A Christmas Duet

Everything looks so pretty - kudos to the art director. The reason I only have this a 4 is because the story hardly held my interest. I found myself wondering when it would end. There were too many scenes with people just standing around talking. I think the script was most at fault. Not enough in there to care about what was happening. The acting was much ado about nothing. Chaley was gorgeous but looked more like a frozen statue that occasionally came to life. There was no chemistry between her and Rome. At one point she looked so uncomfortable with his arm around her, she looked as if she was seeking a way to escape.

This wouldn't have been so hard to get through if the main characters had any personality or chemistry. Instead they were deadpan and lacklustre.

That being said, other characters had lots of personality and saved the movie. The story line was decent. I think it all comes down to casting. We won't be watching this one again

6.4 stars.

Compared to many Christmas films, 'A Christmas Duet' is more along the lines of picture perfect. This is only because of the great cinematography, lighting, and sets. For drama and humor and entertainment value, however, it falls severely short of the mark for me. The dialogue is the same old stuff. I will say the music was decent, but there wasn't enough. There is only a couple of songs worth of good material with our leads singing a duet in one of them, and the male lead (if he was even a lead) mainly singing his other material. Back to my little side remark, is there a male lead in this? No. Three males share virtually the same screen time.

The lead female is a bit wooden, which is the best word I have to describe her personality for this character. She is not expressive and has zero emotion. She was never happy, sad, angry, or anything, except disappointed. I think if that's an emotion, she has that one figured out. There is no zest to the love story at all. The best part was possibly the pregnant co-owner woman who is expecting at any time, yet her character is very emotional and too silly. If she might be the best aspect of 'A Christmas Duet', that tells you how unsatisfactory it is.

This is a pretty average story with no real highs or lows. I stayed with it hoping for more singing. The two do a pretty nice job on one song, but it also didn't bowl me over. A day later, I'm not still carrying the tune around in my head as in some cases.

Chaley Rose and Rome Flynn have a natural familiarity that you'd expect from old flames. I was surprised by how little animosity there was given their breakup. Chiara Zanni plays an interesting Susie. Some people will hate her, but I enjoyed her. Some of my reviews rave about "quirky" characters. I've always liked Teryl Rothery in her supporting roles, but she disappointed me in this one. I thought her character was too inconsistent. I think the actress felt that and it seeped through to her performance.

Music, Chaley Rose, Rome Flynn , Christmas and nice atmosphere. Seductive supporting acting and high predactibility . Far to be special, it is charming and well crafted. So, not many to say but , after a busy day, a reasonable option with sweet Christmas cookies flavors.