Christmas in Washington

Why are the 2 leads listed at the bottom of the cast ? It seems that since Ms Lisinska and Mr Damyon are the best of the cast they shoukd be at the top.

I do agree with much of the Dull Washington review, but I did really enjoy Natalie Lisinska in this.

Unfortunately, most of the shortcoming here falls on the writers for under developed characters, outside of the core few, and some unfortunate script decisions that detracted from what could have been developed into a nice, if not somewhat formulaic, production.

All-in-all, decent characters and performances from Natalie Lisinska and Damon Runyon, as well as Tessa Kozma and Kathleen Laskey, but characters and performance drop off sharply from there, making the overall product, while not terrible, difficult to recommend.

This was a twist on the typical royal vs. Commoner romance theme, but this time it was an ambassador and decorator. Regardless, I thought that both lead actors put in solid enjoyable performances. I appreciated the fact that their relationship developed through real dialogue between them and that he supported and valued her work and goals. I.

I'm giving this a 4 to give it the benefit of the doubt because I could only sit through about 10 minutes of this. Maybe I'm burnt out on Christmas movies this year, but the acting of the woman who played the ambassador's assistant was cringeworthy. The whole first scene at the embassy seemed more like a bad dress rehearsal. Damon Runyon is normally one of my favorites, but even his acting seemed awkward and stilted. Since he's normally pretty good, I have to blame the director. I know these Lifetime movies are lower budget and they probably don't have time for a lot of takes, but your first scenes are what draw the viewer in. This one's early scenes had me flipping the channel.

For those who like some tension in their Christmas movies, there is a villain. Unfortunately, he was a little too crude for the circumstances. Big Dan looked a little too much like a stereotypical mob boss and acted like one too.

It was also hard to buy into the Ambassador's rigidity at the beginning and it melted away pretty fast. The assistant, Arvid, was likewise a little too much.

The daughter brought the usual bump in the story. I found her relationship with Emily more appealing than with Magnus.