It's a TV movie, so I'll rate it as such. The performances were good, and I both laughed and cried a bit. The romance is cute. Perhaps a bit too light-hearted. The fast banter seems more in style with a modern sitcom.
The film references "It's a Wonderful Life" from 1946 both directly and in a character looking at life from outside. But I find "Ghosting" more of a spiritual companion to "Ghost World" (coincidentally). While "Ghost World" shows two childhood friends growing apart as young adults, "Ghosting" shows two friends staying together and keeping each other in check. Ultimately, also "Ghosting" shows the necessity of parting ways to grow. While an interesting theme, I don't see how it applies to the spirit of Christmas, and the California setting is not festive either.
All in all, I feel the story is unfocused and trying to tell too much or too little. It starts with a clear focus: Jess needs to ascend by finding true love, and Kara's her helper. But then the focus shifts to Kara's need of moving forward in life now that Jess is gone. The story tries to unite both these stories in one story that celebrates friendship, at the same time as it preaches going separate ways (!) Focusing on either Jess or Kara would make a better story, I think.
The film references "It's a Wonderful Life" from 1946 both directly and in a character looking at life from outside. But I find "Ghosting" more of a spiritual companion to "Ghost World" (coincidentally). While "Ghost World" shows two childhood friends growing apart as young adults, "Ghosting" shows two friends staying together and keeping each other in check. Ultimately, also "Ghosting" shows the necessity of parting ways to grow. While an interesting theme, I don't see how it applies to the spirit of Christmas, and the California setting is not festive either.
All in all, I feel the story is unfocused and trying to tell too much or too little. It starts with a clear focus: Jess needs to ascend by finding true love, and Kara's her helper. But then the focus shifts to Kara's need of moving forward in life now that Jess is gone. The story tries to unite both these stories in one story that celebrates friendship, at the same time as it preaches going separate ways (!) Focusing on either Jess or Kara would make a better story, I think.