Review of Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone

I grew to love Hallmark movies for the initial thing I first hated about them; they were so doggedly formulaic. Sometime during the pandemic, I stumbled upon them again and found while some are obsessively sappy and truly unbelievable at times, they were a small panacea for the times--a suspension from what was going on, on Earth 1. This RSB Stone, is the one-in-25 from the Hallmark stable, that pierces through to a new level wrt story-telling and acting; especially the two actors portraying Gemma and Benedict. Ella as Gemma is truly indelible in this role. I cannot believe the grousing about her acting or the character. Have some of you never met someone that just bucked everything? That had an uncanny ability to perceive accurately what was going on even at an early age? That lived life in crayola colors every day with a bright precocious nature that matched? While most teens aren't similar to this Gemma character, the story is about the magic of this girl. Ella is the perfect actor to bring her to life. Would love to see these actors in another installation of RSBS or another project.