“A Biltmore Christmas” – Hallmark – 2023

There are many great Hallmark movies, but this one is one of the finest. Set at the beautiful Biltmore during the holidays, Lucy Hardgrove, a screenwriter (played by Bethany Joy Lenz) is sent there to get some inspiration. There she finds an hourglass that when it’s turned upside down, sends her back to the 1940s when an original movie named “His Merry Wife” was produced. She meets an actor that starred in the movie named Jack Houston (played by Kristopher Polaha) who was said to have passed away one year after the shooting of the movie. In typical Hallmark fashion, Lucy and Jack fall in love, but how does she tell him she’s from the future and wants to go back, but most of all how does she warn him about December 24, 1947, the day he supposedly died. You’ll forget whatever else is on your mind while watching this one, because who isn’t intrigued by time travel? You’ll love the grandeur of the Biltmore, the clothes, the cars and the lingo of the 1940s. Bethany Joy Lenz and Kristopher Polaha do an outstanding job, just as they always do. We need a good fantasy every once in awhile.