12 Pups of Christmas

I saw this movie a couple of years ago and hated it. I noticed it on today so I thought I would give it another chance. Ihave to say it was just as absolutely terrible as I remembered. The female lead is totally unlikable. Even when something bad happened I had no sympathy for her. She was sarcastic, snarky, condescending and just plain mean. Most of the other actors looked bored and I can't really blame them because I was too.

Words fail me to describe the dialogue, just like they appear to have failed the writers when they wrote the script. I have no idea what tone they were going for.

The only good thing was the dogs but they weren't given enough screen time.

A canine therapist moves to Silicon Valley to work for a GPS tracking company after her boyfriend cheats on her. New boss gives her 12 puppies to re-home before Christmas.

Okay in theory, but Erin is an atrocious character. She claims to be a therapist, but she's rude and lacks compassion. She's truly the hag that steals all joy from the movie. The real problem? The movie doesn't seem to notice how awful she is. The boss even tells her how much she has helped him understand his company and taught him humility!

The continuity is also pretty poor. The dogs pop up and disappear without explanation. Overall the puppy plot goes practically nowhere, another letdown.

I just kept thinking "I don't like this woman, shouldn't the main character be likable?" The males are all jerks and the women are not much better. The whole movie is so negative. The only decent character is the sister and her character makes little sense. Why would she hire a canine therapist? In fact the whole movie makes no real sense. The dogs are cute and the sister is a normal human, That is the only pleasantry about it.

This was abysmal, even for a Hallmark movie. Nothing about it makes sense. Why is a man who's smooth enough to have six girlfriends too cowardly to break up with one? Why does a rich CEO whose dad is willing to hand him a pile of money at the drop of a hat think he's in financial danger? Why does a CEO who has a home in Silicon Valley and a penthouse in NYC seem completely unfamiliar with the concept of flying? Why was an entire staff of tech professionals unable to come up with the idea to "make this product smaller"? Why does the lead actress have more chemistry with any woman on screen than with the male lead? Why did the screenwriter think Animal Track is an amazing app name? (At least give me a Pooch Ping or a Critter Getter) Why is there a montage of two people doing literally nothing? Why are people riding jetskis in the Hudson River in December?

The lead is honestly a witch. It hurts my heart that ION would air a movie that portrays women like this.