A Heartland Christmas

If you look at this as a movie, it's too confusing to enjoy what's going on. But if you follow the show, it goes along perfectly.

While we enjoy the Heartland series, this is probably the worst "Christmas" story we have ever seen. :-( Two thirds of the story focuses on digging a trench for stranded horses through a big snow bank that mere humans can easily navigate, but the poor pathetic horses can't! So . . . the majority of the show is consumed by a dimwit village digging a trench through the snow bank, complete with a boardwalk to protect the horses' tender tootsies! Duh.

Then for the "Christmas" portion, you can actually hear a Christmas carol being sung in a church in the background, but the Heartland bunch don't join in the Christmas festivities at the church in favour of spending their evening soaking up suds in a neighbouring bar. Then when they finally get home for Christmas dinner: No giving of thanks, or even acknowledgement of the meaning of Christmas; they all ungratefully and unceremoniously dig into the turkey dinner like pigs at the trough.

This is a political CBC demonstration of something that has nothing whatsoever to do with Canadian culture and Christmas. :-( Kudos to the tax payer supported Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, who never cease to fail us in promoting their low life anti-religious, anti-Canadian culture and interests at taxpayers expense!

I really love the Heartland show and have developed a good appreciation for horses that I would not have if not for this show. However, this movie just is not up to the same standard, though I'm sure it's not for lack of effort. It is totally predictable with just about every Hallmark Christmas movie concept written into it. The script is simply melodramatically over-the-top, but the acting is still excellent in the midst of the poorly written script. I don't think it's worth the time spent to watch it.

A lovely film about a normal family. Something that has become unfortunately rare these days. There is no propaganda and nor diversity quotas. Just an enjoyable film.

I've watched all of the Heartland shows up through the sixteenth season and give it 10 stars. I just found out about this movie and I wish I hadn't. It isn't close to Heartland's normal greatness, just using the actors and forcing them to act out a horrible script, making the wonderful characters be mean to each other and paper thin. Heartland ruining Christmas???? What kind of idea is that?? How did this make it past all of the people who have made such a wonderful show? I have to give it 7 stars because it's part of the Heartland story, but that's a big drop from my usual rating of such a wonderful show.