La casa de Navidad 2

Handsome Justice is back and so are Mike, Andi, Noah, Bill, Phyllis, Brandon, Jake and the crazy magic guy!

Christmas House 2 could be called Dueling Christmas Houses or brother vs brother because Mike is asked to do a reality tv show that normally pits a contestant against some guy with great abs in a contest call "Deck the Halls". Unfortunately the great ab guy gets hurt and this sets up brother vs brother to save the show.

"The Christmas House isn't a Mike thing, it's a Mitchell thing."-Brandon.

The family gets divided in this ultimate Christmas challenge for the whole Mitchell family.

This movie got rid of all of the sad melancholy parts of the first Christmas House movie and upped the fun with the brotherly competition.

Not as good as the play that is "really pretty good"...that was such a great line.

Just as Mike is picking out a ring to propose to Andi...her ex, who is Noah's dad and a bit of a bragger, shows up. Noah is definitely growing up and he thinks he is too old for magic.

"I have these times when I think how great it would have been if we had just gotten together when we were young....and then, Noah."-Mike.

"No! Not a camera moment!"-Brandon.

Is it even possible for a second movie to be better than the first one? Yup! Better acting , better script and the chemistry between all of the actors was amazing. I really really enjoyed it. I also have to say I had no idea there was a second one , I accidentally found it on the plane. So it was Avery nice surprise.

Anyway I'm a Christmas buff so don't take just my word for it watch it and see it. I love it because it not just about romance, which most Christmas movies are these days , but it's about a family and how they celebrate Christmas. Anyway enjoy it . This is way more wordy than I want it but I have to write 600 words to be able to submit . Ha ha merry Christmas.

Mike is offered to be on a show called "Deck Those Halls" in which celebrities decorate houses and one is chosen as the winner. Mike and Brandon compete and the winner will be named "King of Christmas".

It was fun. The cast have great chemistry, specially Robert and Jonathan. They make those sibling fights so realistic. They fight about the stupidest things and yet it's the fiercest competition of all.

There a lot of funny moments, slow motion scenes and the interviews cracked me up. I didn't see those coming (I don't think they were in the first movie)

I also liked that they portraited a realistic relationship between exes, specially one where a child in common is involved. Once again, the love relationships are secondary plots but very important to the main characters.

It's a fun and good sequel. If you watched the first one, you should watch this.

6/10 - I will be the first to admit that I was not blown away by Hallmark'a first Christmas movie with an LGBTQ+ lead, but I actually felt this one really improved where it's predecessor lacked: some good old fashioned character development.

I did not even see the first one, but this is a great movie for this year!! I've now seen 5 that I truly like this year and this one is definitely on the list. Full of love, pretty cute characters and acting, I was totally invested in the happiness of the family. Fell in love with them and cannot wait to watch the first one. Please make another one if it's as full of love as this one!!