A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love

TV Movie
2020
TV-G
1h 27m

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Sam Page and Brooke D'Orsay in A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love (2020)

After 15 years, a single father 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.After 15 years, a single father 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.After 15 years, a single father 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.

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6.7/10

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Trivia
Two photographs of the original couple and their family who inspired this story is shown just before the end credits.

Goofs
At the beginning of the movie, Pat and his two sons are standing in the front of fake Boise Airport. You can see deciduous trees with leaves sprayed with snow in the mid of December which is impossible in Idaho. Then in the next scene, there are green bushes in the front of Margie's house. Several minutes later, Pat and his two sons arrive at his mother's house. Again, a lot of beautiful green bushes in the front of house, and several big deciduous trees with leaves sprayed with faux snow around house, too. 15 min in, Pat and Margie stand on the sidewalk in the downtown, and behind Pat, again a lot of green deciduous trees. Around half of movie, plot takes place at Christmas tree lot, and yet again, you can see badly blurred deciduous trees in the background.

Connections
Followed by A Godwink Christmas: Miracle of Love (2021)

Soundtracks
Joy to the World (Instrumental)
(uncredited)

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6/10

A warm new instalment in the Godwink series...

I agree with another reviewer on here. I thought the second was the best thus far, while this was in par with the first. That said, it is a sweet and warm story. I do love the concept of this series; thus, I hope we get a fourth instalment next Christmas. The script was strong as well. The writers could have given more scenes to the two leads, though, to be fair, they only have 80 minutes to tell this story. The relationship between Margie (played by Brooke D'Orsay) and Scott (played by Zahf Paroo) seemed odd. They never once touched on screen, for example; it was hard to believe that they were a couple. It just seemed strange. The acting, overall, was strong. Both Sam Page (as Pat) and D'Orsay had good performances, convincing performances for the most part. The chemistry was good, though, as I alluded to above, the writers could have developed this a bit more. The supporting cast was pretty good too. I thought the grandmother (played by Michele Scarabelli) had a very warm and gentle feel to her performance, which I enjoyed. Finally, the scenery, props and sets were very well polished, quite festive. Overall, this latest edition to the Godwink series specifically, and Hallmark's 2020 Christmas movie lineup more broadly, is a warm and heartfelt welcome. Fans of Hallmark will no doubt enjoy this Christmas movie.