A woman trying to get her dysfunctional family to look picture-perfect for the holidays falls in love with her neighbor amid the chaos.A woman trying to get her dysfunctional family to look picture-perfect for the holidays falls in love with her neighbor amid the chaos.A woman trying to get her dysfunctional family to look picture-perfect for the holidays falls in love with her neighbor amid the chaos.
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The first temptation is to be very critic about this film. And you are not wrong. It is superficial, chaotic, unrealistic, a salad with too many ingredients salt or pepper, not just well acted. But... . It is a film about family. Not exceptional, maybe not the most realistic but honest. A dog and kids, sisters, grandparents , boyfriend, a TV producer in the worst moment. A sort of romance not very convincing. And Kelly Rowland - not ignoring the contribution of Debbie Morgan - as axis of this very fragile construction. But, in the end, pretty acceptable.
In my case, the motif to be very, very indulgent with this film is the angel of the top of Christmas tree and its story, as resumee of family spirit.
So, a not pretentious but far to be bad, amusing and inspired in few scenes film.
In my case, the motif to be very, very indulgent with this film is the angel of the top of Christmas tree and its story, as resumee of family spirit.
So, a not pretentious but far to be bad, amusing and inspired in few scenes film.
Meh, it gave me exactly what I expected: an easy, uncomplicated, made-for-television holiday movie. If you're tuning in for the romance, skip it - Kelly's love interest is a dud. He's a body delivering lines, not an actor that makes you believe he's actually romantically intrigued. Kelly did great. Overall, it's a Lifetime movie - it gave me what I knew it would & I had no other expectations outside of that. The rating reflects this thought.
I loved the fact that this was an all black cast on Lifetime which is rare. This year they stepped they're game up and added more black characters. On the other hand this movie shows that family isn't perfect and no matter what we can love each other the way we are.
Lastly, I loved Kelly she did such an amazing job.
Lastly, I loved Kelly she did such an amazing job.
Holidays are a great time to enjoy Christmas romance! Kelly did a great job playing a 35 single living in tech city and bringing her family over for the holidays. Kick back and enjoy.
This movie could've been so much better without the misbehaved kids and untrained dog. Its so ridiculous to think that a single person, much less an entire family, would be okay with how the kids (who are too old to not know any better) behaved. Without them and the dog running around all over, this could have been decent.
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