Snowcapped Christmas

Canadian movie with Canadian actors, filmed in the Canadian mountains, my wife and I were able to watch it on Amazon streaming movies.

These Hallmark movies all have a familiar theme, two very attractive people who happen to be single for different reasons meet, there is mild friction at first, but as they get to know each other find they are in fact a perfect couple.

Leah Renee is 30-ish Claire Benson, figure skater who aspires to her country's championship in a few weeks but she has an injury. She is sent to a clinic at a resort in the mountains to see a specialist and recover properly.

Her limo stranded in the new snowfall she is given a lift by 35-ish Niall Matter as local Luke, driving his snowmobile. They don't know anything about each other but he is a retired multiple MVP professional hockey players so he probably owns the resort and everything near it.

It also happens that Luke has a young daughter, aspiring figure skater, who recognizes Claire, so there is that additional opportunity for bonding.

Overall a very pleasant movie with attractive characters and a bit of comedy from situations Claire's coach gets into when he visits her in the mountains.

This was a very cute and charming romance. But the skating was bad. This was not a woman with the skating skills and jump technique of a national champion. And that was not a triple axel. Also, a silver medal at Nationals most likely would've gotten her to Worlds as there are typically 2 spots open for Canadian or American female skaters. So her medal in the beginning should've been a bronze. Anyways that's just details that only fans of figure skating would know so it probably doesn't matter much to the general audience. It is a really adorable romantic movie that the whole family can enjoy.

I liked Falling for Christmas because it was not your typical holiday movie. The theme was about dreams but not just fantasy, it was about real life decisions. It was not a sugar-coated fairy tale yet it was full of drama and hope. The setting was interesting and beautiful. There was a good dose of comedy mixed in, just enough to give a chuckle or two. It left me with a good feeling and instilled a hope that there is always more to look forward to. I would recommend this movie to all ages. I enjoyed it very much. James Welch Henderson, Arkansas 12 20 2020

Decent love story, awful skating, weird casting choice. From the very start of the movie, it was obvious that the actress was way too old to be portraying a famous figure skater. Most retire in their mid to late twenties and she was definitely in her thirties. And if she's a gold medalist, she should be doing triples left and right along with spinning, jumping, etc. I'm no expert, but that was pathetic. The romance was sweet, the daughter with the French cereal name was sweet. The mom was sweet. The stuff with the coach was stupid, but I guess they had to throw some drama in there somehow. Anyway, decent Christmas movie.

In a romance for me, whether it be Christmas or not, I put a lot of value in how much time the leads spend together. Leah Renee and Nial Matter have good chemistry. Gracyn Shinyei is just right as the daughter. She is just cute enough but not too much.

I was pleased with the ending partly because it didn't tie absolutely everything neatly in a bow.