Chandler Christmas Getaway

Chandler Christmas Getaway (2018) is a movie that I recently watched on Tubi. The storyline follows a family that head for a holiday vacation in a cabin they rent. They have new love challenges in the family, single challenges, they're adjusting to a little girl they recently adopted; and of course, what's a holiday without a few family feuds. Can the family pull it together and enjoy the holiday?

This movie is written and directed by Rhonda Baraka (A Christmas to Remember) and also stars Karon Riley (The Holiday Stocking), Victoria Rowell (Dumb and Dumber), Deetta West (Merry Wish-Mas), Nadej K. Bailey (The Best of Enemies), Malinda Williams (High School High) and Chrystale Wilson (The Players Club).

The cast in this is very solid and deliver worthwhile performances. The family dynamic is well established and chemistry between cast members is perfect. This picture has a very authentic feel to it. The storyline and circumstances are just okay but keep your attention. The character evolution is solid as the movie unfolds.

Overall, this is a fairly average addition to the holiday genre that's still worth a watch. I would score this a 5.5/10 and recommend watching once.

This is not a Christmas movie at all. If you like sunny hot weather, no snow, constant bickering and no humor, you might like this...but still not a Christmas movie. It was like watching someone's boring home movies. The editing is bad with choppy cutting and the whole movie lacks any kind of story...it just starts and ends.

Every scene is terribly boring. We are dropped into the middle of these people's lives with no back story about who they are or why we should want to spend a holiday with them. The story is so choppy and all over the place it's hard to ever really follow exactly what is going on. I wanted a fun holiday tale to put me in the Christmas spirit and this one really failed to deliver.

Just recently discovered this movie series and absolutely love it. I hope they make them every year. So far 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and now 2018 has not disappointed. Keep them coming.

They should've at least gave the previews from the previous movies so we'd know this is something like a series like the Christmas Prince and Finding Father Christmas.

I'll be back later for the full review.