The Spruces and the Pines

TV Movie
2017
Unrated
1h 26m

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Nick Ballard and Jonna Walsh in The Spruces and the Pines (2017)

Holiday Romance Comedy Drama Family Romance

Julie (Jonna Walsh) and Rick (Nick Ballard) fall in love despite being on opposite sides of feuding Christmas-tree-farm families.Julie (Jonna Walsh) and Rick (Nick Ballard) fall in love despite being on opposite sides of feuding Christmas-tree-farm families.Julie (Jonna Walsh) and Rick (Nick Ballard) fall in love despite being on opposite sides of feuding Christmas-tree-farm families.

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6.0/10

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Trivia
Downtown scenes that were filmed in Ayer, Massachusetts include locations such as Union Coffee Roasters, D.J. Hussey Farm and Mistletoe Christmas Tree Farm.

Goofs
When Rick Spruce writes in his note pad. "Stay away from the Pines" He actually wrote "Stay away from the Pins". Later when Julie Pine steals the note pad and reads "Stay away from the Pines," is spelled correctly.

Quotes
Julie Pine: Well, this is a Christmas tradition that every tree farmer should know.
[Julie opens a canister]
Rick Spruce: Are those pine needles?
Julie Pine: Yup.
Rick Spruce: You put those in the tea?
Julie Pine: They are the tea.
[Julie prepares the drink]
Julie Pine: My Mom would make this for us every winter. Here you go.
Rick Spruce: Thank you.
[Rick hesitates]
Julie Pine: Go on.
[Rick takes a sip]
Julie Pine: What do you think?
Rick Spruce: It's like Christmas in a cup.
Julie Pine: Cheers.
Rick Spruce: Cheers.

Soundtracks
O Tannenbaum
Traditional
Performed by The Jollybeans
Courtesy of Ed Grenga Music Publishing Co.

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6/10

A new Romeo and Juliet

This movie follows the tradition of Romeo and Juliet. There is serious and unreasonable enmity between the two. So much so, the Julie's dad says to her at one point "I thought I had raised a daughter who understood the values that this family holds." Apparently he intended to raise her with the values of hatred and unforgiveness. Do Rick and Julie end up dead on the floor after taking poison? I'm pretty sure we can all guess the answer to that.

The story is pretty basic and predictable. While the Romeo and Juliet story is not new and has been done many times, it is a slightly different approach to a Christmas story. Actually, Christmas is not as central to the details of this story as it is in many holiday movies. We don't find the writer checking off one tradition after another just to meet some quota. However there are really no surprises. Jonna Walsh and Nick Ballard connect well even if they are a little stiff, especially Ballard. The feud seems unreasonable in our day especially when we learn the true history of it.