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For reasons revealed later in the film, a beautiful single mother named "Katrina Jackson" (Angell Conwell) doesn't particularly enjoy Christmas and goes out of her way to avoid holiday celebrations. Her ex-husband, "DeMarco Gamble" (London Brown), however, loves Christmas and wants to spend as much time as possible with their young daughter, "Tiffany" (Maci Wilson), during the holiday season. He also enjoys sharing an intimate Christmas Eve with her every year, even though neither of them truly intends to reconcile afterward. Unfortunately, she is somewhat upset with him and has canceled their yearly plans. However, she quickly changes her mind when she finds out he is dating an equally attractive young woman named "Vilisa Whitaker" (Faune Chambers Watkins). It's only after he rejects Katrina that she becomes obsessed with ruining the happiness they seem to share. I will just say that this film had both good and bad points; on the plus side, I thought Angell Conwell played her role almost perfectly. On the other hand, although this film was billed as a comedy, I didn't see much humor here at all. If anything, it's more of a feel-good romance movie, but even then, it suffers to some degree. Additionally, aside from Angell Conwell and perhaps Faune Chambers Watkins, the acting wasn't that good, largely because of the weak script, in my opinion. In any case, while I certainly don't consider this a great movie by any means, I also wouldn't call it terrible, and I've rated it accordingly.

Although they have known each other since childhood and share a mutual love of making toys, "Christmas Winnacker" (Marisol Nichols) and "Joe Sullivan" (Paul Greene) have long gone their separate ways over a disagreement about how the toy company they built should be managed. More importantly, Christmas is solely focused on the bottom line and won't hesitate to stop producing any item if it doesn't turn a profit. On the other hand, Joe is more attuned to children's desires and believes that many new toys rely too heavily on constantly changing technology, which limits long-term satisfaction. In his view, it's better to produce a toy that children genuinely want and won't lose interest in over time. That being said, Christmas is thrilled when she's offered the chance to merge her company with a major toy manufacturer and become its new CEO, on the condition that she has Joe sign the paperwork, since his name hasn't been legally removed from the business documents. However, after seven years apart, she now has to face the man she once cared for emotionally and convince him to end their partnership officially. Likewise, Joe continues to have feelings for Christmas but hasn't been able to express them, which makes her sudden appearance even more awkward for both of them. Now, instead of revealing more, I'll just say that this was an okay movie, which probably wouldn't have been as successful without Marisol Nichols's acting, which seemed to make up for Paul Greene's rather uninspired performance. However, to be fair, both of them probably have an equal part in the lack of chemistry between them. But that's just my opinion. In any case, although I can't say this was a great holiday film by any means, it passed the time for the most part, and I rated it accordingly.

This film opens with a young woman named "Christina" (Elena Nathanail) appearing in a courtroom and being asked if she has anything to say in her defense before sentencing. Unsurprisingly, since she has refused to speak to anyone earlier, she remains silent once again. At this point, her husband, a distinguished "Chief Prosecutor" (played by Dimitris Myrat), presents Christina's personal diary, hoping it will give the judges a better understanding of the case's background. That's when we learn that Christina had met a young man named "Alexis" (Giannis Voglis), who gradually eased her loneliness, leading her to have an affair with him. Feeling guilty about this, she then tried to end the relationship--and that's when the trouble began. I won't reveal more, but this relatively unknown film turned out to be a decent drama mainly because of Elena Nathanail's strong performance. Admittedly, I would have liked a bit more emotion from Dimitris' character, but he could only do so much in his assigned role, so I can't really blame him. Nonetheless, although it's not a great crime drama by any means, it was definitely worth the time spent, and I have rated it accordingly.