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Christmas in Notting Hill (2023)
She's a pain.
The main character spends the whole movie getting childishly upset over things that aren't worth getting upset over. She gets mad at the guy because he doesn't say he's a famous football player, so what? She gets mad because, well, a lot. And he supposed to suddenly care about her because she's funny it's smart etc.. I don't see her being funny and smart I just see her being a pill. And he likes her because she treated him like a person, but she stopped treating him like a person really early on. Just ridiculous. Kudos for a nod to the original Notting Hill, because the dad is seen reading a copy of "Horse and Hound."
Santa, Maybe (2023)
Pretty good
There are a lot of good things about this film. The romantic conflict is relatively refreshing and it's realistic situation. The idea of a performance venue management is really nice because you're not worrying about anybody having to step into a lead role on stage all of a sudden. The secret Santa is played out well with lots of sub characters getting there due. It's especially nice with the family relationships. The father, having survived the stroke with a vocal problem something that many families do deal with and so that's nice. Only one thing disappointed me, and that was the actual ballet dancers. The Portrayal of the finale of the Nutcracker with absolutely no ballet form or even pointe shoes was very weak. But overall entertaining movie.
Genie (2023)
Opportunity Lost
This film had great potential. Yes, it had a typical situation of the workaholic in the holidays and forgetting the daughter's birthday and that was that was an appropriate set up. Finding the genie in the box wasn't cliché, it turned out just right. But then Melissa McCarthy comes onto the screen, doing basically an impersonation of Melissa McCarthy. For Jenn, that's been in a box for two years she shouldn't speak the unaccented way she speaks or use current informal language. The movies only an hour and a half long, and that extra half hour could've been used to make some really good action, showing her blending in to the current culture. Nice stuff about Jesus, which is rare in a Christmas movie, but that also could've gone further. All in all a disappointment that could've been a great movie.
The Christmas Dance (2021)
It's Nice to See Practicing Christians
Aside from the usual contrivance to make a big city girl have to go home at Christmas time, this is a nice story that is actually about regular people getting ready for the holidays. First, their lives are centered around their church family and the real preparations for Christmas. Secondly, and most importantly, their homes and their town are not filled with ridiculous over-decoration like standard holiday fare. Nobody has garland in every window, shelf, and doorway in real life. I only wish that they could have recruited some better actors. Aside from Richard Karn, they're all a little stiff. But the story is pleasant enough.
A Very Vintage Christmas (2019)
Cheesy
Mowry-Hardrict is just dull. Granted, it's a possibly intriguing concept to have an antique store owner seek out the original owner of a box of memorabilia, but the flat script and her limited set of emotions just make you wonder what Mr. Romantic Interest sees in her.
Schooled (2019)
TV Teachers!
For gods sake, why do television writers think anybody can walk into a school and teach without a teaching degree? Why do they always walk in the first day of school, when school has already started, walking in late without a lesson plan without a roster etc. etc.? Can't you do better? And must it always be music? And the principal has nothing to do but sit at his desk and coach a fake teacher? Please!