Dashing in December

This is a holiday romance story from the Paramount Network that has some common plot elements with Hallmark and Lifetime holiday movies, so there is crossover appeal for viewers of those networks. Hallmark and Lifetime are focused on women, so a young female is always the main character in their formulaic films and a young man is her love interest. In this film there is a male who is the main character and another male is his love interest.

The script for Dashing in December is above average and the characters talk about real things. In this movie the leads are two males Peter Porte and Juan Pablo Di Pace, they both graduated from drama schools so they know how to act and there is chemistry between them. It has all the usual Hallmark elements such as being very Christmasy, gingerbread, hot cider, hot cocoa and holiday traditions and maintains the cardinal rule that lead characters kiss, but are never seen in bed together. The supporting actors Andie MacDowell and Caroline Harris are excellent. And the music throughout is wonderful.

I hope the Paramount Network gives us more films with gay couples in the near future.

While the movie was predictable, I simply watched. Very entertaining movie. Andie was great. Thanks for giving us a new view of love and family. The whole cast was warm.

I really expect to like this film. However, for me the character Wyat is so mean and cruel that it would take a lot of storyline to bring us his redemption. Instead, it happens in about 90 seconds and everyone forgets how cruel he was. Sure, there a poorly laid out back story to his feelings. Yet, they are barely explored. It goes from there

It is a romantic comedy with a welcomed difference. It is sweet and touching at the same time. I like it.

After some Halmark Christmas who I saw, I admitt, I expected little more - becoming, scene by scene, too much- about this film. Honestly, it is not bad and works just well. But the recipe remains the same, the gay story is not very different by a heterosexual one and the end reminds than the kick to see it was the presence in cast of Andie MacDowell and so familiar from Hallmark universe Peter Porte.

The only reproch is about the heavy cliches - the son returning home to sell the farm, the young , hard working and handsome worker and his mom opposition, the steps of romance, the conflict and the expected final .

Sure, some suggestions about homophobia, beautiful cinematography and the admirable contribution of Andie MacDowell.

But , without dessapointing, I suppose it could be better , having a nice potential of story.