So, I saw this trailer and immediately was turned off. I wasn't really a fan of the actors and it didn't seem interesting. One morning, I was feeding my newborn and I just decided to let the W network watch me and this movie happened to be on so I just let it play. Well, I couldn't stop. By the end, when she realizes the young man was her grandfather and realizes how prescious time and all of her life experiences are: I was in tears. It hit home hard-core. My first love didn't work out. We both have different lives and I married a man that was far more suited to me... but my first love taught me so much. Even the pain, the good and the bad, our life experiences teach us so much and life is so lrecious. Well, thanks a lot, Hallmark, for making me ugly cry!

With a sweet, warm, and magical feel to it, the opening scene in 'Five More Minutes' sets the tone for this lovely Hallmark Movies and Mysteries' Christmas movie. The story pulls at the heartstrings, providing a bit of mystery and a touch of magic, making for a wonderful viewing experience. Hands down, one of the best this season thus far. The story revolves around Clara (played by Nikki Deloach), an art teacher who will soon lose her job and is also having doubts about her current romantic relationship. So, she heads home this Christmas to help her mother with her late grandfather's candy cane confectionery. While home, she makes a wish for five more minutes with her grandpa (played by Eric Keenleyside), who had always given her the advice and support she needed. Shortly thereafter, she discovers her grandpa's journal, which provides an account of his first lost love. She decides to find this mysterious lost love, eventually teaming up with Logan (played by David Haydn-Jones), her first love, who, like her grandpa, seems to always know what she needs. It is a warm and heartfelt story that immediately pulls you in. It is rich in feeling and emotion. Indeed, I found myself shedding a few tears in this one. The writers do a great job developing all this thru some engaging dialogue and, of course, there is a magical twist to the story. The acting in this one is brilliant. Deloach, a Hallmark regular, had a very convincing performance, quite impressive. Her performance engaged me; I could feel the emotion, her emotion on-screen. Haydn-Jones too was quite good. He had this warm and supportive vibe to his performance, which I found appealing. The chemistry between the two was lovely to watch as well. It felt easy and natural. All in all, 'Five More Minutes' is a beautiful Christmas movie, a nice new edition to Hallmark's Miracles of Christmas movie line-up. I highly recommend it.

5/10 - the ending was simultaneously cute and cringeworthy, but the rest of the film was a pretty strong misfire for me personally which is shocking given the projects that Nikki Deloach usually is attached to.