Let's see. It's basically like every other romantic comedy movie. Except, it's a Hallmark movie. Oh boy. And don't even get me started on how it claims to be about Christmas.. meanwhile, there is nothing even related to the holidays in the movie?' Complete trash. From the moment this movie started, I had my doubts. From the first line, "I saw his abs," I knew we were going in a direction I was not on the ride for. With plain characters who act completely as Mary Sues, the movie was doomed to have little character development. Instead, they created a sort of Multiple Personality Disorder in all of their characters, making you wonder if each character had a secret twin. Because there could be no way that these characters could develop so easily and fast with little motivation to do so. By doing this, they made every scene unbelievable and the love between the two main characters cheesy and unsatisfactory. I found myself face-palming at the end and ranting to my two friends while sadly watching the movie end with little to no unique features or plot. Instead, the plot falls short, and we are left with just characters and a bunch of lines. This movie really disappointed me, and I regret watching it. I would of rather watched Mickey Mouse Christmas than whatever this turned out to be. Here's a couple small rants I'd also like to mention. - Why was the coffee real in the first scene? That made no sense. - Kelly. KELLY. You were made to hate her, you were forced. Then they tried to shove the tiniest bit of character development down your throat, and they slammed her with the cutest character: Graham. He didn't deserve this!! He didn't want her. He wanted that chick ( I forgot her name because the movie was so bad.) I found myself shipping him with one of my friends. - Why was the mom's hair gray and white? Did she dye it like that? Who wants to look like Cruella deVille? - Clarissa broke Graham's heart, and he still loved her. Then all of a sudden he's moved on to that chick Kelly? Why the heck did he like her? - Suzy. Suzy? What kind of name is that for a publicist for a famous actor? Lamest name ever, I couldn't even take it. - Why did he even love Suzy? It made no sense, he changed his mind last moment as well. They never even showed the breakup scene, which is a huge part of character development and the development of the love between the two main characters. - They changed Chas' personality halfway through. At the beginning, you found yourself asking: Gay or European? (And singing it, to be fair..) But later on, he was a handsome, charming, loving, and kind man who barely cared about his acting career and did not seem rich at all. The only mention of his wealth is when he bought plane tickets as the wedding gift, which any person could probably manage. This is SAD. SAD. They forced him into a very normal plain character, taking away all credibility of the plot line that he was famous and needed to keep up a cover. - So, all in all, I wouldn't recommend this movie. Maybe I would if you needed a night of laughing and shipping the male characters with your friends.
I'm out.
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