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Ruined another great volume!
So disappointing! I am a huge fan of the books and had hoped this would be made into a film for a long time. This mess doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same jiff. Father Tim is supposed to exist 59 and balding! Major characters are missing like Puny, Miss Sadie Baxter, Uncle Billy and Miss Rose. Instead they throw in new characters that are not needed to hold the plot together. I am sad they did such a poor job of filming a lovely book! Now I know why the author has done no promotion of this pic.
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A piffling too perfect, but that's what Hallmark'south for!
Welcome to Mitford, a town so modest "the country club" is referred to as merely that. At that place's 1 bookstore, one church, one realtor, and endlessly sunny days where the sun still shines even after a dinner date. Welcome to Mitford, a town so small that two women spend their morning gossiping well-nigh why 1 woman arrived unannounced at a man's house and wasn't introduced to the other adult female sitting in his living room. "That's...odd." "That's what I thought!" Welcome to Mitford, a town then small no one has any secrets for long, proving to be the perfect identify for a big-urban center writer to go to when she has writer'south block.
Andie MacDowell leaves Boston for a stay in her uncle'south country house to assistance her write her next children's book. Her next door neighbor is Cameron Mathison, the ridiculously perfect Episcopalian priest with absolutely no flaws. He might be one of the almost perfect Hallmark heroes ever, which is saying something. If you lot're not in the mood for something so corny and unrealistic, yous might want to put this one on hold for a while. He'due south handsome, fit, good with kids, caring with animals, handy effectually the business firm, keeps a clean house, has good fashion sense, endless patience with listening to people's problems, gives gentle advice just at the moment someone needs it, never loses his temper and speaks so soothingly he could put the most agitated person to sleep, talks well-nigh his feelings easily, and rides a motorcycle. Anything else? Oh yeah, his idea of a problem is spilling club soda on his outfit.
If you're at all worried about Cam and Andie's budding romance, you lot should remind yourself that this is a Hallmark moving picture. If you lot're still worried, here's your guarantee: Immediately after the rival love involvement, Ken Tremblett, staggers from the house, sneezing because of his allergy to Andie's cat, Cam smiles and tells Andie and the audience, "I love cats!"
The good news is if you've had a really bad day and want to sentry a moving-picture show where everyone's problems become resolved, y'all can popular this Hallmark romance in and have a wonderful stress-free evening. At my firm, the Hallmark aqueduct is on for three weeks directly in December, and so sometimes, these movies come in handy. You lot'll too get an enormous corporeality of eye candy. Cam is handsome and clean cut, Andie is breathtakingly beautiful, and Andie's ragdoll kitty is so precious.
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It's Own Merit
I had no idea that there was a Mitford book series. I read some of the reviews from people who had read the books and they were not complimentary. However, I enjoyed the movie on it's own stand alone merit. It was a nice piece of cake pretty picture, but had more depth in it than a lot of Hallmark movies. I thought that information technology was good.
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Artistic Dishonesty-At Habitation In Mitford
The screenplay writer took a wonderful volume, used two characters, Father Tim and Cynthia, eliminated the other characters. The book's plot was rewritten as a romantic Television receiver picture show. Information technology would have been much easier to stick to the original Jan Karon story line. The lead characters were too young to play the characters. Hope that others volition mutter to Hallmark Channel
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pretty adept for a Hallmark romance
I haven't read the book to compare it to, merely the story arc was standard with some interesting characters and a beautiful setting. I expected a little more from a movie fabricated in 2017, but I tin can't grasp exactly what was missing, though.
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Weak as pond h2o
How could Hallmark miss the mark of this wonderful, redemptive story so desperately???!!! Why are yous trying to be similar every other shallow love story? The story is so much more. The volume(s) is near an aging circa sixty yr, balding, butterball Episcopal priest and a 50-something wife finding each other and healing and redemption multiplied. The volume'due south story stands on it'due south ain and doesn't demand tampering in the slightest. You left out some of the well-nigh beloved characters. No wonder Jan Karon was so hesitant to release the rights. I'm certain her worst fears were realized. Please don't make a sequel.
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Incorrect Title
The movie itself was proficient, better than a lot of the Hallmark movies because of the actors and the storyline. There was i big problem though! Why did they telephone call it At Home in Mitford? They could have titled information technology anything else and called the characters different names and information technology would take but been a skillful Hallmark flick. It was cipher like the Jan Karon books, which I loved, and which anybody else pointed out. I can't believe anyone signed off on that representing her work.
