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Two rival journalists get stuck together at an inn during the holidays.Two rival journalists get stuck together at an inn during the holidays.Two rival journalists get stuck together at an inn during the holidays.
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Bethany Joy Lenz
- Jenna Hudson
- (as Joy Lenz)
Andrew W. Walker
- Kevin Jenner
- (as Andrew Walker)
Jim Kirby
- Office Worker
- (uncredited)
Cindy Myskiw
- Airport customer
- (uncredited)
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Didn't love the story line but I have to admit these 2 have amazing chemistry and banter. My second movie from the both of them and they are great actors. Bottled with love was much better still this one wasn't too bad
Yes these Christmas stories are a dime a dozen. Yes these churned out movies can be crushingly boring and laughable. Because of the two lead characters, however, Snowed-In Christmas transcends. Walker and Lenz have great chemistry and timing. He is especially charming and more believable as a romantic male lead than a lot of these made for TV movies. They hooked me right in to the predictable story line. The emphasis on simple nuclear family experiences and togetherness becoming treasured and meaningful traditions is heartwarming and rare. Yep, I loved the movie.
While I think this movie has a terrible title and also I do not like the subplot about the owners of the inn and their connection to the real life Santa Claus, this move works much better than the standard Christmas fare. In large part, as has been noted this is due to the main actors who are both very good actors (and actually will someone give Andrew Walker a non lifetime / Hallmark movie? He has earned it). Bethany Joy Lenz and Walker play fellow reporters at an online magazine. As you do, they live in their own little work world hardly even knowing each other until they are pitted against each other at Christmas, tasked with writing a story or losing a job. Both are determined to win but get diverted from their original location to the small town of Santa Claus Indiana. While there they get to know each other they fall in love. Without giving too much away these stories typically do not have enough plot to establish a real feeling relationship but this did and the actors sold it pretty well. There is one sour note right at the very end but still the vast majority of the move is worth it.
A carefully crafted script, brought to life by the perfectly convincing performances of Joy Lenz and Andrew Walker. Joy Lenz is the buttoned-up perfectionist and Andrew Walker is perfectly placed to unbutton her.
Yes...if you are sick of the glut of banal Hallmark style romance movies that come out at this time of year that use Christmas as a setting to try to suck viewers in to watching them, you will be very pleasantly surprised with this one. True, it is a romance movie, but it is also one of the rare ones that sews Christmas magic into the fabric of the film. I'm one of those people who feels that it's not the time of the year that makes a movie a "Christmas"movie. Other that White Christmas (the exception) I want to see Christmas magic...fantasy, escapism, wonderment. That for me is what makes a Christmas movie special. This movie has it all...romance, fantasy, wonder, great settings and I love "Rudolph"...what a classic. Joy Lenz is a refreshing beauty in this one and the Winters bring a nice piece of tradition to the film. If there's one newer movie to watch this holiday season, make it this one. I highly recomment
Did you know
- TriviaThere really is a Santa Claus, Indiana. It is about an hour east of Evansville just off of I-64 in southwestern Indiana. It's known for its Christmas theme. Santa Claus Museum & Village is home to the 1880 Santa Claus Church, Santa Claus Post Office and a tall, 1935 Santa Claus statue. The museum traces local history and the origin of the town's name. Holiday World theme park is a big attraction open May-October.
- GoofsThe aircraft that Kevin and Jenna try to fly to Aspen in is shown connected to the airports jet-way. It is a Boeing 737 with blue painted engines. 737's have a 3x3 seating configuration but the interior shots show a smaller aircraft's interior with a 2x2 seating configuration. When the aircraft taxis and takes off, its engines are now red.
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Jenna Hudson: You've read one of my articles?
Kevin Jenner: Well, yeah. I've read them all. You're an amazing writer.
Jenna Hudson: Really? You think so?
Kevin Jenner: Why do you think I've been such a baby about being paired up with you as my competition?
- ConnectionsReferences Saved by the Bell (1989)
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