fandomfatale
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I found this show quite funny and it has a number of lovable characters. I hope everyone will give it a chance.
I see a lot of people complaining about Esmeralda in the other reviews. She is an antagonist in the first few episodes, undermining Ned in ways that are painful for the audience to watch. I was struggling with it, too. But I think she becomes a much more entertaining character over the rest of the season. I find her very enjoyable now.
I see a lot of people complaining about Esmeralda in the other reviews. She is an antagonist in the first few episodes, undermining Ned in ways that are painful for the audience to watch. I was struggling with it, too. But I think she becomes a much more entertaining character over the rest of the season. I find her very enjoyable now.
Depressing af with strong anti-Christian sentiment. Just what I look for in a Christmas movie (!)
It's too bad because I think it's a good premise and the characters had promise but this movie was not fun. Production values were fine, it looked fine, acting was good, and I wouldn't call it boring. It was not predictable. So those are all plusses. There were a few nice moments and some laughs buried in this bog of misery but I can't say they were worth it. It also has very little to do with Santa, really, and isn't Christmassy.
I can only imagine what the pitch meeting for this movie looked like. It's hard to picture the studio saying, "OK, but make it sadder" for each new draft of the script, but that must have been what happened. This should have been a comedy, and not a drama with a few jokes. The premise lends itself to a comedy.
I thought, OK, they're taking us really low, to make the uplift at the end even more powerful. Nope. The payoff isn't there, in my opinion.
It's too bad because I think it's a good premise and the characters had promise but this movie was not fun. Production values were fine, it looked fine, acting was good, and I wouldn't call it boring. It was not predictable. So those are all plusses. There were a few nice moments and some laughs buried in this bog of misery but I can't say they were worth it. It also has very little to do with Santa, really, and isn't Christmassy.
I can only imagine what the pitch meeting for this movie looked like. It's hard to picture the studio saying, "OK, but make it sadder" for each new draft of the script, but that must have been what happened. This should have been a comedy, and not a drama with a few jokes. The premise lends itself to a comedy.
I thought, OK, they're taking us really low, to make the uplift at the end even more powerful. Nope. The payoff isn't there, in my opinion.
I don't really have much more to say than that. This was something a little different to break up the Hallmark movies and I laughed and enjoyed myself. There's lots of lovely scenery and a rapid journey through different modes of transportation and winter sports.
The main thing driving the story - his inability to get home - of course makes no sense, but that's made clear from the start. None of it is meant to be taken seriously.
I thought it was funny, and hopefully the kind of people who will enjoy it won't be dissuaded by the low rating. Why is everyone so hard on comedy? I think we need more of it.
The main thing driving the story - his inability to get home - of course makes no sense, but that's made clear from the start. None of it is meant to be taken seriously.
I thought it was funny, and hopefully the kind of people who will enjoy it won't be dissuaded by the low rating. Why is everyone so hard on comedy? I think we need more of it.