The Story:
Jacob (Tim Matheson) is sent by his company to his hometown of Athens, Nebraska, to determine who to lay off and who to keep at the local tractor factory. He arrives in the town pretending to need to make a larger order of tractors, and runs into Emma (Melissa Gilbert) and her daughter, Noelle (Michelle Trachtenberg) who take him in. Emma just so happens to work at the factory, and is dating the local sheriff (Travis Tritt). Naturally the two become interested in one another, but when Emma learns why Jacob is really there, will their budding romance survive... and will the small town that relies on the factory?
From 1996, I'm not sure if this was a Hallmark movie or a Lifetime movie, but I caught it sometime between one of those channels.
And I liked it. A lot.
There is romance. There is drama. Plus a touch of humor throughout the film to keep things light.
It's also the struggle for a man to return to his hometown where he lost a lot of his childhood, including his father who walked out on the family when Jacob was very young.
However, Christmas is a season of miracles, and maybe...
Just maybe...
With the help of the townspeople...
Jacob is going to come up with a plan that works for the company AND the town.
He'll save the day. Get the girl. Live happily ever after.
I'm good with that!
It is available on the ABC Family website: http://abcfamily.go.com/movies
If you don't already own it or haven't seen it in some time.
Final Grade: B+
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: Every year around the holidays, and yes, I enjoyed it so much I did track down a DVD of it and it's mine, all mine!
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