The Christmas Detective

Look, it's not great. It felt like a slightly-longer episode of a TV series. It felt like it was filmed in a few days. The direction was unobtrusive; nobody was making artistic choices here. They just put a camera in a room and let the actors do their thing. The music was...fine. The clothing was lovely. The town they live in is Detroit, according to the dialog, but it looked more like Bedford Falls than the Motor City, with trees, lights, and decorations every three feet. It really was an escapist fantasy of a town. None of it made sense. And I loved it. Everyone was beautiful and kind and fun. The mystery was light as air, the stakes didn't exist. And its resolution was sweet and gentle.

I get it now! I understand why people love these movies! I want a sequel to see what happens with Sue and Gunnar. Maybe I'm just needing a little more Christmas in my life this year, but if they're all like this, I can imagine having them on in the background for the whole month.