Trio of Hallmark Movies

Trio of charming Hallmark Channel movies on today (there was a marathon for Labor Day and the best one was one of the lamer ones). The Nanny Express has somewhat tiresome second third involving the daughter trying to push another woman on her dad, but this earlier (2008) had a good cast (the dad popped up in another Hallmark film recently) with people like Dean Stockwell playing supporting roles. It also dares to have a religious touch, the woman volunteering at a tutoring center apparently connected to the local church.

Love at First Dance has a nice lead duo with the assumed fiancée leaving on good terms when they decide it was not meant to be. The story is well paced. The dance instructor love interest is charming. The sympathetic (if more flawed than the heroine) putative fiancée character also pops up in The Perfect Bride, which also is a well paced film. As seen in the first film, even some of the good ones have slack periods. This one had sequel though there wasn't much more material there. Stars from both popped up in other Hallmark films.

ETA: Turned off Easy Rider very early. Bored. RIP all the same.