Well Suited for Christmas

From I saw that this was a lifetime film I didn't expect much. The commercials already made me roll my eyes and what I saw confirmed absolutely everything I expected.

I only tuned in for 3 minutes, during the scene where the not so good looking male lead was having his measurements taken by the lead actress who was trying her darnedest to come off as bashful and trying to hide her desire for him. I honestly felt like I was watching a scene from the campy soap opera Passions! Like seriously?

This must have been lifetime's poor attempt at making their version of "lights, camera, Christmas" and they failed miserably! Don't waste your time watching this amateurish acting.

This is my first Lifetime Christmas movie of 2022, and it's a winner. The focus is on the enemies-to-lovers romance of a hot entrepreneur bachelor who only wears black and an up-and-coming men's fashionwear designer whose signature is bold color.

This is a smart script. The conflict is immediate and seemingly insurmountable when Ms Color is assigned to dress Mr Black for a charity runway show. Both of them have a lot riding on it. Along the way, these two people at loggerheads learn more about each other and start to fall in love.

The foster kid angle was wonderful and her parents were delightful. There's something about a character who grew up without a family finally finding a family to belong to that adds an unmatched level of feels. This is a trope not uncommon in romance novels but I haven't seen it in a movie before.

Add on some lovely exterior scenes of NYC at Christmas, and gorgeous clothes, and you have a keeper.

Lifetime Christmas movie with a very cool cast! The main actors are great and they have awesome chemistry. The supporting cast are all fabulous. There was a sweet love story that was apparent in the first half of the movie. Most of these "type" of movies have a short/sweet kiss at the very end. This movie has banter, flirting, fun and kisses throughout and still has a PG vibe.

The themes of Foster Care are very touching and add an element of sweetness to the movie and that made it so much more real. Highly recommend this Lifetime Christmas movie!

One of the best so far in this 2022 Christmas season.

This is easily the worst Christmas movie I have seen. I have no clue who green lit this one, but oof. It's a train wreck from start to finish.

What started with a fun premise quickly took a nosedive into the realm of painfully forced/pseudo deep/superficially emotional nonsense. It was clear they didn't know what kind of movie they wanted to make.

The plot is all over the place and often makes absolutely no sense. The writing is bad and the acting is even worse. And just when you think things can't get any cringier then some starts beatboxing Christmas music. Yikes.

Your time matters, don't waste it watching this.

This movie has lots of the usual formulas. A Christmas contest at a charity gala. Designer Rachel really needs to win for her business. Decorating party. Protective mom and dad. Foster kids. And the one that is as pervasive as any but always irritates me relative to how strongly played - the leads' first meeting is antagonistic. In this case it was pretty strong and the unjolly tension remained a bit long. Then it instantly disappeared.

But stick with this despite the early lack of merry measure. There are some twists, small and one large in the second half. At one point I wondered if there would be any conflict between Rachel and Brett because it seemed like everyone's HEA was shaping up early, but it came with a little foreshadowing at the last minute.

After Rachel got over her preconceptions about Brett, I liked Mercedes de la Zerda in this role. She and Franco Lo Presti have chemistry despite Brett's intentional reserved demeanor.

As much as the first half made me feel like a grinch, the second half was very well done not just with little surprises, but some deeper handling of issues like trust, at least one piece of symbolism, and some sentimental moments too. By the climax I was starting to feel my Ho, Ho, Ho.