Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa (2018)
1h 30m | PG-13
Lisa's trip home to Evergreen for the holidays finds her shepherding an effort to save the town's beloved general store, fulfilling the wishes of a Christmas past and finding a romance full of Christmas magic.
Director: Sean McNamara
Studio: Front Street Pictures
Genre: Family, Romance, TV Movie
Video: 720p
Cast
Jill Wagner
as Lisa Palmer
Mark Deklin
as Kevin Miller
Holly Robinson Peete
as Michelle
Barbara Niven
as Carol Shaw
Andrew Francis
as Oliver
Ashley Williams
as Allie Shaw
Reviews
Practically indistinguishable from the original, which I guess is a plus for a made-for-TV sequel. <em>'Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa'</em>, like the 2017 film, is lacking something. There's again nothing particularly negative about it, it's just missing a thing to turn things up a notch to create a fun festive film. The plot change-up is solid, it doesn't improve upon the first's but it's just as OK. Jill Wagner is a step up from Ashley Williams, though the latter was good too. Mark Deklin, however, is a step down from Teddy Sears. I didn't buy into the relationship of Lisa (Wagner) and Kevin (Deklin), I didn't sense enough chemistry - same with the secondary love story, featuring Holly Robinson Peete (Michelle). I do like how they did the continuity, at least on the surface, despite the cast changes. Overall though, like its predessceor, it's too bland.