The only reason I gave it a 4 is because of the rest of the cast. I have never watched a Christmas movie where I disliked the main character as much as the one in this movie. It is understandable to miss a parent, especially around Christmas, but mom had obviously been gone for a few years, and she is way too old to be acting so nasty about dad dating, the tree lighting, etc...basically she threw tantrum after tantrum and in front of other people. I liked the sisters a lot and the main male love interest, especially when he put the one girl in her place about her behavior; the only nice thing I can say about the main female character is that she has a nice singing voice.