{"id":1964552,"date":"2025-08-16T22:39:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T22:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1964552"},"modified":"2025-08-16T22:39:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T22:39:40","slug":"i-watched-five-hallmark-movies-this-week-and-hated-them-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/i-watched-five-hallmark-movies-this-week-and-hated-them-all\/","title":{"rendered":"I watched five Hallmark+ movies this week and hated them all"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Hallmark<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When I think of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/uk\/best\/best-tv-streaming-service-cord-cutting-compare\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:best streaming services;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">best streaming services<\/a> and what I&#8217;d recommend to others, Hallmark+ is not on that list. I&#8217;d largely written it off due to its reputation for cheesy movies riddled with clich\u00e9s and ridiculous plots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you hadn&#8217;t guessed already, I hate the vast majority of romantic comedies, and Hallmark+ was my personal idea of hell, so it wasn&#8217;t a subscription I&#8217;d ever tried out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Don&#8217;t get me wrong, I&#8217;m partial to watching the odd bad Christmas movie with my friends to make fun of if it&#8217;s on TV, but the idea of regularly watching these kinds of movies makes my skin crawl.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But I do enjoy a challenge, so I decided to swap my horror streaming service, Shudder, for Hallmark+, which offers a 7-day free trial. That was enough time for me to conduct this experiment and see if I could find a movie I enjoyed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">To my surprise, I did.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Why I fell in love with 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you&#8217;re wondering if I picked this title because it had a ghost in it, you&#8217;d be right. It seemed fitting that I watch something with supernatural elements, even if it wasn&#8217;t going to scare me the way some of the best horror movies do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Admittedly, <em>&#8220;3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost&#8221; <\/em>is a silly title, but you have to hand it to them; it does draw you in. Immediately, you know that this is going to involve a house and a ghost, often the makings of a good horror, but this time it was a romantic comedy instead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I&#8217;m willing to be proven wrong, and I can admit I had a really great time with this movie. I often brush romantic comedies off because I prefer things that shock me or take twists and turns, but I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this film.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The plot follows a realtor named Anna who realizes one of the homes she&#8217;s meant to sell is inhabited by a 1920s ghost called Ruby who refuses to leave. This roadblock is, of course, frustrating, but the two women realize they have something in common.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They both left their fianc\u00e9s at the altar, which leads Ruby to believe that if she can help Anna rekindle her love, she&#8217;ll gain the closure she needs to finally move on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I know, this plot <em>is<\/em> silly, and it&#8217;s the kind of thing I&#8217;d usually hate, but I must admit, this is a really well-acted, sweet movie, and it made my week of Hallmark+ titles much more bearable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I also found out that the two leads, Julie Gonzalo and Chris McNally, are a real-life couple, likely why the chemistry is so good here. I loved watching these two navigate a complicated situation, aided by a very unlikely cupid to bring them back together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you are the kind of person who already loves a Hallmark movie, <em>3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost <\/em>will likely be perfect for you, but I&#8217;m even going to start recommending it to people who usually don&#8217;t watch them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It&#8217;s perfect if you need a lift and something lighthearted. As much as I&#8217;ve enjoyed diving into all the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/7-horror-movies-prime-video-210000428.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:new horror movies in August;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">new horror movies in August<\/a>, I can&#8217;t deny that I had so much fun watching a very different kind of ghost story.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><span>You might also like<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Hallmark When I think of the best streaming services and what I&#8217;d recommend to others, Hallmark+ is not on that list. 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