Reception
Safe Harbor did moderately for Hallmark Channel during its premiere. The film ranked among the top 5 for household and key demographics. It also ranked as the second-highest-rated ad-supported cable movie of the day and fourth-highest-rated of the week, delivering a 1.8 household rating with 1.5 million homes, over 2 million total viewers and 3.2 million unduplicated viewers.
Reviews were moderately positive. The NY Daily News called it an expected delivery of "decent people, solid values, a general sense that there's more good than bad in the world." They also called it "heartwarming."
Critic Laura Fries from Variety says
| “ | Safe Harbor is exactly what it purports to be -- a haven of feel-good sentiments amid an onslaught of real-world bad news. A sound vehicle whose solid cast and based-on-real-life morality keep it afloat, this Hallmark Channel movie ultimately works, even if the characterizations don't always hold water. | ” |
She also states that "obstacles and resistance are too easily overcome" and that there are deep characterizations of "good" and "bad" people, but that the talent of the cast makes it almost believable.
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