A sunny, solo U.S. Virgin Islands getaway is how jet-setting corporate fixer Jazmin Carter (Olivia Washington) envisions spending Christmas in Hallmark Channel’s A Holiday in Harlem. But when her fiery grandmother Mama Belle (Queen Sugar’s Tina Lifford) injures herself on the first day of Harlem’s annual Christmas Jamboree — darn Yuletide Yoga class! — guilt-stricken Jazmin, who’d avoided coming home for years, extends her visit to take over chairing the weeklong event. Show “She’s kind of a fish out of water in her own home,” explains the actress (daughter of Oscar winner Denzel Washington) to TV Insider’s Jim Halterman. “It’s like, this is the place that grew me, but how will I fit in here [now]?” Matchmaking Mama Belle knows: She teams Jazmin with childhood best friend Caleb (Will Adams), a hardware store owner and furniture restorer. “Jazmin was always the one he wanted to be with, without question,” Adams says. “It was just about him having faith that things would eventually come full-circle between them.” While the characters have some differences to work through — she has to slow down and deal with her past, he needs to embrace change and think of his future — the actors were in sync. Both used holiday music to get into character when filming in Connecticut in September (Nat King Cole and Donny Hathaway for her, Louis Armstrong and Kurtis Blow for him), and both got competitive while shooting scenes for the jamboree’s basketball tournament. “I did play in high school. I was a little rusty,” admits Washington. “We were definitely keeping score.” Watch the interview above. A Holiday in Harlem, Movie Premiere, Sunday, November 14, 8/7c, Hallmark Channel Did like the premise, more so than most of the premises for this year's Hallmark Christmas output. Always hope that good premises are done justice and given good execution, and there are times where that is gotten and other times where the potential is wasted. Also instances where the premise doesn't appeal but the execution pleasantly surprised me. Hallmark's 2021 films had all three extremes, and all three extremes were obvious in the Christmas block. 'A Holiday in Harlem' doesn't waste its potential, but it also could have done a good deal more with it. Really did appreciate that it tried to do something different, but there are times where different doesn't always come off and it's executed unevenly in 'A Holiday in Harlem'. An example of a film that doesn't start off particularly good, but gets better if stuck with, which is a disappointment after three very impressive Christmas films from Hallmark in a row. To me, 'A Holiday in Harlem' started off rocky with it taking too long to set up and some very awkward dialogue. Some of the editing seemed rushed looking and sloppy. Did find too Olivia Washington and Will Adams rather stiff to begin with, particularly Washington who had too much of a fish out of water quality early on. Also thought there could have been more consistent chemistry, which isn't there at first and wouldn't even have been believable as a friendship. What would have helped though was if the relationship between them was developed more and didn't play as much second fiddle to the community stuff. This sounds as if this reviewer thought 'A Holiday in Harlem' was bad. Not at all, actually thought that there were a lot of good things. Just thought that other 2021 Hallmark Christmas films were better and executed individual components more consistently. Both Washington and Adams improve from the middle act onwards, when the material becomes more natural and has more fun and heart. The supporting turns are very good on the whole, with a delightful Tina Lifford (classy, well meaning and fun) stealing the film. The chemistry also improves drastically, despite it never developing enough as a romance, but it's the heart warming community spirit feel that comes off best in the character interaction. While not liking the editing sometimes, the film does look quite nice visually otherwise. Especially the colourful festive decor and the scenery. The music is also pleasant and fits nicely. The script gets a lot better later and sounds a lot less awkward and Lifford's dialogue brightens the spirits. The story likewise vastly improves, at its best in the heart warming last act (the section where most Hallmark films are at their weakest) and with the colourful Jamboree. It's light hearted and sincere and doesn't take itself over seriously, plus because of the different setting and scenario it is a lot less predictable than usual. The characters on the whole are easy to get behind and the community spirit really charms. In summary, not great but worthwhile and worth sticking with if unsure initially. 6/10. Create a list » User ListsRelated lists from IMDb users  Hallmark Christmas (+Peacock) a list of 49 titles Christmas a list of 43 titles Christmas 2021 a list of 31 titles 2021 Hallmark Movies a list of 34 titles Holiday a list of 31 titles
See all related lists » Who plays Jasmine in a holiday in Harlem?A sunny, solo U.S. Virgin Islands getaway is how jet-setting corporate fixer Jazmin Carter (Olivia Washington) envisions spending Christmas in Hallmark Channel's A Holiday in Harlem.
What is Jasmine's job in a holiday in Harlem?A successful corporate fixer, Jazmin expects the job to be easy but quickly finds that she has a lot to learn about the community and her heart.
Where was Hallmark's Holiday in Harlem filmed?“We shot basically all of it in the Hartford area,” he said. “We obviously looked at a lot of research, and we were able to find little bits of Hartford and East Hartford sections that match up with Harlem, and we recreated all that in Connecticut.”
Who stars in Christmas in Harlem?Cast & Crew. Olivia Washington. Jazmin.. Will Adams. Caleb.. Tina Lifford. Mama Belle.. Michelle Liu Coughlin. Amy.. dL Sams. Coach Armstrong.. Los Jones. Eric.. Teren Carter. Sam.. John Earl Jelks. Thomas.. |
Which of these actresses plays Jazmin in A Holiday in Harlem?
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