It's not until later that his true identity is revealed, though by that time Julie has fallen for him. But only the two grumpy old men know what the feud was about, and each of them angrily refuses to discuss it. The course of true love doesn’t run any more smoothly for Rick and Julie (Rick and Julie, ffs) who decide they love each other and should break up all within the same afternoon. There is a chemistry between them right from the start and Rick decides to chase her with the intention of courtship. Coincidentally, not knowing their family origins, Rick and Julie meet, several times and, after a few brisk and amusing sparks between them, begin falling in love.

The Spruces and the Pines is a made-for-TV movie that premiered on Ion Television on December 3, 2017.Meanwhile, the younger generation engage in hilarious pranks — hanging Christmas trees upside down and defacing signs with silly string. It was filmed under the title A Star-Crossed Christmas, which is also the title it was released as in the United Kingdom. John Stimpson, 2017) — also known by the less Bardtastic title The Spruces and the Pines — is a classic made-for-TV Christmas Movie.

It also isn't what some people class as a 'Chick flick' (GAWD, I hate that saying) it is a film that both sexes and all ages can watch and I bet even tho some men might roll their eyes and moan about it I bet even they will secretly enjoy the film (tho they won't admit it Lol) I thoroughly enjoyed it and might even watch it again either just before or just after Christmas. But Rick has not grown up with the on-going feuding, which he thinks is nothing to do with him, or Julie, and he persists, and wins Julie around. The premise for 2017's 'The Spruces and the Pines' didn't entirely grab me at first or make me go wow. His first Christmas without his wife and childhood sweetheart set to be scuppered by a missing family heirloom — the star for the top of the tree. When they realise they each come from different sides of the bitter Pine-Spruce feud, Julie initially rejects Rick.Against their families' wills, Julie Pine, daughter of James Pine (whose wife died almost a year ago), comes home from university, with only one semester remaining in her Horticultural degree, to help her father with the Christmas rush. In the Capulet corner we have James Pine (Tom Kemp), recently widowed and just about holding it together. Wikipedia's article on "Pine" tells us: "A tea made by steeping young, green pine needles in boiling water (known as tallstrunt in Sweden) is high in vitamins A and C". I love the desperation behind a double-titled film: either way you butter it, this film is gonna be no good.

The made-for-TV Christmas movie is like a cosy hoodie: it wraps you in a warm embrace of familiarity as you watch yet another variation on Cinderella, The Prince and the Pauper, or A Christmas Carol. Sadly because of the short-termism of the whole affair, there aren’t any weirdly apt-to-solve-everything letters which fix the rift. They all die” — at once referencing both the fictional couple and their legendary American real-life counterparts. I know that this is primarily a love story but it would have been so much better to have a stronger resolve and make it a two-story film.

The ending is actually done in quite a classy and not really cheesy way (Hey, it's a Christmas film there has got to be some cheese Lol) It's a really good funny and lovely film that gives you the feelgood factor also and puts a smile on your face. Inevitably one child of a family falls in love with a child of the other family, and they are under a lot of pressure to break up due to old grudges. Know the difference: it’s our family name”, and urging the grieving widower James Pine to “be a good father and keep […his daughter] in line”. Julie prepares the drink, putting a small sprig of pine needles in each mug, and pouring in about two inches of boiling water.