This is a cute movie about seeing what life would be like if the main character had made different decisions along the way. That has been a popular movie and book theme for decades. Each movie has a different "avenue" used to show alternate lives, but eating a magic lemon drop is pretty unique.
Since lemon meringue pies are one of my favorite desserts, showing them in
the previews was another draw to this movie for me. I would not have
thought to decorate a lemon meringue pie, but Lolly and her mother decorate their lemon meringue pies with lemon
drops. The lemon drops look rather pretty nestled in the meringue
topping.
After seeing "The Magic of Lemon Drops", I doubt I will ever see another
lemon drop without thinking of this movie.
The Magic of Lemon Drops Synopsis
Lolly is rather frustrated by her humdrum life. She had hoped for so much more, including owning her own restaurant where she could set the menu. Instead, she works for her father in their family diner, which is the same thing she has always done.
She would have liked to have gotten married to her high school sweetheart,
but she broke up with him when he chose to go to Duke University and she
didn't want him to go. That is one of her main regrets that seem to
haunt her life.
Lolly is reminded of all of the things she wanted to do in her life when she and her sister come across her old scrapbook in their attic. When her Aunt Gert offers her a way to see what her life could have been, it is an offer she cannot refuse.
Would her own restaurant have been the great success she had envisioned?
What would life have been like if her mom had not died?
And, what if she had married Rory?
I'm not going to tell you Lolly's final choice. You will need to watch The Magic of Lemon Drops to find out.
Currently, The Magic of Lemon Drops is only available on the
Hallmark Channel or on a streaming service that offers the Hallmark Channel movies (I watched it on Frndly TV, but is is also available on Peacock).
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An interesting theme - it would be fascinating to be able to see what would happen if a different life choice had been made; a different direction taken. Thanks for letting me know about this movie, Sylvestermouse, as now I want to know what path Lolly chose.
ReplyDeleteInteresting concept. Thanks for the review
ReplyDeleteLemon drops certainly are a fun hook for the alternate life choices theme! I know I would enjoy this based on your review and the trailer. I just need to see whether we have access to Frndly TV (sadly, we don’t get Hallmark Channel or Peacock).
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like an interesting movie about what might have been. I'll keep my eye out for it. Sometimes Hallmark movies show up on some of the other channels we subscribe to.
ReplyDeleteOh this sounds like a really fun movie. Now I will have to find it for sure. Hopefully our W channel will carry it!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a fun film to watch! How interesting would it be to find out what happens if you had made different life choices and in this movie Lolly gets to find out !! Thank you for your recommendation
ReplyDeleteI have to see this one - I love this type of movie where we get to examine "what if's" - My curiousity always gets about what could have been - can you imagine eating a magic lemon drop and "poof" you're living a different life from a different chosen path!
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