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Classic Andie in a small town
There is something relaxing about watching Andie Macdowell in quaint modest towns. Here she is a author who comes to a pocket-sized town and next door to a Episcopalian priest Cameron Mathison. In that location is a smal triangle with a realtor and non much drama.
The merely unique thing near this movie is information technology shows the romance of a religious man just otherwise information technology's pretty standard fare.
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Don't believe the bad reviews! Those who read the books are harsh!
Let me start by saying I dear everything Cameron Mathison!!! He is and so genuine and likable it is hard not to relish his movies! Yet, I felt Andie MacDowell was a bit pompous and strict in this moving picture. No surprise since she seems to play that character in many of her films. She looked a lot older compared to Mathison, which she is. Even so, Mathison lit upward this movie with his charm. No, I take not read the books but I will now. Mayhap it is improve that I watched this first vs. reading the book. Cynicism would have taken over if I had.
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Don't bother...
Call back to good Hallmark movies? This is not one of them! Finally watched information technology on YouTube. Please don't employ that screenwriter, casting manager, etc. again, if you intend to brand sequels. I am on January Karon'south FB page and never knew this flick was going to be made. She must have given up all rights to casting. I would accept donated coin to a kickstarter account to make the movie the style she wanted. I envisioned Young man Bridges as Father Tim, and Emma Thompson every bit Cynthia (American accent). If anyone in the entertainment concern read AARP Magazine, they would know that many of usa desire movies with mature actors. Sheesh. Not Cameron Matheson as Begetter Tim. Not even close. What a shame.
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Didn't become past character introductions
Did the screenwriter read the books? Characters are also young for this to make sense. Why have such a sweetness book and insert ageism into your bandage choices? What a shame.
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Mitford disappointment
It is true that as an adaptation of the wonderful volume series that calling 'At Home in Mitford' severely wanting is a big understatement. The series is and then loosely adapted to the point of being unrecognisable, other than the moving-picture show'due south title and the character names. That'south where any sort of fidelity ends. Am notwithstanding always somebody who sees a picture show or television adaptation on their own merits, there are plenty out there that are non practiced adaptations but good and even vivid on their own.
'At Dwelling in Mitford' is non 1 of those film adaptations that work well every bit a standalone, and non simply are the details of the serial lost in translation but also the spirit of it (even if it wasn't 100 percent true-blue it would have been a petty nice to have glimpses of the series' spirit). Basically it is the standard Hallmark formula but with nothing new and with very piddling to it on an emotional level. Really wanted to like it as Cameron Mathison is always watchable, though had real doubts about his casting this time, only it just didn't work at all.
Not completely irredeemable by all means. It looks nice, with the picturesque scenery being shot in a not-overblown or static way.
That is pretty much it for the practiced things regrettably. The interim is really non good, non even Mathison works. He does attempt but he comes over as banal here and fifty-fifty those who accept not read the volume series will have the feeling that he is too young for the role, especially if enlightened of what his type of character are like. Andie MacDowell fares worse, she comes over as too pompous and besides looks bored. Everybody else can't exercise anything with such under-baked characters.
Grapheme writing is barely existent, with what were quite circuitous characters earlier existence reduced to typical Hallmark cliches and tired ones at that. The chemistry between Mathison and MacDowell isn't at that place and very lilliputian is washed with the relationship. The management is rather pedestrian every bit is the pacing, especially in the draggy and too slight centre human action. The music could have been used less and been more subtle.
Didn't care for the script, which here came over as corny and clinical besides as too verbose. The story never comes to life and on an emotional level is bland, the quaintness and charm completely gone. Any light-hearted-ness one gets a lot from Hallmark is besides gone in a picture that takes its discipline too seriously while also keeping the story and characters firmly on the surface and never skin deep. The story can be very thin and is very predictable throughout, and everything with Mathison's grapheme is handled in besides relaxed a fashion.
Overall, very poor as an accommodation and every bit a Hallmark motion picture. Of the 2017 Summertime Nights films (which it doesn't even feel anything like), this is the worst by quite some way. 2/10.
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A travesty
Did Jan Karon concur to this? The story has been watered down and fluffed. I don't get information technology. The actors are all wrong, and the dialogue is silly. This is total Hallmark and not at all Karon. How did this happen? These excellent books deserve so much better screen writing and acting. This is so disappointing.
