I have a very high threshold for Christmas/Holiday films during the season...
Bad, terrible, good...it varies from what outlet is putting them out. Obviously Hallmark and Lifetime are the gold standard...streaming giants like Netflix are given them a slight run.
But then you get the low budget fare that end up on Amazon Prime, Up Faith & Fam or Pixl streaming channels.
"Ivy and Mistletoe" is definitely the low budget Christmas film that will find a home on those latter platforms.
Ivy & Mistletoe is a basic plot...Daughter trying to get home to her family for Christmas but an incoming blizzard derails her plans. Shes attempts to make a 6 hour drive but that doesn't go quite as planned and she gets stuck in a town where she meet a grumpy and obnoxious tow truck driver.
The plot isn't the problem...if you enjoy the Christmas movie genre, the plot of a Christmas movie is usually the same 4-5 stories anyway..
The problem with this film is the acting. It's terrible. Just plain bad.
Julianne Michelle isn't terrible, sure she has her low points but she tries to play the starry eyed Christmas lover like so many before her but the guy who plays "Max" (Cody Calafiore) who is and I quote the "Handsome tow truck driver"
He plays his character like an overgrown child...not the typical knight in shining armor that most of these films have their male leads play.
Max whines and moans throughout the film. He's rude and mean whenever he isn't whining and moaning. It's just hard to get past. For example he insists on calling her "princess"...she asks him to stop. He then proceeds to call her princess throughout the film...literally up until nearly the end of the film. Couple that with a plot that doesn't really go anywhere and the fact that the movie doesn't show you anything other than the same 4 actors for most of the movie, you almost feel like you are the one stranded.
Pass this on your Christmas viewing list. You'll have plenty others to keep you busy.
But then you get the low budget fare that end up on Amazon Prime, Up Faith & Fam or Pixl streaming channels.
"Ivy and Mistletoe" is definitely the low budget Christmas film that will find a home on those latter platforms.
Ivy & Mistletoe is a basic plot...Daughter trying to get home to her family for Christmas but an incoming blizzard derails her plans. Shes attempts to make a 6 hour drive but that doesn't go quite as planned and she gets stuck in a town where she meet a grumpy and obnoxious tow truck driver.
The plot isn't the problem...if you enjoy the Christmas movie genre, the plot of a Christmas movie is usually the same 4-5 stories anyway..
The problem with this film is the acting. It's terrible. Just plain bad.
Julianne Michelle isn't terrible, sure she has her low points but she tries to play the starry eyed Christmas lover like so many before her but the guy who plays "Max" (Cody Calafiore) who is and I quote the "Handsome tow truck driver"
He plays his character like an overgrown child...not the typical knight in shining armor that most of these films have their male leads play.
Max whines and moans throughout the film. He's rude and mean whenever he isn't whining and moaning. It's just hard to get past. For example he insists on calling her "princess"...she asks him to stop. He then proceeds to call her princess throughout the film...literally up until nearly the end of the film. Couple that with a plot that doesn't really go anywhere and the fact that the movie doesn't show you anything other than the same 4 actors for most of the movie, you almost feel like you are the one stranded.
Pass this on your Christmas viewing list. You'll have plenty others to keep you busy.