A Merry Single Christmas

This is a cute little movie with a cast that you can't help but fall in love with

The lead actress , Chelsea Gilson, is adorable with her big smile, and she is completely believable in her role as the heart broken Morgan. She is the perfect match for the charming lead actor, Andrew Rogers, who is trying so hard to "play it cool" around her.

They look good together and there is genuine chemistry between them.

It's a cute story line - NOT exactly the same as every other Christmas romance movie. The supporting cast is likeable and sweet in their roles, and they add some fun twists to the plot line. The entire cast compliments each other and work so well together.

I definitely recommend this little movie to anyone who love Christmas movies and I would watch it again if it comes on again next year.

I could not watch past 20 minutes, and that's a lot as I was ready to switch the movie off after 5 minutes. The first hard pill to swallow was the main actress Chelsea Gilson's eyelashes and lips, it was just extremely hard to get past.

Then the acting... my daughter is a Theater major so I try not to critique too harshly and give all actors a chance but the acting was a disaster.

I was disappointed because I have enjoyed many movies Lexi Giavagnoli has been in so I was looking forward to this one.

I watch and enjoy all kind of cheesy, cliché Christmas and rom-com movies but this is a hard pass.

Why man. I just don't get it. The acting is bad enough but the first thing that draws my eye to the lead actress is this. Why does an attractive young lady like this need to alter her appearance. What she has done to her face is painfully obvious.

The eyelash implants are absurd and unnatural looking. Then there is the lip plumping. Her lips look like they could explode and it makes me want to poke them with a pin to see what comes out. This is something reserved for the aging who've lost lip volume, not for young women wanting bigger lips.

Now that I've trashed Chelsea. The male MC is certainly handsome enough, and I love the interesting look of the secondary interest.

The story is shallow and lacking any substance and in the end, I just can't get past her face.

Lets talk about the acting because it is seriously that bad and they're conveying to us that the camera makes them nervous. I just can't get past those eyelashes and lips. Sorry. For me this is one of the things that ruins this movie.

Oh look. It's a year later, 2023, I took away a star and I'm back to once again make fun of her lashes & lips. I think they should change the name of this movie to Have a Lashy Lippy Christmas.

It is interesting how terrible hair and makeup can be so distracting you cannot even try to enjoy the movie. The fake eyelashes on the main character are dramatically out of control, as other reviews have said. I just watched the trailer and I think I may be done.

I don't think I can watch more of this while I worry that her eyelids may stick together. I like the idea of a singles retreat and I wanted to see a holiday movie with a single main character but this movie may not work for me.

I'm not sure what else I can say about this movie because I haven't watched it, but I can't save this review without this paragraph.

If you believe the negative reviews then I have some swamp land to sell you. Very cute Christmas Rom-Com. Filmed in the Cleveland area and suburbs including Coe Lake in Berea Ohio. As Rom-Coms go it is on par for top ratings. Good story, photography, and acting. Lexi Giovanoli did a great job directing. Very much worth watching during the Holiday season. Scenes, homes, lighting done very well and look great o. Our 75" 4k Samsung. So grab the holiday beverage, hot chocolate, wine, beer and cozy up on the couch to enjoy a wonderful movie. Thanks for the fun. Shame that those that focused only on the negative and stopped watching missed a great show.