stevenb30

Sorry...the premise of cutting down a beautiful tree to pad a town's coffers is outrageous, and accordingly, anything that follows is pointless. The two leads have little chemistry, and the town officials are downright unlikeable. This is a movie that had no point whatsoever.

Pretty lame. No one had any chemistry, and the acting, on the whole, was weak. I see a lot of Hallmark movies. The casting, all of it, should have been rethought. And the script itself was a yawn.

Why did they even bother? This film is based on a book that falls into the general category of "nothing is at it seems to be." The film, possibly due to its complete lack of pacing, never gives the viewer the feeling it seems to be anything coherent. There is no dramatic tension for anyone that hasn't read the book. Which is a waste given the talented cast.

But ultimately, the film's biggest sin is the ending (SPOILER). The book's payoff is the horror that reveals itself bit by bit -- culminating in the revelation that Adam is doomed. The changed ending (that some would consider "happy") denigrates this film to a fourth rate movie of the week.