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This film had at the minimum good casting and passable acting. It seems to be largely based on known fact with your expected fictional extrapolation. It's not The Crown or The Queen, but it was fair entertainment for dearth season viewing. If you hated the one about William and Catherine as much as I did, you should give this one a try. It is far, far better.

Christmas films made for the Hallmark channel can get rather tedious. While this one is still somewhat formulaic, there is some mystery that isn't slap you in the face obvious immediately. I enjoyed it and as Hallmark Christmas movies go (I rate them as relative to others of like nature), it's closer to the high end of the scale than the bottom.

I truly enjoyed this film that I saw at TIFF. Apparently a lot of critics were expecting something grittier from Andy Serkis. Jonathan and Diana Cavendish are 100% behind this film and I DO believe that what is shown is true. Perhaps some critics wanted more darkness, but I do believe with these peoples' zest for life, they didn't allow much darkness to cloud their love and triumph.

I believe that Robin, Diana, and Jonathan enjoyed their time together as much as humanly possible. It is a love letter, a tale of triumph over adversity, and most of all it is a wonderful love story. Sometimes there IS more light than darkness. Especially when you have talent like Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy. Both are excellent in their roles, allowing me to completely immerse myself in this uplifting story.