A Very Merry Mix-Up (2013)

Shop owner Alice Chapman is nervous about meeting her future in-laws at Christmas, especially because she is arriving ahead of her new fiancé, Will Mitchum. Alice's trip becomes more ... See full summary »

Director:

Jonathan Wright

Writer:

Barbara Kymlicka

Stars:

Alicia Witt, Mark Wiebe, Lawrence Dane

Cast

Cast overview:
Alicia Witt	...	Alice Chapman
Mark Wiebe	...	Matt
Lawrence Dane	...	Charles
Scott Gibson	...	Will
Susan Hogan	...	Penny
Richard Fitzpatrick	...	Joe
Mimi Kuzyk	...	Judith
Judah Katz	...	Roy
Justin Mader	...	Billy Mitchum
Russell Yuen	...	Dr. Stark
Alison Jutzi	...	Airport Employee
David Reale	...	Jeremy
Howard Hoover	...	Grant Lockley

Storyline

Shop owner Alice Chapman is nervous about meeting her future in-laws at Christmas, especially because she is arriving ahead of her new fiancé, Will Mitchum. Alice's trip becomes more stressful when her luggage is lost and her phone is damaged, leaving her no way to find Will's family!

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Plot Keywords:

destiny | christmas present | christmas eve | reference to shakespeare's the merchant of venice | reference to william shakespeare | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 November 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Merry Mix-Up

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chesler/Perlmutter Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The role of Alice was originally written for Jennifer Lopez.

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Goofs

When Matt picks up the milk glasses, he picks his up with his right hand yet gives Alice that glass. A few frames later, both glasses which were only 3 quarters full are now filled almost to the top.

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Alternate Versions

The original American broadcast on TV, as well as the North American DVD, opens with the credit "Hallmark Channel presents" before moving on to the film's title, stars, etc... Internationally, the film instead opens with the credit "Chesler/Perlmutter presents" with the Hallmark Channel going completely unmentioned.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Dear Santa (2016)

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Soundtracks

Jingle Bells
(uncredited)
Written by James Pierpont

User Reviews

Unique plot, but could have been made better.

This is another Hallmark Christmas movie that I did not find appealing the first time I saw it. It started off interesting...and was good up until a certain point. But eventually, "Alice" increasingly behaved too immature for a grown woman, especially one that was about to be married...and to a high-power, wealthy exec at that....Wearing her little light blue hoodie and her "little girl" hairstyle...and the way she consumed her milk and cookies...made her look like a 14 year old, with the eating habits of a 4 year old. Then "Matt" attempted to wipe off her little mouth........."Matt" was continuously over-bearing...always explaining the "Mitchum's" traditions as soon as they entered the house about mom's decor...to grandpa this and that ("Right, grandpa?"..."Right, grandpa?")...to grandma "was a real fox." (<--very odd!) The entire family was over-bearing........Be that as it may, repeats made it seem better than a lot of other Hallmark's Christmas movies. It's more tolerable.