Lacey Chabert had a bit of an unusual career. She was one of my "young adult crush" during the early to mid 2000s. I would had expect her career to follow a similar path as Megan Fox or such. Surprisingly after Black Christmas 2006 (wich i really love) i only saw her once in a cheap horror movie about a scarecrow and it was made for TV.
TV movies is where she find her niche i supose, as her filmography from the 2010s and up is almost only that, with 90% being Halmark movies and another 50% of those seem to be Christmas movies.
So lets just say doing another Christmas movie, but this time for Netflix, is not stepping out of her comfort zone.
That said, being a Netflix movie, it does feel a little step above your usual cheap TV movies. For better or worst, depending on your view, this movie blend romance with comedy and obviously goes in a "over the top direction" with caricature characters.
The Sheriff played by Craig Robinson is the "most" of them. He is so absurdly over the top that it does get a bit too ridiculous at times, but he is also essential to the plot.
Outside of that, you got typical romance and "feel good" moments. Its not much original, but it is satisfying if you know what you getting yourself into and thats what you wanted.
I enjoyed the chemistry between the 2 main actors and the overall feeling of a small town during Christmas time where everybody knows everybody. The visuals are also nicely done with plenty of snow. I live in Quebec, Canada and we lucky if we get snow for Christmas these days. So i kinda find some "nostalgia" from my childhood in that.
In the end personally i enjoyed this movie. I knew exactly what it was gonna be and it delivered just that.