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==Plot==
==Plot==
Cassandra Nightingale ([[Catherine Bell]]) lives in the small town of Middleton with her husband Sheriff Jake Russell ([[Chris Potter (actor)|Chris Potter]]) and Brandon ([[Matthew Knight]]) and Lori (Hannah Endicott-Douglas), his children by an earlier mariage.
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In a city apartment, an anxious landlord knocks on the door of Abigail, a mysterious young woman. The landlord is there to evict her, and suggests she go to live with her parents, but she grimly tells him her parents are dead. He suddenly runs out, feeling ill, as Abigail, a witch, smiles knowingly at her voodoo doll—dressed exactly like her landlord with a pin in its belly.
Her distant cousin Abigail (Sarah Power) gets evicted from her home. Cassie had never met Abigail but, connecting with her through the internet, invites her to visit. At the Sheriff station, Jake speaks with Mayor Tom Tinsdale ([[Paul Miller (actor)|Paul Miller]]) and learns that the mayor is supporting a project to build a bridge which would connect Middleton to its neighboring city, and that the Mayor's wife Martha ([[Catherine Disher]]) is leading support against the construction. At the opposition's meeting, Cassie is nominated to run for Mayor. When later telling Jake her news, He does not tell her that the Mayor and his wife at at odds.
Meanwhile, in small town Middleton, Jake, the chief of police, returns home to his charming new wife Cassie—a mystical woman known in town for her generosity. They have just been married, and Jake’s two teenage kids, Brandon and Lori, love their new step-mom. That night, Lori surprises Cassie when she tells her she has connected with Cassie’s cousin, Abigail, over the Internet and invited her to visit. Cassie has never met Abigail, but is excited.

At the station, Jake talks to the town’s mayor, Tom, about a bridge that developers want to build in Middleton to connect a neighboring large city. Tom believes the bridge will boost the town’s economy and be profitable for the police department, and Jake eagerly agrees. But Tom’s wife Martha is leading a meeting of citizens who are opposing the bridge, and Cassie is in attendance, as well.
Back at home, as Cassie tell Lori that she is planning Lori's Sweet 16 birthday party, Abigail arrives for her visit. Later, Jake's deputy Derek Sanders (Noah Cappe) meets Abigail and Derek tells her that he agrees with the Mayor about the bridge's benefit to the town. When back as Cassie's, Abigail tells Jake she is completely against the bridge, and hopes Cassie wins the election so she can put a stop to it. The following day, Derek tells Cassie and Jake that he has himself decided to run for Mayor and Cassie learns that she and Jake have differing views on the subject.
Martha reminds everyone Tom’s term as mayor will soon be over, and she proposes nominating a new candidate. Several of the townspeople nominate Cassie, who graciously accepts. Cassie runs into Jake outside city hall and tells him the exciting news. Jake is quiet when she tells him she wants to lead the opposition against the bridge, not wanting to reveal his own opinion.

At home, Jake’s son Brandon is busy writing a song to submit with his music school application. His friend Wes is helping him write lyrics when Lori walks in to call him for dinner. Noticing Wes, Lori gets tongue-tied, smitten, but Brandon makes it clear to Wes he doesn’t approve.
In the meantime, Abigail has given Lori a love potion to use to gain the affections of Brandon's friend Wes (Rhys Ward), and Brandon is unhappy that his friend Wes is so distracted. Abigail seems to be reveling in the chaos she has caused, abd Cassie figures it out. Jake is fired when Derek's campaign speech is stolen, as he disagrees with the Mayor's position and is the prime suspect. Abigail plots spells upon the family with the use of voo-doo dolls.
Lori visits Cassie in her mystical sitting room, which is furnished with an heirloom trunk passed down in Cassie’s family. Cassie surprises Lori when she reveals she is planning a Sweet 16 birthday party for her, just before Abigail arrives. Cassie enthusiastically greets her cousin with a hug, and Lori and Cassie talk with Abigail and get to know her. With a mischievous smile, Abigail begins to settle in. When Lori tells Abigail about Wes, Abigail has an idea. She gives Lori a special potion to dab behind her ear, promising Wes will smell it and instantly fall for her.

Jake’s coworker, a young deputy named Derek, has been feeling unimportant at work, so Cassie kindly gives him a beautiful but strange compass to find his own way. It leads him directly to a café, where he meets Abigail. They talk about the bridge, and Derek tells her he hopes it will help improve the police department and his career. With her signature mischievous grin, Abigail agrees with him. But back at home, Abigail tells Jake she is completely against the bridge, and hopes Cassie wins the election so she can put a stop to it.
When Lori sneaks out to be with Wes, but he abandons her. Angry, Brandon cuts ties with him. Martha Tinsdale arrives seeking a place to stay, announcing that she and her husband have split over the bridge issue. Despite the growing family tension, Jake and Cassie talk over breakfast, trying to stay strong despite Jake’s job loss. Brandon tells Lori he has cut ties with Wes over Wes's actions. When overhearing the family being supportive, Abigail grows frustrated that her scheme of sowing disharmony is deteriorating and leaves. When later looking for her, Cassie finds Abigail missing. Derek tracks Abigail down in a newly rented apartment, and Cassie soon also arrives and comforts Abigail. Realizing the error of her ways, Abigail apologizes for causing problems.
The next day at city hall, Derek reveals to Cassie and Jake that he has decided to run against Cassie. Cassie welcomes him as an opponent, even when he announces Jake is a supporter of the bridge. She is surprised her own husband isn’t on her side, and Jake agrees to see her point of view.

