The Note (film) explained

Director:Douglas Barr
Starring:Genie Francis
Ted McGinley
Theme Music Composer:Eric Allaman
Country:United States
Canada
Language:English
Producer:Steve Solomos
Executive Producer:William Spencer Reilly
Joel S. Rice
Karen M. Waldron
Cindy Bond
Editor:Cindy Parisotto
Cinematography:Derick V. Underschultz
Runtime:88 minutes
Company:Faith & Values Media
Network:Hallmark Channel
Related:Taking a Chance on Love

The Note is a 2007 American-Canadian made-for-television drama film directed by Douglas Barr and starring Genie Francis and Ted McGinley. The film aired on Hallmark Channel on December 8, 2007. It is based on the novel of the same name by Angela Hunt and 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

Differences from the novel

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?'[1] [2] The website has since been disconnected.

Reception

The Note became Hallmark Channel's highest-rated film of 2007[3] [4] and third highest all-time rating.[5]

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".[6]

Sequel

Due to the success of the movie for Hallmark Channel, a sequel was made,[7] 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.hallmarkchannelpress.com/publish/pr/home/corporate/press_releases_1/press_release_1017080.html Hallmark Channel Press Release 10/17/2008
  2. http://www.hallmarkchannelpress.com/publish/pr/home/shows/note_the/press_release.html Hallmark Channel Press Release 9/24/2007
  3. http://www.christiancinema.com/catalog/newsdesk_info.php?newsdesk_id=886&src=dc20090108 Christian Cinema Newsdesk 1/8/2009
  4. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?date=12/02/08&id=20081202hallmark01 Futon Critic: Hallmark Channel Press Release 12/2/2008
  5. http://www.christiancinema.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=2475 Christian Cinema Product Catalog
  6. http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/note.php DVD Verdict The Note Review
  7. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20081017hallmark01 Futon Critic: Hallmark Channel Press Release 10/17/2008