Had potential, but missed the mark.
Like everyone else said, Sams attempt at an accent was dismal at best.
The casting was just meh...
hallmark is desperately in need of improving their royal movies, to The likes of "A Princess for Christmas," "A Royal Christmas," "A Crown for Christmas". Good casting (not the saaaaaammmmeee old contract players), good NEW locations, Fairly Better costuming...).
As for the rest: *** Hallmark, if you're reading this... PLEASE STOP IT WITH THE ONE-KISS WONDER IN E V E R Y SINGLE MOVIE. *Even in Family movies, showing affection with kisses is a normal, sweet way to express how people feel. The utterly STUPID interrupted kiss before the one final kiss is enough to make me want to change the station when I see it coming. Stop Dumbing things down. Please. Really.... Please. You insult intelligence. It's not like we don't "get" the whole family friendly format, but seriously? Cast members dialog is dumbed-down in sooooo many movies (not this one) you'd think you were watching Men-Child and Women-Child behavior. Enough with the only drinks allowed in the movies: Egg Nog, Hot Cocoa, and Hot Cider. People drink wine and sodas. A hot toddy can be extremely festive!
Review of Royal New Year's Eve
