Legend of the Lost Locket (2024) User Reviews

Another Good Entry from Hallmark

[athompsonblue · 7/10 · 5 April 2024]

The protagonist is an English antiques dealer who visits a small American town in search for the other half of a legendary locket. Surprisingly, the movie turned out to be a cross between romantic comedy and crime mystery.

This movie is something new and refreshing from Hallmark. And it's an excellent way to kill 80 minutes. The content is clean, and it never dips into political agenda.

However, the prologue scene is of two lovers in Regency England. It feels melodramatic, with the quality of acting. Just endure these two minutes, and the movie jumps to the present, which has better acting.

Fair warning, early in the movie, there's a jarring scene where the protagonist does something really stupid. You're left wondering, "What was she thinking?!" In real life, the consequences might have been worse.

I've liked Viv Leacock ever since the Hailey Dean Mysteries. In Legend of the Lost Locket, his character is overall likable. But there are a couple scenes where I wish the screenwriter had made him softer, more willing to listen.

Still, I definitely recommend this movie.

A stimulating treasure hunt

[MickyG333 · 8/10 · 16 April 2024]

7.9 stars.

This is a very good film. I recommend not letting any initial impressions dissuade from watching 'Legend of the Lost Locket'.

It is a tale of a valuable locket missing now for two hundred years. Due to some recent discoveries, a woman sets out to find it once and for all. Her mother spent half of her fortune many years ago to purchase one half of this cherished locket, the half with the picture of a man. Her legacy would be to one day find the missing piece so the man and woman could finally be together again. But, she was unsuccessful and has since passed on. Now her daughter, who runs the antique business, is on the trail of this precious item. Lately, it has become the focus of some other antique hunters. It is more than simply a picture of a young woman in love, it is a jewel that symbolizes an age old love story of a man and woman separated in the early 1800's. He came to America, and she remained behind in Europe.

We experience the history of the locket and some backstory of the two who were in love, yet unable to stay together. He settled in New England and founded a town, and now two centuries later, some local residents get a hint that the missing piece of the locket could be nearby.

Word is spreading, and now the fabled trinket has risen to the level of priceless heirloom representing a remarkable history. Antique seeking enthusiasts the world over are becoming engrossed in its appeal. But All who seek it are unaware of the depth of the bond shared by the original owners...that it was hidden to protect the memory of her journey across the world to reunite with him, in hopes of rekindling their love.

Natasha is lovely in this antique driven Hallmark mystery.

[cgvsluis · 6/10 · 24 April 2024]

It was nice seeing both Natasha Burnett and Viv Leacock outside of their roles as a married couple on When Calls The Heart. It was also really nice to hear Natasha's actual speaking voice for a change.

The story is about a London based British antique dealer named Amelia Scott, who together with her business partner is carrying on her mother's research and search for the missing half of the fabled true love locket which she believes may have made its way to America via Jamestown, Massachusetts. Once she arrives to Jamestown, Amelia keeps her business secret but is aided in her search by the local sheriff.

I found the story to be a little bit problematic and the ending even more so. But it was a lighter mystery and it was nice to see it involve a sampler, paint restoration and antiques. I might watch another, but it's not quite on my recommendation list.

Fresh, unique, personal, natural- Pure Magic

[guardedheartie · 10/10 · 14 April 2024]

I'm having overwhelming feelings of happiness and satisfaction with my first viewing of Legend of the Lost Locket!

Natasha Burnett and Viv Leacock and the entire cast and crew did a wonderful job creating an exquisite story portrayed seamlessly on screen with so many of the right feels.

The two leads have already worked together for 4 seasons as long married Canadian-American couple Joseph and Minnie Canfield on When Calls the Heart. In Lost Locket, they play couple who have just met and fall in love - and they are successful with "new love" too.

I was drawn in from the first scenes of both of the on-screen couples. There was laughter, angst, romance, mystery, suspense, even a little danger. I JUST LOVED IT.

Surprised me at how good it is

[cthyqc · 10/10 · 23 April 2024]

Won't go over the whole story again. This movie was so much fun to watch. It was well written and moved quickly. All the lead characters especially the main couple were so good. It was very interesting and enjoyable mystery and love story.,

The secondary characters are well written and interesting. The ones that didn't seem plausible weren't as we found out in the end.

It would have been nice if the movie could have been really filmed in New England not Canada like so many of the Hallmark films. The sites were very close to New England sites . But I realize this isn't a travel film but a mystery story .

Strange and odd

[sahobbs-40766 · 5/10 · 15 April 2024]

I think about halfway through this movie, I decided it just didn't make sense. Our heroine hails from London, visits a small town in the NE USA to hunt for a lost locket half, and immediately breaks into the town hall at night looking for archives that should help her in her search. Of course, there are security alarms that tip off the town sheriff who arrives, arrests her, and then gets involved in the locket search. Make sense to you?

Then we get the feeling that someone is stalking our heroine and reading her private notes, probably learning about the locket and hoping to discover the valued item first. This "mystery" is pretty easily explained when the culprit is caught on another illegal (attic, this time) search & she confesses everything previously denied because of a bluffed fingerprint identification (which isn't true). After all is said and done, the locket is found (finally) & the sheriff and heroine somehow fall in love and she stays in the small town to start her antique business and be with her sheriff.

The production values are pretty good except for one glaring exception: lighting and camera work on black actors aren't up to the challenge. It is as though we really don't know how to photograph dark-skinned actors in such a way as to see their expressions and complexions realistically. Still makes no sense.