Six Degrees of Santa

Steve Lund really made this movie one that I thoroughly enjoyed. The storyline is okay and the rest of the cast is good, but Steve Lund is the standout who kept me interested and I found that I wanted to watch as his character and storyline evolved. I tend to prefer Hallmark movies, but when I saw Steve Lund was in Sux Degrees of Santa, I decided to give this Lifetime movie a try and I'm glad I did. Overall, nice movie, nice story and atmosphere and well worth watching, especially if you're a fan of holiday movies and Steve Lund, who is talented, gorgeous and a very likable actor who is also sweet.

Six Degrees of Santa sounds like such a fun concept. It's sort of like a Secret Santa, but on a little different scale. This idea of Six Degrees of Santa would be so much fun if it caught on locally, IF everyone selected would participate. But, there's always someone that spoils the fun for others. Of course, this didn't happen in this movie.

It was nice to see the male lead, (tech guy) willing to help others and promote their businesses - and not just to benefit his business. Then he actually came down to earth and baked cookies.

My hubby & I both thought this was a good, fun movie with a different storyline. It's so nice to watch Christmas movies with new ideas.

I will always prioritize movies which star Steve Lund, so I gave this a chance. Also, I wanted to exorcise the memory of the horror that was his other 2022 Christmas Movie in which Steve was dumped by the widow that wasn't.

I liked the concept of the movie and our heroine Steph's personal Christmas project, Six Degrees of Santa. Its kind of a Christmas gift chain letter. Santa#1 buys a gift that is meaningful to them and gives it anonymously to a stranger or a friend who in turn does the same. The sixth recipient gets to keep it. Steph's own Santa#1 gift eventually reaches a tech mogul she despises. But he is touched by the gift which is a book that meant a lot to him as a child. He reaches out to Steph, who is easy to find because her project has gone viral with people all over the world. He wants to find the person who bought the gift originally, thinking that they will have a real connection because of the book they have in common. Steph wants nothing to do with him so she lies and tells him the original buyer was her next door neighbor.

I loved Steve Lund in this, but didn't care for the actress who played Steph, or her character. Firstly, the choice of cosmetics for this movie did not suit her looks. I read her bio, and Kathryn appears to be a beautiful and multi talented performer. I liked her in another movie, but just didn't care for her or her character in this one. Her delivery seemed anxious, tense, and high-strung. She talked in a too fast staccato manner. As for her character, Steph's whole relationship with Steve was based on a lie. She started to fall for him and see his true self underneath the surface, but wouldn't tell him the truth. That premise for a plot is boring and is used far too often. Plus, her character is not too bright about how to make the most of her idea. She was blind and stubborn until the very end. Her mother accuses her of not being able to see the forest for the trees and she was absolutely right. It was too frustrating.

This movie has beautiful tones, a warm atmosphere, I liked the costume changes and everyone acts well, but there is something about this one that doesn't allow me to connect, there is no magic. Forgive what I'm going to say, I didn't like Six Degrees of Santa, Steve did well, it was brilliant because of Steve I saw the movie, and the actress wasn't bad, but the story didn't convince me, I didn't see chemistry between the actors and I'm talking about all the actors. I found the movie tedious, fast, forced and Steve acting alone many times, trying to connect with Kathryn Davis and she didn't respond. I also didn't like the style they gave Lund. I felt more fluidity between Alex Jade and Steve, I wanted more of both of them on screen.

I like Steve Lund, but the movie Six Degrees of Santa did not, unlike Unlocking Christmas, which is still my favorite movie with him and Taylor.

I liked the basic idea of a version of gift chain letter.

I was not exactly seduced by its developement because the mix of apparences, lies and good intentions, few crumbs of Hepburn - Spencer are not exactly very convincing.

At the end, the verdict is simple - just a nice try. With modest result, with beautiful effort to seduce and intrigue but you love be part of Six Degrees of Santa more than viewer of story itself.

No doubts, only another Hallmark, with few pleasant scenes.

Is it enough ? For fans, I suppose, the answer can be only yes.

For the others, just matters ?

So, a Christmas film saved , in some measure, by a book.