{"id":1256,"date":"2023-10-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"MOVIE REVIEW\nDolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas<\/strong>\n\u00a0-\u00a0\n
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MOVIE REVIEW
\nDolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas<\/strong>
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Genre:<\/strong> Family, Musical
\nYear Released:<\/strong> 2022
\nRuntime:<\/strong> 1h 25m
\nDirector(s):<\/strong> Joe Lazarov
\nWriter(s):<\/strong> David Rambo
\nMusical Guest(s):<\/strong> Dolly Parton, Jimmy Fallon, Willie Nelson, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jimmie Allen, Zach Williams, Miley Cyrus
\nCast:<\/strong> Tom Everett Scott, Angel Parker, Ana Gasteyer, Mary Lane Haskell, Bryan Batt, Brendan Bradley, John Newberg, Rachel Parton George, Cassie Parton Griffith, Rhoda Griffis, Kathryn Burns, Liam Rauhoff, Steve Summers
\nWhere To Watch:<\/strong> available on Digital now and DVD October 31, 2023; pre-order here now www.amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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RAVING REVIEW:\u00a0<\/strong>Where to start with this one? This is, as advertised, a Christmas special with all the bells and whistles you\u2019d imagine. Simply put, if you\u2019re a fan of Dolly Parton, you\u2019ll likely love this modern-day Christmas movie musical.<\/p>\n

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Country music isn\u2019t my favorite genre, so I felt it was important to mention the fandom. Shows like this used to be far more common on TV; I remember growing up and regularly seeing holiday specials filled with celebrity guest stars singing or joining together to \u201csave\u201d the holidays somehow. The movie is about producing a \u201clive\u201d TV special that Dolly wants to put together with her flair of Christmas magic added. As usual, she\u2019s \u201cfighting\u201d the suits to make it more about the heart of Christmas instead of an over-the-top production. This reminded me of the middle act of ELVIS (2022) when he fought to do his presentation instead of what was \u201cwanted.\u201d<\/p>\n

You have to temper your expectations and know what this is before jumping in and expecting anything else. This is a musical made-for-TV Christmas special starring Dolly Parton; if you can set your standards and know what to expect, then based on my viewing, you\u2019ll enjoy every moment of this. If you expect anything other than a modern celebrity-hosted \u201cvariety show,\u201d you\u2019ll probably leave with tempered expectations.<\/p>\n

Ironically while researching comparisons, I found out that this isn\u2019t Dolly\u2019s first time hosting her own Christmas special. In 1990, she hosted a similar feeling DOLLY PARTON: HOME FOR CHRISTMAS. I only skimmed through a copy on YouTube, but you could feel a connection between the two. And then I just found out about CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE (2020), another Christmas special, although it\u2019s clear that one is more of a straightforward \u201cmovie.\u201d<\/p>\n

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MOVIE REVIEW Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas \u00a0–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Genre: Family, Musical Year Released: 2022 Runtime: 1h 25m Director(s): Joe Lazarov Writer(s): David Rambo Musical Guest(s): Dolly Parton, Jimmy Fallon, Willie Nelson, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jimmie Allen, Zach Williams, Miley Cyrus Cast: Tom Everett Scott, Angel Parker, Ana Gasteyer, Mary Lane Haskell, Bryan Batt, Brendan Bradley, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-digital","category-dvd-blu-ray"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t