Road to Christmas (2006) (TV)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Mark Jean

Writer:

Judd Parkin (writer)

Release Date:

17 December 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family

Plot:

High-powered fashion photographer Claire Jameson finds herself stranded in middle America on the way to her dream Christmas-time wedding in Aspen...

Cast

Jennifer Grey	...	Claire Jameson
Megan Park	...	Hilly Pullman
Clark Gregg	...	Tom Pullman
Barbara Gordon	...	Rheduel Pullman
Jean Michel Paré	...	Lorenzo
Thom Allison	...	Michele
Marvin Ishmael	...	Jitu
Pat Thornton	...	Tiny
Kelly Fiddick	...	Cootie
Lorne Cardinal	...	Chaba
Ingrid Hart	...	N'naa
Naomi Snieckus	...	Rose
Michelle Moffat	...	Airport Clerk
Jessica Booker	...	Enid
Tantoo Cardinal	...	Sioux Woman

Also Known As:

Let It Snow (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Blueprint Entertainment

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The characters are on a road trip across the northern states, particularly Colorado. While driving along a single-lane country road, the viewer sees a road sign indicating MAXIMUM 60. This is unrealistic in the U.S. where the speed limit is expressed in mile/hour. This is a Canadian road with speed expressed in kilometres/hour, with 60 km/hr equivalent to about 36 mph.

Quotes:

Claire Jameson: What is going on?
Lorenzo: What do you mean Clara?
Claire Jameson: This.
Lorenzo: This? Oh, Michele and I are going over the schedule for the wedding.
Claire Jameson: In bed?
Lorenzo: Is more comfortable.

Surprisingly good

Let's face facts...the Lifetime Network isn't known for the best drama's on television, but every once in a while they will put out something that is palatable to watch. The Road to Christmas was just such a film. I Tivoed it on a whim and found myself skipping through only the commercials. The rest actually held my interest. The chemistry between the two leads was good, the storyline not too unrealistic, and the comedic elements weren't heavy handed or doled out at the cost of the characters. Claire came off as a city girl but not bitchy (as many of these city girl meets country boy stories tend to do). Her sensitivity and likability as a character had you rooting for her to find a happy ending. And other than one semi-sappy moment which was scripted to state the obvious, I found this film to be a refreshing change from the heavily played melodrama's that seem to plague this channel.