A '90s Christmas

Perfect Christmas time travel movie.

This is about a successful lawyer who revisits her past. It's all very mysterious as to why or how this is happening.

The music is excellent and moves the story along. The acting is spot on perfectly executed. Is emotional at times but never over the top Not so complex that you have to be glued to the screen. Is an easy viewing. I recommend giving it a chance. Nostalgia can be a lot of fun. And you might not be able to time travel. Although if you have lost touch or neglected an old friend or relative you can call and reconnect and let them know you care.

I am fan of time travel movies. I couldn't find the elements of surprise and suspense in the story line bcz most of it was predictable.

Furthermore, the landmarks. It was shot in Canada and a scene that shows the transition from "Nicola Tesla road" in Hamilton, ON to a bridge in Turkey (Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge (Third Bosphorus Bridge)) which is used to showcase Chicago/Milwaukee, doesn't make sense. Any body would identify that Chicago/Milwaukee don't have such bridge. Don't confuse it with the bridge in San Francisco because it is not.

Otherwise it was a good movie for its genre. I recommend it over other Christmas movies.

This movie has a nouveau Hallmark feel to it; it's progressive, aka, featuring same-sex couples, and the humor is edgier and more modern.

It starts with what I would estimate is a 30-something attorney, who has just made partner at her firm. (Turns out, she is allegedly 43, but this actress is not a day over 34.) As she contemplates her mom/sister's invitation to go back home for Christmas (she currently lives in Chicago), she stays staunchly married to the idea of avoiding it. Eventually, she takes a ride-share with mysteriously intuitive driver (*cue the magic chime sound*), then falls asleep. It's then and there that the movie drifts back to 1999, complete with her living at home in her 90s bedroom.

As just about 80% or more of most Hallmark or GAF Christmas movies tend to do, there is a need to suspend reality and go boldly into 'pretend'. Nothing is meant to be truly realistic, except for the moral of the movie -- which does a decent job of exploring what matters vs. What may not (in life). I loved the actress playing her Mom, who is also in "To Have and to Holiday", and I also appreciated the super funny references to old dial-up sounds, the fact that we all considered "ask jeeves"-type search engines to be THE authority of information, and the truth that Mambo #5 was absolutely a one-hit wonder for...whomever that was.

There were almost no slow or boring moments, and the chemistry among the actors was palpable. It looked like they had fun making the movie.

I did wonder what happened to her assistant, as just about every character had a new life outcome, but he just didn't get shown or mentioned again. Maybe his role was to establish the progressive feel of the movie.

I will say that the one thing I didn't love was the Friends reference to "Lobster". I can still hear Phoebe's voice in that scene, and I'm so over Friends now; most of all, I would much rather the writers of this movie come up with their own creative terms/ideas, vs. Leaning on old Friends humor.

I loved Maxey, the dog, and the adorable trick he did mid-movie. The ending montage was enough to make me - a perennially dry-eyed hallmark watcher - tear up.

On my personal ranking scale, this was nearly a DND for me. ("Do Not Delete" from my DVR)

The look of all the 90s "kids" really took me out of the story. Not only Lucy and Matt but also the sister and best friend look like they're at least in their mid-twenties. None of these people look like they should be playing teens OR 40+ year olds. I had fully expected different actors when we jumped back 25 years(!!) in time. One really has to wonder why it was done this way, because it's baffling and utterly distracting.

I'm not even getting into time travel paradoxes here, because for something that had the 90s as a hook, it was quite sloppy on that end as well.

The premise wasn't bad but the result is.

As a house pro at our local poolroom, I tried to find out who actually shot the pool shots, thinking I might know them, but I can't find any reference to them. Could've just been hand models, both male and female, but the film looked halfway believable, unlike many pool shots in movies.

I enjoyed the movie. Don't we all wish we could go back and fix certain things? The females were cute and believable, and the guy really aged well. One thing I don't like in casting is the mom is blonde and the daughters are dark haired. It happens all the time. Yes, the mom might be dyed, but it just doesn't look cohesive. But that's just my own OCD pet peeve. Very enjoyable movie.