Planes, Trains And Christmas Trees (2022) -
I would let Olivier Renaud, who in this film played Brett, take me anywhere. He looked gorgeous as an Elf and as an adorable Bunny Rabbit too. Once again the leading lady was getting the better end of the romance when she got "Stuck" with Brett on her journey.
And while Kathryn David was okay in her role of Kayley, I do get tired of the characters always having secrets and not just being honest from the beginning.
The format was as you would expect from the title. It replicated the other 'Planes, Trains And Automobiles' (1987) film, except with that romantic element thrown in and it was set at Christmas instead of Thanksgiving. And as I wrote that I realised that I have said the same thing about another seasonal film that I had watched already this year, so not only was the story a tad unoriginal, it wasn't even fresh this year.
After their plane was cancelled they shared everything they could to get back to where they needed to be and along the way they helped some people and ultimately helped themselves. It really wasn't anything unexpected, but it was cute enough.
I am still waiting for a story that shows an everyday person from a shop falling for an everyday office clerk instead of a football player and an event planner, as shown here. I'd like to see people who aren't well off and in great jobs for a change. People that really need a Christmas miracle and to find someone to support them. It would be lovely to imagine that someone like Olivier might fall for my broke ass and we could struggle to pay the bills together, but it wouldn't matter, because we would be in love.
Back to reality, what I did like about this film particularly was that they used ACTUAL REAL SNOW for the snowmen!!! It's a miracle and almost unheard of! It was a shame about the obviously fake stuff in the air, floating under the clear blue skies however.
Okay so it wasn't the most demonstrative of narratives and it probably wasn't the biggest budget 'Made For TV' Christmas film I've seen this year, but it was sweet and Olivier was so charming it was hard not to fall for him and to want his heart to be fulfilled.
6.19/10.
