Not an outstanding Christmas movie...
Well, granted the cover for this 2020 Christmas movie from writer Neale Kimmel wasn't exactly permeating with Christmas feel. I mean, a woman holding an axe slung over the shoulder with a smirk and glaring in the direction of a man behind her wasn't really screaming Christmas and holiday season.
But still, as I hadn't already seen what directors Justin G. Dyck and Amy Force had to offer with "Christmas in the Rockies", of course I opted to sit down and watch it.
And now having sat through it, I can in all honesty say that I wasn't particularly impressed with the storyline here. The narrative was just slow and didn't really have much power behind it to drive the momentum forward. And little did it help that the storyline itself was sort of bland and the character gallery in the movie wasn't particularly impressive.
The whole concept of the storyline was just hard to delve into and really take seriously. It felt forced and staged, which didn't really add to the overall enjoyment of the movie.
The acting performances in the movie were adequate enough, taking into consideration the limitations imposed by the script.
Sure, if you have nothing else lined up for a Christmas movie, I suppose "Christmas in the Rockies" can be viewed a single time. But this 2020 movie has none of the contents to become a Christmas classic, nor did it actually have contents to support more than just a single viewing.
I found "Christmas in the Rockies" to be disappointing and slow paced, so this is not really a movie that I would recommend you rush out to watch.
My rating of "Christmas in the Rockies" lands on a less than mediocre four out of ten stars.
But still, as I hadn't already seen what directors Justin G. Dyck and Amy Force had to offer with "Christmas in the Rockies", of course I opted to sit down and watch it.
And now having sat through it, I can in all honesty say that I wasn't particularly impressed with the storyline here. The narrative was just slow and didn't really have much power behind it to drive the momentum forward. And little did it help that the storyline itself was sort of bland and the character gallery in the movie wasn't particularly impressive.
The whole concept of the storyline was just hard to delve into and really take seriously. It felt forced and staged, which didn't really add to the overall enjoyment of the movie.
The acting performances in the movie were adequate enough, taking into consideration the limitations imposed by the script.
Sure, if you have nothing else lined up for a Christmas movie, I suppose "Christmas in the Rockies" can be viewed a single time. But this 2020 movie has none of the contents to become a Christmas classic, nor did it actually have contents to support more than just a single viewing.
I found "Christmas in the Rockies" to be disappointing and slow paced, so this is not really a movie that I would recommend you rush out to watch.
My rating of "Christmas in the Rockies" lands on a less than mediocre four out of ten stars.
- paul_m_haakonsen
- Dec 5, 2021