A Holiday Hideout

Don't waste your time. This movie is bad. Tacky, stupidly unrealistic. Unbelievable. The acting is bad, the story is dumb. It is not a drama. It's a hokey love story that is really insulting. You will roll your eyes and shake your head if you make it all the way to the corny ending.

The leads had pretty good chemistry and were fun to watch, but my favorite thing about the movie was it's complete lack of anything resembling realistic police techniques. I'm pretty sure nothing about the mob scenes was realistic, either. It made for a very fun viewing, although I'm not entirely sure that was intentional.

This movie was a break from the patented Hallmark Christmas formula, thank you very much. Silly but funny, and Arielle and Colin made a great team. Will watch this again as a relief and laugh.

I longed to see Arielle Kebbel again. Now, I am sure I would have rather waited longer, for a better role. This movie had more than the needed themes for a rich drama. Intrigue, crime, a handsome criminal, turned informant and stalked with murderous intent, a beautiful witness protection officer, ..... and Christmas! In staging this comedy-drama, perhaps the intent was to mitigate crude moments with humor and romance. In reality, the criminal, inexplicably, is a pussycat, though ripped, as abundantly shown. The protection officer, the "best there is", seems unable to perceive any threats, amid repeated murder attempts, possibly because too immerse in contemplating the ripped chest. The murderer is a bungling idiot, Most characters act buffoonish and horny. The contest is a lot more La La Land than Christmas. Interspersed, there are a few sequences that want to be seriously dramatic, for unclear reason. If this is comedy, it is poorly done. As drama, it is a silly farce. Arielle, I still like you. I' ll try to forget this one.

Wonderful movie filled with action, comedy and romance. Great acting and chemistry between ! Colin Egglesfield and Arielle Kebbel! Awesome to see these wonderful actors ! Great movie for a fun time and to get the magic of Holidays started! I totally recommend it !