For every great Hallmark movie, we usually get two or three clunkers to throw us off the scent. These four janky movies are the reason people still question Hallmark’s movie making machine. Sometimes bad movies are fun to watch and poke fun at. But sometimes they suck two hours from your life that you will never get back. I present to you, the worst four Hallmark movies of 2024.
#4 Worst Movie: Deck The Walls
If Homegoods and Nutella had a baby with Hallmark scrubbing into the operating room to deliver it, the result would be Deck The Walls. This meh movie centers around a home renovation for charity with a live reveal on Christmas Eve. Sorry guys, Santa Tell Me has questions about stealing their live reveal storyline.
I was pondering my decision to watch every 2024 Hallmark Countdown to Christmas movie from the opening scene of this stinker. And the crazy thing, is that I had this movie was one of my most anticipated of the year. Dang, I was wrong.
#3 Worst Movie: Christmas with the Singhs
This film uses the joining of two families over Christmas to rerun the Meet the Parents theme, while showcasing Indian celebrations of the holiday.
Ultimately dry and lifeless, this effort is not worth your time. I felt uncomfortable for our leads for having such annoying families who spoke in long, robotic and way-too-complete complete sentences.
#2 Worst Movie: The Christmas Quest
At least Stefanie (Lacey Chabert) and Chase (Kristoffer Polaha) got a free trip to Iceland, right?
How can I say this in the most kind way possible? Well . . . I had no idea of most of the things people in this movie were saying. The Icelandic traditions, history and language obviously deserve proud representation, but the words were so jumbled that I really could not follow this movie. I did try reading the subtitles. No luck. Icelandic words are hard.
#1 Worst Movie: Leah’s Perfect Gift
I don’t know what they have to smile about.
This is the absolute worst of the year. Leah’s Perfect Gift was also her nightmare. This movie made me uncomfortable in a way that few made-for-TV movies can. The storyline was borderline abusive to our dear Leah who took unrelenting verbal blows and slights from her prospective mother-in-law. Leah, dear Leah, run! Don’t walk. Run from this awful family and their terrible mother.
I feel as though it might be a challenge to make a movie worse than Leah’s Perfect Gift. There’s always next year.
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