Following Yonder Star
2024's FOLLOWING YONDER STAR is only the second Hallmark movie I've watched in full. This came from the prompting of my wife, who's viewed many. I've seen bits and pieces of several and can just as easily pick the flaws. Get all the jokes about the interchangeable plots. How rustic small towns are where the lead character (usually female) from the Big City finds True Love, and themselves. How the houses and stores are immaculate. Everything is in place. There will be conflict, tepid at best. There will always be a happy ending. Nothing wrong with that, as I've said. I get why folks love these movies. Inoffensive, with not even a hint of innuendo. Even the antagonists seem like OK people if only they would get over themselves. Abby Marshall (Brooke D'Orsay) used to play a beloved character on T.V. - Gabriele, the perfect wife and mother who could do anything. Her fans adore her, until that day she a...
