Lacey Chabert was everywhere this vacation season, not solely making her annual look on Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas in The Christmas Quest however hopping over to streaming to dominate Netflix with Scorching Frosty. This beloved actress didn’t relaxation on any laurels, both, as a result of Chabert’s identify is already on the Hallmark film schedule once more, starring in An Surprising Valentine. The film premiered February 1, and talking of “sudden,” I by no means would have guessed what it was that attracted her to the venture.
An Surprising Valentine, which CinemaBlend’s Jessica Rawden labels an authorized “banger,” stars Lacey Chabert and Robert Buckley, two frequent faces on the Hallmark channel. However whereas Chabert could also be often known as the queen of the Hallmark film, she hasn’t truly appeared on certainly one of its Loveuary choices shortly. So why this flick, and why now? The actress defined to Southern Dwelling:
I hadn’t made a Valentine’s film in a minute and I fell in love with the script. I really like the concept it takes place in a single evening. Which is an attention-grabbing option to movie. Just one costume for the whole film which was such a deal with.
OK so this reply just isn’t solely lovely, it’s fairly relatable. I really like that Lacey Chabert acknowledges {that a} story going down over the course of simply at some point implies that she’ll spend more often than not in only one look, and that one thing like fewer costume adjustments might affect her resolution to hitch the film.
Additionally, not solely does she solely must put on one outfit for the film, it appears like a reasonably comfy one at that!
As she stated, it’s attention-grabbing to see a Hallmark film restricted to such a brief span of time. Even the excellent Hallmark Christmas film method requires a bit time to construct some rigidity between the meet-cute and the inevitable kiss into credit. It appears the plot system of An Surprising Valentine offers this couple on a regular basis they want!
In case you missed its premiere, Lacey Chabert stars as Hannah, who’s dashing round making an attempt to neglect it’s Valentine’s Day when she hops right into a ride-share and finds an engagement ring. The driving force Finn (Robert Buckley) takes her across the metropolis searching for the ring’s proprietor, with the 2 forming a fast connection of their very own alongside the way in which. (I simply hope he wasn’t charging her the entire time!)
Being in a automobile racing across the metropolis all day means Hannah is actually sporting the identical factor the entire time — assuming her antics don’t contain some wild disguises or an impromptu procuring spree — and I completely get why that could possibly be thought-about “such a deal with” for the actress.
We’ve heard from Hallmark actors earlier than how uncomfortable it may be to movie Christmas motion pictures in scorching climate (for instance, Alison Sweeney stated it’s by no means her favourite), and I can’t think about there’s a lot of a distinction in relation to February’s Loveuary motion pictures. it appears leaping from one scorching outfit to a different wouldn’t make that any extra nice.
For those who didn’t catch An Surprising Valentine the primary time round, no worries! Lacey Chabert’s new film is on the schedule once more a bit nearer to Valentine’s Day. Remember to mark your calendar for 10 p.m. ET Saturday, February 15, for an additional displaying on the Hallmark Channel.