Christmas Connection

This movie has a story within a story. A reporter, Jonathan, and a flight attendant, Sydney, grow into a relationship while tracking down the story of her parents' meeting on Christmas day. The parents' story is enough of a mini-mystery to give a little suspense while the daughter and the reporter spend a lot of quality time together.

The reporter's daughter, Leah, adds a nice touch as she and Sydney develops affection for each other as well.

This is pretty good casting for Brooke Burns. Sophie Neudorf does a good job as Leah without going overboard in the cute department.

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In this film Flight attendant Sydney is tasked with looking after Leah, an unaccompanied minor. After Leah is safely delivered to her father, Jonathan, Sydney finds a package Leah left behind and delivers it to Leah. She missed her connection, and Jonathan invites her to spend the holidays with them.

Sydney also happens to be a nice person. She is not the "Career Woman" mean girl that many movies seem to portray. Here this woman really hasn't thought about family she is not against them at all. She just happens to think she wants something else.

Now there is 2 stories running concurrently. They both nice stories and the Christmas setting makes this film shine.

The story is what you expect from "Hallmark". What is nice however this film in reality is a tribute to love. Both past and present. It also about love you have for your family and enjoying your family.

I really liked this one. I will see it again.

A nice movie, characters are likable, but in many scenes the music is too loud and you can't hear the dialogue!

Granted, the plot was weak, but it did provide the lead characters a chance to interact, throw in a cute young daughter, well you have what Hallmark strives for.

7.4 stars.

Slow starter, but cute all throughout. Gorgeous blond (Burns) flight attendant meets little girl unaccompanied minor (UM). Dad (Scott) is waiting for her in Chicago. Dad is of course a good looking man... circumstances dictate gorgeous blonde and dad must meet, so she accompanies them to their home for Christmas. Love begins.

This is a slowly built up romance, but the flirtation and the momentum continue at a perfectly steady pace. I was impressed by the timing. She twinkles, he smirks, light flirtation... harmless at first... everyone is trying to hint at them to continue with the courtship, speed it up, but we in the audience are saying "don't rush them, let this beautiful flower blossom on its own".

And as each special moment comes and goes, the attraction grows, and it's ever so gradual, like the melting snow in spring.

I remember Brooke Burns on Baywatch, and I've seen Tom Everett Scott in stuff. I don't particularly love either one of them as actors, however they have wonderful chemistry. She makes him a better man, and he grounds her (pun intended) with his family values and great parenting (wife is deceased). It results in a symbiotic relationship which makes her more family oriented and pulls him out of his safe place. We only need one more ingredient... a perfectly delightful little girl.

Slow starter, great in the middle, unrealistic and bland conclusion. Flimsy ending guys, come on now.