The Christmas Yule Blog

Boring, poor acting, predictable Though the New Mexico traditions were fun to see and learn about

I agree with most of the reviews...it was boring, no spark, no fun. The luminarias were a nice touch.

The premise of a blogger or reporter in a small town filled with Christmas spirit is becoming a more common premise. And there's potential job advancement, which is a trope in almost every Christmas movie. There's a local who resembles Santa with a hint that he is more than a look alike. This movie crams in many of the usual tropes. And I do mean crams. (At least they leave out snow related ones.)

The movies has no great highs or lows, surprises or tension (other than the romantic).

In order to facilitate the obligatory initial animosity between the leads, Caroline is the stereotypical arrogant know-it-all city girl. You would think a travel writer would know better. And like all these movies, she quickly sheds that attitude and becomes friendly. The trouble for me was that I had trouble clearing my mind of her attitude. Sara Canning didn't seem natural in her acting.

There is no chemistry between the leads.

A nice film for panchos, tapas, luminarias, Christmas tree, food and misses and mister C - not inspired, both actors are used only at symbolic level . But, unfortunately, not convincing. And not exactly romantic , against nice premises, effort of Zak Santiago and young Dominic Mariche. The end is catastrophic. But, sure, New Mexico can be a reasonable frame. If it is inspired used. In this case, only the first scenes are the good point, suffocated nu cliches.

I love watching movies in and about my home state, NM, but this was just wrong on so many levels. Making tamales with bell peppers and tomatos? Breakfast is pancakes, not menudo? Not a farolito in sight and the homes all look like CA. And, as others noted, the 2 main characters had zero chemistry. Not a fan.