The credits section at the beginning looked like the tacky flower pictures my 70yo mom posts on Facebook. I didn't expect much after that - but the movie managed to surprise me im a good way.
You can clearly see it had low budget. It looks like a reality TV episode. Not enough extras on the set. And some od the acting is beyond cheesy (the scene where MJ sneaks up to Charlotte...).
MJ character acts like she is 5. And then from angsty teen she just jumps to being the sweet girl in one scene with mandatory makeup style change to indicate she's a good one now. The parents fall for each other a bit too quickly for credibility. And all the usual romcom BS.
The plot is mostly predictable as hell, but it's a Christmas romcom, it's enough if it entertains me. And it did.
The final song scene is too perfect for an unrehersed performance, but OK, for this kind of movie let's roll with it.
The other thing is that for comedy it is not funny at all. What made me laugh at the end was that the song they played on end credits was not long enough for them to end, so instead of playing another song there was just dead silence.
You can clearly see it had low budget. It looks like a reality TV episode. Not enough extras on the set. And some od the acting is beyond cheesy (the scene where MJ sneaks up to Charlotte...).
MJ character acts like she is 5. And then from angsty teen she just jumps to being the sweet girl in one scene with mandatory makeup style change to indicate she's a good one now. The parents fall for each other a bit too quickly for credibility. And all the usual romcom BS.
The plot is mostly predictable as hell, but it's a Christmas romcom, it's enough if it entertains me. And it did.
The final song scene is too perfect for an unrehersed performance, but OK, for this kind of movie let's roll with it.
The other thing is that for comedy it is not funny at all. What made me laugh at the end was that the song they played on end credits was not long enough for them to end, so instead of playing another song there was just dead silence.