Christmas Caper (2007) (TV)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

David Winkler

Writer:

April Blair (writer)

Release Date:

25 November 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family

Plot:

A Grinch-like thief retreats to her hometown in Connecticut after a con goes bad and gets stuck baby-sitting...

Cast

Shannen Doherty	...	Kate Dove
Ty Olsson	...	Hank
Conrad Coates	...	Clive Henry
Stefanie von Pfetten	...	Holly Bishop
Sonya Salomaa	...	Savannah Dove Cooper
David Lewis	...	Brian Cooper
Michael P. Northey	...	Duffy
Natasha Calis	...	Annie
Josh Hayden	...	Parker Cooper
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tyronne L'Hirondelle	...	Jolly Tourist
Jason McKinnon	...	Security guard
Iris Paluly	...	Second Neighbour
Reg Tupper	...	Principal Grimes
Tara Wilson	...	Waitress

MPAA:

Rated PG for brief mild language and thematic elements.

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Copper Beech Productions

Trivia:

Christmas Caper was originally to be called Auntie Claus.

Quotes:

Kate Dove: There's one questions I have just been dying to ask. Does Santa wear boxers or briefs?

Like opening a wrapped present, and getting fruitcake

This movie is yet another in the ever proliferating series of Christmas stories where a jaded cynic (a la Scrooge or the Grinch) is dumping on other people in some way, and with the predictable change near the end.

Shannon Doherty is as obnoxious as ever, but actually plays pretty well in this film, as a professional larcenist who recently committed a major jewel theft with a cohort. She hides out in her home town, and gets involved with everyone she used to know, yet, in the midst of her reunions (including a rekindled romance), she plots to steal stuff from folks in the town on Christmas Eve. Contrived? Of course it is, and it's certainly not funny as it aspires to be. The other thief shows up, her boyfriend is a cop, and you can see where all this is going. Although it's predictable, the cast seem to be putting their hearts into the effort.

The obvious ending rolls by after a series of implausible events, and irrationally weird outcomes. Some sentiment, and some humor, but many other Christmas movies have already done all this, and much better.