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'The Note' is a 2007 American-Canadian made-for-television drama film directed by Douglas Barr and starring Genie Francis and Ted McGinley. The movie aired on Hallmark Channel on December 8, 2007. It is based on the novel by Angela Hunt. It was filmed on location in Hamilton, Ontario.

Plot summary



Newspaper columnist Peyton MacGruder (Genie Francis) finds a note addressed simply to 'T', washed up on shore. It appears to be from the victim of a recent plane crash, and carries a message of hope and forgiveness from a father to his child. MacGruder's readership is down on her column (called "Heart Healer"), and the paper is going to dump it unless she starts to write from the heart. Inspired, MacGruder decides to find the intended recipient of the note, all the while logging her journey through her article. As the mystery unfolds, the note affects each person she contacts significantly.

Cast



*'Genie Francis' as Peyton MacGruder

*'Ted McGinley' as Kingston "King" Danville

*'Rick Roberts' as Truman Harris

*'Genelle Williams' as Mandi

*'Maria Ricossa' as Nora

*'Katie Boland' as Christine

*'Jim Codrington' as Reverend Tim Lavery

*'Heather Hanson' as Taylor Quist

*'Gord Rand' as Tanner Walton

Differences from the novel



*The book does not take place in the winter time, therefore it is not surrounded by the Christmas holiday.

*The book's events take place in Tampa Bay, Florida. In the movie, the events transpire in Middleborough, North Carolina.

*In the movie, Katie Boland's character is named Christine. In the book, she's named Lila.

Promotion



To support the premiere of the film, Hallmark Channel launched a website on October 22, 2007 called 'www.WhatWouldYouWrite.com', where viewers could submit their own personalized notes to family and friends and answer the question who would you reach out to if you only had a minute?[http://www.hallmarkchannelpress.com/publish/pr/home/corporate/press_releases_1/press_release_1017080.html Hallmark Channel Press Release 10/17/2008][http://www.hallmarkchannelpress.com/publish/pr/home/shows/note_the/press_release.html Hallmark Channel Press Release 9/24/2007] The website has since been disconnected.

Reception



'The Note' became Hallmark Channels highest-rated film of 2007[http://www.christiancinema.com/catalog/newsdesk_info.php?newsdesk_id=886&src=dc20090108 Christian Cinema Newsdesk 1/8/2009][http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?date=12/02/08&id=20081202hallmark01 Futon Critic: Hallmark Channel Press Release 12/2/2008] and third highest all-time rating.[http://www.christiancinema.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=2475 Christian Cinema Product Catalog]

'DVD Verdict' called it "syrupy", but that fans of other Hallmark Channel-type fare will "find a treasure trove of positivity and middle-aged sexual tension."[http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/note.php DVD Verdict 'The Note' Review]

Sequel



Due to the success of the movie for Hallmark Channel, a sequel was made,[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20081017hallmark01 Futon Critic: Hallmark Channel Press Release 10/17/2008] entitled 'Taking a Chance on Love', which was written by Douglas Barr. ('The Note' author Angela Hunt did a novelization of Barr's script.) The original cast returned to reprise their roles.

Another sequel, 'Notes from the Heart Healer', was broadcast on May 12, 2012.


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