9/10 STARS *on a Hallmark scale*
I've watched quite a few of the new 2021 Hallmark's this year, and this golden oldie from 2013 blows them out of the water.
Let's start with PAUL CAMPBELL, one of my favorite Hallmark leads. Gotta love a guy with a sense of humor, and Campbell is Hallmark's own version of Ryan Reynolds. Whether he improvised or this was just that good a script, he has lots of great banter and gags in this movie.
The theme of two competing window dressers at a big department store is fun, offering both a her-him competition and an artsy-crafty story. I also loved that the girl (Chyler Leigh playing Sloan Van Doren) came from a working class family and was trying to present herself as rich and cultured. Naomi Judd plays her bathroom-attendant mother to perfection. And, of course, Paul's character fits right in with her rowdy, fun, low-brow family (but Sloan's snobby fiancé does not). Matty Finochio is also a lot of fun as their department store boss.
If you like Hallmark Christmas movies, this one is not to be missed.
I've watched quite a few of the new 2021 Hallmark's this year, and this golden oldie from 2013 blows them out of the water.
Let's start with PAUL CAMPBELL, one of my favorite Hallmark leads. Gotta love a guy with a sense of humor, and Campbell is Hallmark's own version of Ryan Reynolds. Whether he improvised or this was just that good a script, he has lots of great banter and gags in this movie.
The theme of two competing window dressers at a big department store is fun, offering both a her-him competition and an artsy-crafty story. I also loved that the girl (Chyler Leigh playing Sloan Van Doren) came from a working class family and was trying to present herself as rich and cultured. Naomi Judd plays her bathroom-attendant mother to perfection. And, of course, Paul's character fits right in with her rowdy, fun, low-brow family (but Sloan's snobby fiancé does not). Matty Finochio is also a lot of fun as their department store boss.
If you like Hallmark Christmas movies, this one is not to be missed.