I watched this for the first hour with my husband, then as it seemed a little boring, we skipped over and watched a few scenes until the end.
We decided to give it a 5, which means it was below expectations for a decent movie.
Reading the reviews and thinking about the storyline again made me realize it's better than it appears, but it takes some analysis.
The one error was the date on the phone at the end, when it was actually the next day, Christmas morning.
She had the dream after the whole day of Christmas Eve, when she missed her flight.
She dreamed that night that she had actually made the flight, after the not so perfect date with the guy she had wanted to know for a while. He wasn't as perfect for her as he first appeared to be, and she realized it.
She knew that helping the Santa guy with his luggage had made her miss her flight.
She imagined in the dream that she didn't stop to help and the whole scenario unfolds from there.
She had conformed to other people's expectations in the city. When the guy talked about plain ethically sourced chocolate, it made her think. She probably thought about the way she liked it when she lived at home.
She had changed and she realized it. The day with the "perfect" guy brought out all the things she didn't really like about her new city self. She realized she had compromised who she was for perceived acceptance by her peers.
So the whole dream played out in her mind that night and nothing worked the way she originally thought it would.
When she awakened Christmas morning she was relieved that it had been a dream.
She realized she loved Drew and intended to tell him. She realized who she really was and what she really wanted in her life.
I think on a second watch it may deserve a higher rating.
We almost turned it off at the beginning with the really dumb model fiasco! That was hard to watch, but I suggested we keep going. We only made it to an hour, but I like the movie better when I understand it, lol.
We decided to give it a 5, which means it was below expectations for a decent movie.
Reading the reviews and thinking about the storyline again made me realize it's better than it appears, but it takes some analysis.
The one error was the date on the phone at the end, when it was actually the next day, Christmas morning.
She had the dream after the whole day of Christmas Eve, when she missed her flight.
She dreamed that night that she had actually made the flight, after the not so perfect date with the guy she had wanted to know for a while. He wasn't as perfect for her as he first appeared to be, and she realized it.
She knew that helping the Santa guy with his luggage had made her miss her flight.
She imagined in the dream that she didn't stop to help and the whole scenario unfolds from there.
She had conformed to other people's expectations in the city. When the guy talked about plain ethically sourced chocolate, it made her think. She probably thought about the way she liked it when she lived at home.
She had changed and she realized it. The day with the "perfect" guy brought out all the things she didn't really like about her new city self. She realized she had compromised who she was for perceived acceptance by her peers.
So the whole dream played out in her mind that night and nothing worked the way she originally thought it would.
When she awakened Christmas morning she was relieved that it had been a dream.
She realized she loved Drew and intended to tell him. She realized who she really was and what she really wanted in her life.
I think on a second watch it may deserve a higher rating.
We almost turned it off at the beginning with the really dumb model fiasco! That was hard to watch, but I suggested we keep going. We only made it to an hour, but I like the movie better when I understand it, lol.