Wearing Abigail’s special oil, Lori runs into Wes, and the potion works it’s magic. The two hang out together all afternoon, making Wes late to music practice with Brandon. At dinner, Brandon explodes when he finds out Lori is distracting his friend, while Abigail stays silent, trying to look innocent. With a knowing look at her cousin, Cassie figures out exactly what is going on.
When it is revealed the bridge developers will build a new mall accross the river, destroying a nearby wooded area, and harming the downtown businesses economy, Cassie gives an impassioned speach and Derek drops out of the Mayoral race. Cassie is elected Mayor and Jake is re-hired as Chief of Police. When Jake later speaks toward building on to the family Cassie revealsg she is pregnant.
With the family at odds, Abigail seems to be reveling in the chaos she has caused. Then, at the station, Jake tries to confront Tom about the bridge, considering that it might be a destructive and bad addition to Middleton after all, but Tom won’t listen to him. Angry, Jake storms out, just as Derek discovers his campaign speech, which Abigail helped him with, has been stolen. Jake is the prime suspect, and he returns home that night to tell his family he has been fired, just as Abigail, alone in Cassie’s magical sitting room, casts a spell on four voodoo dolls of Cassie, Jake, Lori and Brandon.
That night, Lori sneaks out after curfew to go to the park with Wes, but when they hear someone coming, Wes runs off, leaving Lori scared and alone. Luckily, Cassie shows up and takes her home. The next day at music practice, Brandon angrily tells Wes to leave for good.
Cassie tries to plan a family night, but a knock on the door reveals Martha, announcing she has left Tom and needs a place to stay. The next morning, Jake and Cassie talk over breakfast, trying to stay strong despite Jake’s job loss. Then, Brandon admits to Lori he cut ties with Wes over what he did to her, and she is touched by her brother’s gesture. Abigail overhears the family remaining close, and grows frustrated her plan isn’t working.
At the gift shop, Cassie and Martha are setting up when Martha finds an old newspaper clipping. She holds it up and sees her beloved Tom, giving his first speech as mayor many years before; she is teary-eyed at the memory. Martha returns home, where Tom explains he is supporting the bridge because he wants to leave a legacy, but Martha shows him the clip and reminds him he already has. Tom starts to have a change of heart.
That evening, Cassie calls for Abigail, but can’t find her in the guest room. She walks into her sitting room and sees her heirloom trunk is missing. Cassie finds Derek and begs him to track down Abigail and the missing trunk, and he promises to help right away. He finds Abigail in her newly rented apartment, furnished only with Cassie’s trunk. Abigail tries to flirt her way out of trouble, but Derek doesn’t buy it. Just then, Cassie appears, and calmly confronts her cousin.
Abigail is nervous around Cassie, confessing she tried to destroy Cassie’s family because Cassie’s parents, her aunt and uncle, weren’t there for her when her parents died. Cassie opens the trunk and reveals what is inside: a framed photograph of all four of their parents together. Cassie explains her parents died in a crash before Abigail was even born. Realizing she and Cassie were both orphans at a young age, Abigail is sorry for causing any trouble, but Cassie, always kind-hearted, reminds her she will always have a family with her.
The election is still on, and both Cassie and Derek are ready to give their speeches when suddenly Jake runs in with an announcement. He tells them when the bridge is built, the developers will also build a mall, destroying the forest near the river and taking all the economy away from Middleton’s main street. Cassie gives her moving speech, and Derek is so touched by her sentiment to save the town from economic ruin that he drops out of the race. Cassie is elected the new mayor, much to the delight of Derek, Jake, Tom, Martha and the entire town. Tom tells Jake he is welcome back as the Chief of Police.
Returning home, Cassie and Jake surprise Lori with her 16th birthday party. Lori happily celebrates with Abigail, her parents and Brandon. Sneaking away upstairs, Jake and Cassie eat cake in Cassie’s sitting room, restored with her beautiful trunk, thinking about how much closer their family has become through all of this. Jake confesses he thinks he is ready to add to their family tree, and Cassie knowingly smiles, revealing she is pregnant.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==

Revision as of 23:05, 7 July 2012

The Good Witch's Family
Directed byCraig Pryce
Written byG. Ross Parker
Produced byThom Pretak
Starring
Edited byDona Noga
Production
company
Whizbang Films
Distributed byLee Distribution, Inc.
Hallmark Channel
Release date
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Good Witch's Family is a 2011 Canadian family film and Hallmark Channel original movie written by G. Ross Parker and directed by Craig Pryce, The film stars Catherine Bell, Chris Potter, Catherine Disher, Matthew Knight, and Paul Miller. "Family" is the fourth film in The Good Witch film series.[1] The film premiered on Hallmark Channel October 29, 2011. The previous movie The Good Witch's Gift premiered on November 13, 2010. The second movie in the series The Good Witch's Garden premiered February 7, 2009. The first movie premiered January 19, 2008.

