Christmas Solo

The credits section at the beginning looked like the tacky flower pictures my 70yo mom posts on Facebook. I didn't expect much after that - but the movie managed to surprise me im a good way. You can clearly see it had low budget. It looks like a reality TV episode. Not enough extras on the set. And some od the acting is beyond cheesy (the scene where MJ sneaks up to Charlotte...). MJ character acts like she is 5. And then from angsty teen she just jumps to being the sweet girl in one scene with mandatory makeup style change to indicate she's a good one now. The parents fall for each other a bit too quickly for credibility. And all the usual romcom BS. The plot is mostly predictable as hell, but it's a Christmas romcom, it's enough if it entertains me. And it did. The final song scene is too perfect for an unrehersed performance, but OK, for this kind of movie let's roll with it. The other thing is that for comedy it is not funny at all. What made me laugh at the end was that the song they played on end credits was not long enough for them to end, so instead of playing another song there was just dead silence.

I enjoyed the line "Boyfriend for Christmas," which refers to one of Kelli Williams' earlier Christmas movies which I generally watch each year. Kelli has graduated from child to parent in this movie that deals with bullying and forgiveness. I appreciated how the film showed parents can often exacerbate a bad situation among teens, but, also, they can be instrumental in healing them. As the movie was a feel-good holiday flick, it ends happily. Wish it were so simple in real life.

This movie had real depth and dealt with real life issues in a realistic way. Kelli Williams is an old pro and both lead characters were believable and had chemistry. Most movies of this type feel like they brought in characters off the street - especially teen actors. This one had a strong supporting cast and is was hard to ignore Ricky He & Kayla Wallace who put in robust performances and should have good careers. I enjoy scripts that offer real humor and this one did so very deftly.

Just another example of the lie of toxic masculinity perpetuated by the brain dead woke mob. Toxic femininity is worse but, of course, is covered up by these idiots.

Tinkling background music...your Christmas season flick 2 101...fake snow as sun shines in back of the scenes... Another wonderful holiday adventure...NOT!!!

This movie had potential but is ruined by a couple different elements; most notably is that it feels like nothing more than an after-school special with a sappy Christmas theme. Second is the ending. Our angsty antagonist a true blue bully by all definitions suffers no consequences to her behavior! I cynically feel like she manipulates her way into getting exactly what she wants in the end.