My most hotly anticipated Hallmark film of the season appears to have been loads of peoples’ most anticipated Christmas film hitting the schedule. Sure, I’m speaking about none aside from the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs-themed vacation romp Vacation Landing: A Chiefs Love Story. And sure, it has turn into the most-watched film on the cabler this season. Which signifies that, after all, the solid is searching for a second Hallmark fortunately ever, that’s to say, a sequel. Although I do have one massive request.
We’d been listening to concerning the film within the months main as much as 2024 TV launch, together with studying a couple of Mama Donna Kelce cameo, and as somebody who lives (comparatively) close to Kansas Metropolis and has been to Arrowhead Stadium (to not point out watched as the entire Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce relationship play out on TV), I used to be very enthusiastic about what was to return, and it’s no big shock to me others had been too. In actual fact, after turning into the No.1 film, the solid is possibly hoping for a second spherical.
Talking with Folks, the solid of Vacation Landing appears bullish about one other outing. In actual fact, lead Ed Begley Jr immediately pitched one other spherical, noting:
We had the very best time ever. We wish to do it once more. Let’s do a sequel.
He’s not the one one, both. Megyn Value, who performs Alana’s mother within the film, gave us a very massive trace about what they’d like Vacation Landing 2 to be about, due to them already determining a subtitle. She jests, however truthfully, I feel it is fairly stable.
Yeah, we’re pitching the sequel now. We’re calling it ‘The Additional Level.’
In case you questioned if that was a child reference, the solid confirmed it was, although in addition they made positive to notice that is them pitching and riffing off the cuff and NOT one thing Hallmark has formally pitched at them for the vacation film schedule subsequent 12 months.
What I would Like To See In Vacation Landing 2
Nonetheless, Hallmark does take pleasure in a very good sequel to a few of its hottest movies, although if it strikes ahead, this is my one massive request.
The entire premise of Vacation Landing was that followers wrote in with their favourite Chiefs household tales or icons to show they had been superfans. Then members of the Chiefs workers culled by means of the very best and votes got here in for his or her favorites. Throughout this time, a Chiefs workers member named Derrik (Tyler Hynes) will get to know the household of Alana (Hunter King). They conflict at first over her story a couple of hat that brings magical wins to the Chiefs, however was misplaced for a time. However then they discover they will recover from their magical hat variations and may very well have fairly a bit in widespread.
To be frank, I actually hated the magic hat. Prefer it’s arduous for me to specific how a lot I didn’t like the primary storyline on this film, notably given if the Chiefs don’t really win the Tremendous Bowl this 12 months, there’s going to must be some hamfisted clarification within the sequel. Truthfully, the one saving grace of this notably storyline was that Derrik was a skeptic about it.
Additionally, you’re telling me that Catrick Mahomes wouldn’t have gained the complete shindig? On second thought, some individuals actually hate cats so possibly the film received it proper, however I may truthfully do with fewer hat-related shenanigans if there’s a sequel.
Vacation Landing was at its finest throughout its sentimental moments, like when Derrick introduced the unique Chiefs stadium seats as a present to remind the household of their matriarch grandmother, who had handed away. Or when the household was spending time collectively and reminiscing about different Chiefs household reminiscences. All of that felt heartwarming and comfortable, as did the overall romantic premise.
But when it received into the hat lore and the entire incontrovertible fact that Santa was concerned – a trope that Hallmark Christmas motion pictures ceaselessly use I’d add – it simply type of misplaced me. I assume I had an expectation that Vacation Landing could be among the finest Hallmark motion pictures of 2024, given its leads, its supporting further solid (Ed Begley Jr!), and all the additional oomph that was added from cameos. Regardless, I feel the way in which it performed out wasn’t as nice as a few of its particular person elements.
However followers had been clearly and I’d nonetheless be excited to see what a sequel may convey to the desk. Would possibly I simply request the film solely winks on the magic hat this time?