Billy and I have been watching a boatload of Hallmark Christmas movies lately! This one was definitely escapist, with little tension, a focus on family, and highland dancing. Oh and an awesome castle! Because who would not want to spend the holidays in a castle? And then… find out that the castle belongs to your family and you could totally live there and be a Lady or a Lord? Because that absolutely happens in this movie. A little far-fetched but who doesn’t dream about something like that sometimes?

This movie stars Scott Wolf as Brad, who I know from the new Nancy Drew series, and Lacey Chabert as Lindsay who is apparently a Hallmark movie queen in her own right but I know her from Mean Girls best – the total opposite of her Hallmark movie persona.

Anyway, they are not the love interests in this movie. Well she is, but not with Scott Wolf, who plays her brother. This is the first time I have seen her in something other than well, Mean Girls, and I found her adorable.

Again, Hallmark kills it with the setting. Billy and I are suckers for a good setting and like I said, a Scottish Castle is like a dream for me. And this castle is a real one, the Duns Castle Estate near the Scottish Borderlands, which has been standing since the 14th Century. And you can really actually stay there!!!

This movie, like I said, was a bit far-fetched and one of our least favorites of the four we have watched. Brad and Lindsay find out that there mom ran away from her titled family and estate to run off with an American musician as a young woman and never looked back. Her brother (their uncle) passes away, and the estate is left to their mom to decide what to do with. And she wants the kids to take it over. And believe it or not, they don’t immediately jump at this chance. I was in disbelief. So there is a lot of hemming and hawing over that, some romance for Lindsay, and my favorite part, the bonfire and highland dancing!

I was a highland dancer for a year of my life a child. I loved it but was too afraid to compete so I didn’t proceed further. My mom and my aunt however were highland dancers most of their lives. My mom always hated it but my aunt loved it. They were both so good at it!

My mom is the dark haired one, my Aunt Barb the blonde. Aren’t they just beautiful in their regalia?

Anyway, the movie had a highland dance off and I was there for it! I would love to visit a pub with a dance off like that!

Overall, this movie was ok. The plot was a little overblown, but the setting was perfection. We enjoyed it even though it was not our favorite!

Have you watched this one? Yay or Nay?