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This one is pretty fun, the characters are believable and the story was good. Compared to many others showing this Christmas season, it was very watchable and kept my attention. I laughed and got a little misty because it was pretty sentimental.

When watching holiday movies on TV, you never can expect much from them. But while flipping through channels I just happened to see this one starting on Lifetime and was intrigued by the fact it had Mario Lopez both in it and as producer along with Melissa Joan Hart as director. The whole cast, was terrific. Mario played single dad to his daughter very well. AnnaLynne McCord was also terrific in her role, as always. Like all Christmas movies, it was pretty obvious what was going to happen in the end, but the characters made this one very entertaining and enjoyable throughout the whole movie. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys fun holiday movies.

I really enjoyed this Lifetime Christmas movie. I think it is one of their best thus far this year. The story is cute, fun, festive and, maybe, a bit quirky. The latter element was part of its charm, I felt. There were several heartfelt scenes and dialogue, especially between father and daughter. This is the second Christmas movie that I have seen this season where the daughter tries to set-up her father via online dating; My Dad's Christmas Date, the other film I am referring to, is very good, by the way. This was a cute and fun dimension to the story. The dates that David (played by Mario Lopez) go on made me laugh a little, at times, which was a plus. The acting was great. The leads (Save by the Bell meets 90210, sorry, I could not help myself) both had strong performances. I thought Lopez was great in this film. He had such a warm and fun vibe to his performance. I especially liked his more heartfelt scenes with his daughter. A good example is a scene about 20 minutes into the film; there was some nice dialogue and acting here. AnnaLynne McCord's portrayal of Sophie was very good. The chemistry between the two, especially on their dates, was excellent and, more importantly, very convincing. The second date scene, where they were going to kiss but did not, had a lot of chemistry, I thought. The supporting cast, overall, had a solid performance. Paulina Chávez's (as Noel) performance was wonderful: some superb acting with some beautiful singing to boot. The ending of this movie, the climax, is quite festive and entertaining. You don't want to miss it. The singing and dancing performances by the students were fun and bright; I started singing along myself at one point (when the audience on screen did). A great way to end this one, I felt. Overall, it is a cute, fun, and festive Christmas movie, with some impressive acting, a nice new addition to Lifetime's 2020 lineup. I highly recommend it.

Cute & Funny. Directed by Melissa Joan Hart who also cameos centers on David played by Mario Lopez as a single dad with a teenage daughter. At the urging of both his daughter & sister David begins dating with comedic results. Look for a cameo of Mario's wife as the mother that hits on him!

My (educator) partner (musician, horn) and I watched this as part of our annual holiday rom com movie watching, and it was a pleasant surprise. However, she's a professional horn player and we never see a horn, once.