: 95.2 (66.8%)
Fit for a Prince (air date: Mar 6) – 546 pts – weighted score: 94.6 (66.4%)
A New Year’s Resolution (air date: Jan 9) – 516 pts – weighted score: 90.5 (63.5%)
Finding Love in Mountain View (air date: ) – 504 pts – weighted score: 89.5 (62.8%)
A Little Daytime Drama (air date: Aug 21) – 511 pts – weighted score: 87.7 (61.5%)
Baby, It’s Cold Inside (air date: May 8) – 495 pts – weighted score: 85.6 (60.0%)
Playing Cupid (air date: Feb 13) – 466 pts – weighted score: 82.6 (58.0%)
Beverly Hills Wedding (air date: Feb 6) – 431 pts – weighted score: 80.6 (56.5%)
Journey of my Heart (air date: ) – 450 pts – weighted score: 76.0 (53.3%)
Snowkissed (air date: Jan 31) – 402 pts – weighted score: 76.0 (53.3%)