Añade un argumento en tu idiomaClare visits her Aunt Bridget in England for the holidays and meets Liam, a handsome historian who is determined to promote Aunt Bridget's manor as a historical landmark.Clare visits her Aunt Bridget in England for the holidays and meets Liam, a handsome historian who is determined to promote Aunt Bridget's manor as a historical landmark.Clare visits her Aunt Bridget in England for the holidays and meets Liam, a handsome historian who is determined to promote Aunt Bridget's manor as a historical landmark.
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If you like a film with a dance theme, particularly, Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker', you'll be charmed by this festive romantic Anglo/American drama.
Normally this genre is invariably made in the USA/Canada but this one is mainly set in England with some scenes set in a dance studio in Boston, Mass - the unfamiliar setting for this story adding further to its charm.
I found the story, characters and dialogue intriguing ie not clichéd or run-of-the-mill - and The Ball itself is a visual/audio delight.
A bigger budget (to give the story premise more credence ie Aunt Bridget's house is being assessed for National Trust status as the Ball is taking place) and perhaps better casting of the leads may have given this a superior finish, but it is what it is; and given the Christmas Romance genre attracts a lot of mediocrity this feature is certainly not in that category.
Which is why I score it a 7. The dance scenes really pull this one up above average fare.
The performances are perfectly fine, but Caroline Langrishe as Aunt Bridget is delightful, and of course being a former ballerina she is a dream on the dancefloor as are the other three leads.
If you love the 'Waltz of the Flowers' from the The Nutcracker it's a MUST SEE!
Normally this genre is invariably made in the USA/Canada but this one is mainly set in England with some scenes set in a dance studio in Boston, Mass - the unfamiliar setting for this story adding further to its charm.
I found the story, characters and dialogue intriguing ie not clichéd or run-of-the-mill - and The Ball itself is a visual/audio delight.
A bigger budget (to give the story premise more credence ie Aunt Bridget's house is being assessed for National Trust status as the Ball is taking place) and perhaps better casting of the leads may have given this a superior finish, but it is what it is; and given the Christmas Romance genre attracts a lot of mediocrity this feature is certainly not in that category.
Which is why I score it a 7. The dance scenes really pull this one up above average fare.
The performances are perfectly fine, but Caroline Langrishe as Aunt Bridget is delightful, and of course being a former ballerina she is a dream on the dancefloor as are the other three leads.
If you love the 'Waltz of the Flowers' from the The Nutcracker it's a MUST SEE!
It's the usual Christmas fee and the characters are as likeable as can be. It's not a great performance by any of the actors and if you watched hoping for a bit of a British flavour to these films then you'll be very disappointed - from the stock cottage of London bearing no resemblance to current London, the house at the heart of the plot clearly being American - and new and not pre-Georgian and all references to the "preservation committee" instead of asking it to be listed by English Heritage makes it about as English as 4th July.
For Regency and Victorian era fans, it might be fun to see two dances performed from that era, the Quadrille, and the Waltz done with some extra pizazz.
The bones of the story are pure formula. Claire lost her job as a ballerina and flees "home" to recoup before returning to seek a new spot somewhere else. Aunt Bridget is retiring. Together with Liam they work on a Christmas Eve ball to impress a committee to save the house. Liam and Claire spend a lot of time together. In this case, much of that is rehearsing the dance performances. The conflict is exactly what this situation requires. The outcome is exactly what you'd expect.
There are no great highs or lows or surprises in the story. Even the tension doesn't appear until late. The only thing that sets this movie apart at all is the historical angle.
I wish I could say there was great chemistry, but Nick Hendrix as Liam was too much the stoic English professor.
The bones of the story are pure formula. Claire lost her job as a ballerina and flees "home" to recoup before returning to seek a new spot somewhere else. Aunt Bridget is retiring. Together with Liam they work on a Christmas Eve ball to impress a committee to save the house. Liam and Claire spend a lot of time together. In this case, much of that is rehearsing the dance performances. The conflict is exactly what this situation requires. The outcome is exactly what you'd expect.
There are no great highs or lows or surprises in the story. Even the tension doesn't appear until late. The only thing that sets this movie apart at all is the historical angle.
I wish I could say there was great chemistry, but Nick Hendrix as Liam was too much the stoic English professor.
Predictable Hallmark style Christmas romp but no chemistry between Deirdre Mullins and Nick Hendrix, he's a charisma vacuum, she's great. Nice to see Richard Lintern getting off with the still foxy Caroline Langrishe.
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I waited until the plot required that she got him out of his clothes, and he wasn't bad to ogle, but I just couldn't finish this film. Not the performance we've come to expect from Nick Hendrix from 'Midsomer Murders'.
The acting overall was very exaggerated and the whole setup was very twee. That Yankee interpretation of us Limeys, so obviously an American film made in Britain, because they all think that we are bumbling posh blokes that wear suits all of the time or precious old ladies.
Unscored as unfinished.
I waited until the plot required that she got him out of his clothes, and he wasn't bad to ogle, but I just couldn't finish this film. Not the performance we've come to expect from Nick Hendrix from 'Midsomer Murders'.
The acting overall was very exaggerated and the whole setup was very twee. That Yankee interpretation of us Limeys, so obviously an American film made in Britain, because they all think that we are bumbling posh blokes that wear suits all of the time or precious old ladies.
Unscored as unfinished.
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- CuriosidadesFour of the actors in this film have been on in Midsomer Murders but only Nick and Caroline have appeared in the same episode. The Curse Of The Ninth s19e6
- PifiasThe electrical sockets are not correct for England.
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Aunt Bridget: [to a furrowed brow Liam] Drink your tea. Everything's better... with tea.
- ConexionesReferences Terminator (1984)
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By what name was The Christmas Ball (2020) officially released in Canada in English?
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