In June of 2012, Catherine Bell announced on her Twitter page that sequels 5 and 6 will begin filming back to back in July and August.

Plot

Cassandra Nightingale (Catherine Bell) lives in the small town of Middleton with her husband Sheriff Jake Russell (Chris Potter) and Brandon (Matthew Knight) and Lori (Hannah Endicott-Douglas), his children by an earlier mariage.

Her distant cousin Abigail (Sarah Power) gets evicted from her home. Cassie had never met Abigail but, connecting with her through the internet, invites her to visit. At the Sheriff station, Jake speaks with Mayor Tom Tinsdale (Paul Miller) and learns that the mayor is supporting a project to build a bridge which would connect Middleton to its neighboring city, and that the Mayor's wife Martha (Catherine Disher) is leading support against the construction. At the opposition's meeting, Cassie is nominated to run for Mayor. When later telling Jake her news, He does not tell her that the Mayor and his wife at at odds.

Back at home, as Cassie tell Lori that she is planning Lori's Sweet 16 birthday party, Abigail arrives for her visit. Later, Jake's deputy Derek Sanders (Noah Cappe) meets Abigail and Derek tells her that he agrees with the Mayor about the bridge's benefit to the town. When back as Cassie's, Abigail tells Jake she is completely against the bridge, and hopes Cassie wins the election so she can put a stop to it. The following day, Derek tells Cassie and Jake that he has himself decided to run for Mayor and Cassie learns that she and Jake have differing views on the subject.

In the meantime, Abigail has given Lori a love potion to use to gain the affections of Brandon's friend Wes (Rhys Ward), and Brandon is unhappy that his friend Wes is so distracted. Abigail seems to be reveling in the chaos she has caused, abd Cassie figures it out. Jake is fired when Derek's campaign speech is stolen, as he disagrees with the Mayor's position and is the prime suspect. Abigail plots spells upon the family with the use of voo-doo dolls.

When Lori sneaks out to be with Wes, but he abandons her. Angry, Brandon cuts ties with him. Martha Tinsdale arrives seeking a place to stay, announcing that she and her husband have split over the bridge issue. Despite the growing family tension, Jake and Cassie talk over breakfast, trying to stay strong despite Jake’s job loss. Brandon tells Lori he has cut ties with Wes over Wes's actions. When overhearing the family being supportive, Abigail grows frustrated that her scheme of sowing disharmony is deteriorating and leaves. When later looking for her, Cassie finds Abigail missing. Derek tracks Abigail down in a newly rented apartment, and Cassie soon also arrives and comforts Abigail. Realizing the error of her ways, Abigail apologizes for causing problems.

When it is revealed the bridge developers will build a new mall accross the river, destroying a nearby wooded area, and harming the downtown businesses economy, Cassie gives an impassioned speach and Derek drops out of the Mayoral race. Cassie is elected Mayor and Jake is re-hired as Chief of Police. When Jake later speaks toward building on to the family Cassie revealsg she is pregnant.

Cast

Recognition

The Oklahoman remarked that in her recurring role of Casandra Nightingale in The Good Witch film series, it is "no stretch to say Catherine Bell has cast a spell over viewers."[1] When Bell signed for the fifth in the series, the fourth was just entering production.[1]

The reviewer at South Coast Today admittedly to be "vaguely fascinated by the Good Witch movies" and the lead character of Cassandra Nightingale, and being "bowled over by their banality."[2] He made special note of the film series' plots being predictable and the dialogue having a "false soap-opera quality",[2] and being intrigued by Catherine Bell's approach to acting, writing "If she were any more placid, she'd be in a coma."[2] he did grant that as the fourth in the series, the plot did include some complications, but "as always, the plots to these movies don't really matter as much as the exasperating unexcitability of Cassie." He concluded that te film seemed "adapted from some comic book called 'Sabrina, the Medicated Witch'."[2]

Reception

References

  1. ^ a b c Bobbin, Jay (October 28, 2011). "'Good' times continue for actress in her fourth witch's tale" (subscription required). The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d McDonough, Kevin (October 29, 2011). "Cassandra, the bland witch; Fox's nasty new kid". South Coast Today. Retrieved JUly 7, 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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