Snowbound for Christmas (2019) is a nice holiday romantic comedy. While featuring a mostly white cast, I loved seeing Zarrin Darnell-Martin and Henderson Wade shining as the African American leads, Rachel and Adrian, respectively. Their chemistry made it easy to be swept away by the romance, despite the potential HR nightmare they would encounter in real life. The movie revolves around the classic Boss-Employee romance trope, which still manages to be popular despite the real-life consequences often associated with such relationships, especially in recent years.
If the story is otherwise good and the characters have real chemistry, I can suspend my disbelief. However, Adrian had a few lines that kept reminding me. In one scene, they were sitting having dinner all alone in the hotel as they were snowbound, and he says something like "since we've been alone I've gotten to see a whole new side of you that I really like..." then he invites her to his parents. She says "Christmas with my new boss?" He said "Yeah nevermind, that sounds weird and creepy..." Ugh a reminder that he should NOT be romancing his employee....then he says "...this feels like we're breaking some kind of rule..." and I'm like "yeah you can't date your subordinates!" but the movie went on and I was swept away again.
Adrian breaks the mold of the stereotypical mean boss. In fact, both characters defy expectations, steering clear of the trope where one of them is overly focused on work while the other teaches them how to relax. In this movie, they both embrace their shared love for the holidays.
The romance was basically drama-free until a small wrench was thrown into the mix by a jealous ex. But it was pretty quickly resolved, and this ex also had a cute little romantic stranded-in-a-cabin with a rugged hot guy subplot of her own.
One thing is that when Rachel and Adrian were dancing and then went their separate ways to watch the snow fall in their rooms, I couldn't hear the words to the song that was playing in the background. I know people complain about how loud the music is in these made for TV movies, but the soundtrack is one of the reasons why I watch them. I caught some of the lyrics:
Been a long journey So many times have I need you here by my side cuz you know me so well Bringing warmth in the cold night and shelter for my soul you know that I'll always be here...
Very nice and fit the story. I just wish I could have heard the whole song.
The little cut out montage at the end of the movie was cute serving as kind of epilogue. Oh and kudos for casting a normal-sized woman as the lead. Rachel who was really into her yoga was no stick figure!
If the story is otherwise good and the characters have real chemistry, I can suspend my disbelief. However, Adrian had a few lines that kept reminding me. In one scene, they were sitting having dinner all alone in the hotel as they were snowbound, and he says something like "since we've been alone I've gotten to see a whole new side of you that I really like..." then he invites her to his parents. She says "Christmas with my new boss?" He said "Yeah nevermind, that sounds weird and creepy..." Ugh a reminder that he should NOT be romancing his employee....then he says "...this feels like we're breaking some kind of rule..." and I'm like "yeah you can't date your subordinates!" but the movie went on and I was swept away again.
Adrian breaks the mold of the stereotypical mean boss. In fact, both characters defy expectations, steering clear of the trope where one of them is overly focused on work while the other teaches them how to relax. In this movie, they both embrace their shared love for the holidays.
The romance was basically drama-free until a small wrench was thrown into the mix by a jealous ex. But it was pretty quickly resolved, and this ex also had a cute little romantic stranded-in-a-cabin with a rugged hot guy subplot of her own.
One thing is that when Rachel and Adrian were dancing and then went their separate ways to watch the snow fall in their rooms, I couldn't hear the words to the song that was playing in the background. I know people complain about how loud the music is in these made for TV movies, but the soundtrack is one of the reasons why I watch them. I caught some of the lyrics:
Been a long journey So many times have I need you here by my side cuz you know me so well Bringing warmth in the cold night and shelter for my soul you know that I'll always be here...
Very nice and fit the story. I just wish I could have heard the whole song.
The little cut out montage at the end of the movie was cute serving as kind of epilogue. Oh and kudos for casting a normal-sized woman as the lead. Rachel who was really into her yoga was no stick figure!