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Love at the Christmas Contest

  • TV Movie
  • 2022
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
354
YOUR RATING
Love at the Christmas Contest (2022)
ComedyRomance

A young woman enters a Christmas tree decorating contest to honor the memory of her mother, only to discover that the competition includes her recently-widowered high school sweetheart, and ... Read allA young woman enters a Christmas tree decorating contest to honor the memory of her mother, only to discover that the competition includes her recently-widowered high school sweetheart, and his adorable 10-year-old daughter.A young woman enters a Christmas tree decorating contest to honor the memory of her mother, only to discover that the competition includes her recently-widowered high school sweetheart, and his adorable 10-year-old daughter.

  • Director
    • John Burd
  • Writer
    • John Burd
  • Stars
    • Samantha Cope
    • Ross Jirgl
    • James Healy Jr.
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    354
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Burd
    • Writer
      • John Burd
    • Stars
      • Samantha Cope
      • Ross Jirgl
      • James Healy Jr.
    • 8User reviews
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    Madison Kenya in Love at the Christmas Contest (2022)
    Colleen Wlizabeth Miller in LOVE AT THE CHRISTMAS CONTEST.
    Still of Ross Jirgl, Samantha Cope, and Colleen Elizabeth Miller in LOVE AT THE CHRISTMAS CONTEST
    Wrap Party
    Colleen at the premiere of “Love At the Christmas Contest.”

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    Samantha Cope
    Samantha Cope
    • Angie Waldron
    Ross Jirgl
    Ross Jirgl
    • David Mitchell
    James Healy Jr.
    James Healy Jr.
    • Richard Waldron
    Triana Browne
    Triana Browne
    • Blair Bolin
    Eliza Donaghy
    Eliza Donaghy
    • Gabby Mitchell
    Emily Mathason
    Emily Mathason
    • Lily Mitchell
    Colleen Elizabeth Miller
    Colleen Elizabeth Miller
    • Betty Jean Boyd
    Lena Harmon
    Lena Harmon
    • Christmas Tree Decorating Contestant
    Jennifer New Moon
    • Contestant…
    Omoy Scarlett
    • Christmas Tree Couple
    Stephano Vasquez
    Stephano Vasquez
    • Christmas Tree Couple
    • Director
      • John Burd
    • Writer
      • John Burd
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    • Goofs
      When Angie is gift wrapping a present for her father, she is trying to wrap a gift box with enough paper to wrap five gift boxes. Her father seeing she is having problems, wraps the present in a manner of seconds. When he has finished wrapping the gift, there are no signs of scraps from the wrapping paper, no scissors or tape on the table they were just working on.

    User reviews8

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    6/10
    Definitely family friendly
    GAC Family is committed to family friendly entertainment. Often, they are doing this, in my opinion, at the expense of the story. For example, so many of the movies they have premiered lack any real villain, large or small to create tension. This movie is an example of what I am saying.

    For starters, the story looks on paper like a grab-bag of many of the usual Christmas formulas. Angie lost her mother last year and everything this year is to honor her, especially her goal to win the tree decorating contest. Meanwhile, David is in town only for a short while and has to get back to Florida for his job. David has an absolutely adorable 10 year old girl, Gabby. There is the usual meddling bff. The word play around "it's a date" was way overused. There are snowmen and tree decorating.

    Beyond all that, the story is very simple with no real highs or lows. One might call it a twist when Angie does something special almost at the end, but then that was closely tied to a problem that has been running through most of the movie which all the viewers knew would somehow be solved. And as I alluded to, there is almost no tension. The conflict gets blown up around another thing even the characters knew through the whole movie.

    So what about Abby and David's relationship which I often say is what I really watch for? Yawn! Any chemistry between Samantha Cope and Ross Jirgl was extremely quiet at best. I think much of the responsibility for that is with Jirgl because he played David so laid back and reserved. I liked Cope's Angie, but she isn't in a class with some of the more perky actresses. There was definite chemistry between Cope and Eliza Donaghy's Gabby.

    The background music was often distracting. Not because it was loud, but because it was noticeable. I have found that to be the case in other GACF movies. In this case, it might have been because that background was Christmas Carols in such a way that the melody stood out and competed with the dialogue.

    This movie will be enjoyable in that there is no reason to expect things that aren't for the whole family. The story, the acting, and the dialogue are all acceptable, just not sparkling.
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    • Release date
      • November 6, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Christmas Love Tree
    • Filming locations
      • Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
    • Production companies
      • Evenow Productions
      • Red Clay Studios
      • Title One Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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