More often than not, Hallmark Movies and Mysteries films come ready to strike hard and fast with tear-jerker plots. The movies almost always hit, and even if they’re subpar, they’re still pretty enjoyable from beginning to end. That said, Hallmark’s latest Miracles of Christmas movie, Five Gold Rings, is one of the year’s best.
Starring Holland Roden and Nolan Gerard Funk, Five Gold Rings is both achingly romantic and brimming with the holiday spirit. While beats might require suspending disbelief, the characters feel grounded in a way that makes the quest realistic. It’s thoroughly enthralling, with so much heart that the idea alone is easy to believe in. Today, especially, I think we’re all looking for the hope to consider that human beings can be thoughtful and that maybe, the sentimental object we lost can be returned to us.