A Christmas Detour

I didn't get a chance to watch this movie the year it came out but I did watch over Christmas 2018 and I adored it. I love CCB so naturally I was happy to see this. I thought there was good chemistry between her male counterpart. I must say, I absolutely loved the supporting actors, the married couple that traveled with them... they were very good in their roles!! All in all, I thought it was a good movie - worth the watch.

The real good part - the couple Maxine and Frank Harper. The predactibility and the doses of realism. The atmosphere and, off course, Candace Cameron Bure. A film about small , significant things, defining us. And that does it just lovely.

I Have Reviewed OVER 400 Christmas MOVIES.

On all Christmas movies BEWARE OF FAKE REVIEWS & REVIEWERS. Many reviewers have only have ONE REVIEW. When it's a POSITIVE REVIEW chances are that the reviewer was involved with the production. If its a negative review then they may have a huge grudge against the film for whatever reason. I am fare about these films. The only reason why I review them is to keep track of what "I have seen".

In this film

Two New York City-bound travelers find themselves inextricably linked when a snowstorm reroutes them to an airport hotel in Buffalo. Ever the eternal optimist and hopeless romantic, Paige desperately needs to find a way back home to meet her fiancee's parents before her forthcoming wedding. And it's somehow up to fellow passenger Dylan MacKenzie, who is permanently soured on romance following a recent heartbreak.

Candace limited acting range is very limited but she does a good job here. She doesn't have to stretch too hard for this film. However as much as I did enjoy this I think the film would have been much better had of cast "Alicia Witt" in this one.

Family safe but kids and most men will hate this.

If one's idea of entertainment is a goofy script, irritating character, and very far-fetched engagement, perhaps this film would by okay. But I think many people besides me will find "A Christmas Detour" a real drag. The lead character, Paige Summerlind (played by Candace Bure) is flying from Los Angeles to New York to meet the parents of her fiance for the first time over Christmas, and to plan their spring wedding. If one can bear with the film to near the end, and see her fiance, Jack, and his parents, the big question would be when and where did she meet this guy, and how did they ever get engaged? Was she smoking something strange at the time, or under the influence?

For there to be a detour in flights, there has to be a cause, and that's the unforeseen snow storm that hits New England and closes all the New York City area airports. Fortunately - or otherwise, for Paige, and some others, their plane can land at Buffalo. By this time, though, I was worn out by the motor-mouth Paige who appears to passengers, including Dylan Smith (played by Paul Greene) as a ditzy blonde. And, that's just exactly what this character is right up until the last few minutes. It's so bad and irksome that I would not have watched this film all the way through had it not been for a couple on the same plane and who were part of the story. Frank and Maxine Harper (David Lewis and Sara Strange) are an odd couple, married 20 years, and constantly bickering or squabbling over something. And, it's mostly humorous. So, to see how they would come of this, I stayed with this film.

Their part in the film is the only reason I give it even three stars. The conclusion with Paige and Dylan, which anyone who has watched Christmas romance movies knows, isn't worth sticking it out for - it's that mundane. Dylan's character probably is supposed to be a sort of balance to Page's silly and erratic manner. He's clearly irritated with her in the beginning, but then he just seems like a dumb ox with a smiling, smug look most of the rest of the movie. .

This is one holiday film that discerning movie buffs will want to avoid entirely.

While I enjoy so many of Hallmark's holiday movies, this is not one of its best. Paige's character is just annoying, and Dylan is as stiff as a board. The unhappily married companion couple, Frank and Maxine, is the best-acted story line, despite their boring dialogue. What in the world did Paige ever see in her fiancé Jack? He's a dud. Nothing is remotely believable in this film. And, sadly, it appears that some substandard CGI was inserted, too, like the holiday tree in the very beginning. Everyone, including the director, was just going through the motions on this one. It could have been so much more with a better script and direction, and with actors who wanted to be there.