The Noel Diary (2022)
Genre: Drama / Romance
Duration: 99 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Charles Shyer
Stars: Justin Hartley, Barrett Doss and Essence Atkins
IMDb score:
6,2 (22.581)
Releasedate: 24 November 2022
The Noel Diary plot
Author Jake Turner returns to his childhood home for Christmas to settle the estate of his estranged mother. There he stumbles upon an old diary that may hold secrets about his own past and that of Rachel - an intriguing young woman who is searching for her birth mother. Jake and Rachel embark on a journey together to confront their past and discover a future that is totally unexpected. Will this old diary unlock their past and hearts?
Actors and actresses
Jacob Turner
Rachel Campbell
Ellie Foster
Noel Hayden
Scott Turner
Matt Segreto
Ian Page
Svetlana
Book Store Owner
Young Noel
Reviews & comments
BBarbie
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- 12893 messages
- 7675 votes
An early Christmas film with a bouquet series story that obediently checks off all the clichés. Not good as an innocent snack, but not bad either.
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mjk87 (moderator films)
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- 15025 messages
- 4760 votes
Very mediocre movie. Mediocre acting, nice story but not very surprising and even in terms of Christmas atmosphere the film lacks something. The relationship between Jake and Rachel has been put down nicely at times, but now a few days after the film I already have no idea what I saw exactly. Nothing really stuck. 1.5*.
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Collins
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- 7652 messages
- 4561 votes
The Noel Diary is a Christmas movie that doesn't use a light-hearted rom-com screenplay. Or so it seems. In principle, the film deals with serious themes. The film tells of two traumatized people who have both been abandoned by their parents in some way. There is hope.
However, once the characters are adequately introduced, things go as usual. The story twists and turns to bring the two characters closer together. Immediately after the initial phase, the film already loses credibility because of this spasmodic construction and empathy becomes a difficult task. I could have known. Of course, the two protagonists look much too attractive to indulge in deep melancholy for a long film.
Actually, you shouldn't worry about that. You have to be above it. Incredible things happen in romantic Christmas films and a solid story and a solid coloring of the characters are not important. In such films, the charming dynamic between two characters, who like each other and have to overcome far-fetched hurdles to find love with each other, is much more important. Fair is fair. The love couple in The Noel Diary has an enjoyable dynamic.
Other than that there isn't much to it. The story is told rather unimaginatively. The clichés abound. All events are predictable and are of course under a kitschy layer that is obligatory to provide emotion. I couldn't get into the story. I'm probably just too cynical to be emotionally impressed by mere cheap sentiment and bliss.
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