Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

MusicChat It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

nightroses The film is a TV movie by Hallmark, which is kind of clean and picturesque, with some very easy to follow storylines and plot. The characters are all quite sweet as pie, except for the school bully's dad. Cassie Nightingale is the new owner of a very grim looking rundown haunted house, but on the inside, it looks so pleasant and warm. She knows about magic, and helps people. The wife of the mayor is jealous and has it in for Cassey and will do whatever it takes to run her out of town. I enjoyed this movie and the wafts of gingerbread, cinnamon and jasmine that comes off it. I admit its the first time I've seen this movie. Also its the first of a series of Good Witch films, that later was followed by the TV series.

artpf Jake Russell, the friendly police chief in town so small initially worries about mysterious outsider heiress Cassandra 'Cassie' Nightingale, who moved into the house held to be haunted by the 'grey lady', and opens a strange gift shop full with attributes of occultism, soon causing the rumor she's a wicked witch. After Cassie kindly helps his brave son Brandon (and his sissy sister Lori) with a dog, bully Kyle -abused by his own poor dad- and their own fears, Jake soon makes friends with her, even romantically interested. Yet the 'chief' is professionally obliged to handle a flood of complaints and harassment started by the mayor's haughty wife, her busy bodies-bunch, and teenage brats. Finally Derek Sanders, Jakes's only deputy, hits on Cassie's hidden background. Silly throw away movie that's awfully slow.

TxMike This is a Hallmark movie shown last night. We generally like Hallmark movies and this is a nice one. In many ways it reminded us of the Fench movie "Chocolat."I hadn't seen Catherine Bell since I watched 'JAG' a few years ago. She started on that show as a 28-year-old, and while we weren't watching she turned 40. She is as pretty as ever, and really a good actress too.Here she is the new lady in this small town, Cassandra Nightingale. There is an old, dilapidated house that the kids think is haunted, and Cassie turns up there. Seems she now owns it and plans to make their small town her new home. She opens a small shop specializing in herbs and scents.We first see her "power" as two kids are chased by a menacing dog that broke loose and escaped his yard. Cassie held the dog and whispered to it, and after that it was nice to everyone, much to the consternation of the owner.The two kids happened to belong to widower Chris Potter as Jake Russell, the town Sheriff. Chris takes a certain liking to Cassie, but there is trouble in town. The mayor's wife is a busybody and seeks to "protect" the integrity of the town and takes it upon herself to run Cassie and her business out.Good movie. It is never established positively that Cassie is a witch, but the story sure hints at it.I see that "Good Witch 2" is now in production.

HallmarkMovieBuff I'll admit, I was predisposed to like this movie -- Catherine Bell and Chris Potter, two of TV's most telegenic actors, and two of my favorites, in the same feel-good family movie -- what could be better! (The grandfather and granddaughter are particularly well-cast as well.)Although the script follows a typical stranger-in-town plot, combining mystery, conflict, and redemption, the whole thing is very well executed with nary a misstep. The explanations regarding the title character's background make total sense when revealed, and can even let viewers who don't analyze by thinking ahead enjoy a surprise or two.If TV movies were all there were, I'd rate this a 10, but in the larger context -- after all, it's not "great art" -- I gave it an 8.(Note: When I originally wrote this comment, the running time for this movie was not yet listed, so I noted here that, as shown on the Hallmark Channel, it runs for 89 minutes, plus commercials to fill out the two-hour time slot. The running time has since been added where it belongs.)Addendum: Rewatching this movie two years later, I find it has lost none of its charm, and indeed is even more endearing upon second viewing.