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Totally no At Home in Mitford
This would be an ok film, if you lot take never read the At Home in Mitford serial of books past January Karon. The moving-picture show falsely gives the main grapheme to a book writer who comes to Mitford. She appears much subsequently than the beginning of the books. The principal character is a quirky 60 year old Episcopalian priest, not a 40 something priest! Many of the original stories of the supporting characters are totally discounted, thus non the aforementioned volume at all. Never been and then disappointed to watch a picture show that while had the title right did not follow the books at all. Thus the 1 star rating.
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Shame on you lot!
I typically savour the Authentication moving picture, only I cannot in proficient conscience support a motion-picture show that butchers a book so terribly! Their promotions on this alone make me ill! What is wrong with the man in his 60s and balding finding love with a woman in her tardily 50s? What'south wrong with regular looking people falling in love. The charm of these books cannot possibly exist captured in a movie that completely dismisses the purpose of the chief characters.
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Not the real Mitford
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I agree with jemoore! If you had never read the books, it's a dainty picture with a sweet story. But since I've read & reread the serial several times over the years, this did not draw Jan Karon's true vision. The homes of the primary iii characters were very wrong, equally was the church & the actors for those roles, even the animals were wrong. Light-headed as it sounds, I made a list of everything that was off from the books. I enjoyed it, merely not for the spirit of the books, just as another decent Hallmark flick.
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Did the screen writers even try reading the book first?
The volume was wonderful, full of quirky characters including Father Tim and Cynthia. I saw zippo of the book's characters in the movie, that I could even remotely place the way Jan Karon magically painted them in her book.
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I love Hallmake movies simply not and so much this one....
The volume source for this story is awesome providing so much to work and the movie showcases a beautiful canis familiaris and cat to add together adorableness but this movie was a chip irritating in its shallowness and didn't accept full reward of its assets including the talented cast.
Information technology did even so improve equally the flick progress (and the relationship developed)
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No wonder writer didn't want books to go films
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No wonder Jan Karon did non want her books to be fabricated into movies. She didn't want any tampering with the existing characters and especially not the additions of new ones. What she was concerned about has come truthful. The beloved stories and characters have been distorted when set to film.
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Wish I hadn't wasted the time
If I could speak to Hallmark, I would inquire that they change the name of this picture. Otherwise, they should put a disclaimer on the opening credits - do not watch this movie if you are a fan of the Jan Karon books. I can't brainstorm to understand why they had to change the ages and characterizations of the main characters, the setting, the backstory for Dooley, Olivia Davenport, Marge Owen's, Happy Endings Bookstore, etc. etc. etc. I just cannot understand why y'all'd purchase the rights to a book and then rip it apart for the screen. This deserved a better handling.
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horribly disappointed
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I love the book series by January Karon, I love Andie McDowell, but this pic is a travesty! Cipher is true to the story. Characters are either all incorrect or missing birthday. It would accept been ameliorate to not effort this story at all rather than hack information technology up like it is. Father Tim is the main character in the books, it seems they have made Andie McDowells grapheme Cynthia Coppersmith the heroine. Father Tim is turning 60 in the beginning of the Mitford series, thinning and receding pilus and somewhat overweight and diabetic. I've been hoping someone would see the merits of the wonderful books, but this is worse than nil!
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At Dwelling in Mitford
I beloved Hallmark. I like the uplifting boy meets girl, live happily ever after stories. But the complexity and spirituality of the Mitford books was totally lost in this motion picture. Hallmark missed the opportunity to develop this into a great series.
Fr. Tim was totally miscast. Cameron Mathison is a great romantic lead, simply this was non the role for him. In the books, his graphic symbol demonstrates the wonder and glory of finding love tardily in life. He is a butterball, bespectacled, balding diabetic. His diabetes and depression are an integral function of the novels.
In addition to depression and diabetes, alcoholism, Alzheimer's and mental illness are dealt with in informative and empathetic manner.
Please don't do this to the residual of the Mitford novels.
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I Loved This Moving-picture show
I have read the Mitford series, and recollect Hallmark got the major points of this story correct. I think Hallmark did a great of making a dainty adaption of Jan Karon's volume. Ig you are volume purist this moving-picture show was a thwarting. Whoever would have made this movie, would take had angry fans. The filmmakers do not accept the abilities to get into each fan'south caput. This book and picture are to different beings and not the same. I feel the film did a swell job with the spirit of mitford. Congratulations for a job well washed.
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