The Christmas Pact

Friends from childhood reunite at Christmas every year. The movie jumps a few years for each new scene, but the idea is the same. And the story has the same continuity issues that all the others stories with this premise have - what takes so long to progress to the next step?

A couple of reviews didn't like Kyla Pratt, but she did well in my view. I liked her character. She and Jarod Joseph had obvious chemistry. In fact, the rival relationships never seemed the least bit real in comparison. I felt sorry for one of the rivals.

No great surprises, but then it's a holiday romance.

The acting, especially the children, were horrible... Cheesy was the way someone else called it. I agree... Their characters are just unbelievable! There was nothing new to the story line...

Typical cheesy movie but Kyla Pratt's acting is over the top annoying! They could've given her better hair too. Something to pass the time I guess.

The Christmas Pact (2018) -

This story was similar to 'Love At The Christmas Table' (2012), but that film definitely did it more justice, with a vibe that felt far warmer.

This one started with the two leads as kids and they were not good actors in those roles, but once it got past the first few "Generations" it definitely improved, because my finger was hovering on the delete button until that point.

Jarod Joseph as Ben was cute and delivered a nice character, but Kyla Pratt in the role of Abby was annoying. However I still found myself routing for them both to get together.

I didn't think that Hannah deserved what she got in the end though. I would have liked her to have been swept away by someone else who would love her properly.

There were some dodgy bits - I couldn't tell if the fake snow was meant to be the characters choice of decoration or if it was meant to be real snow that had settled, but either way it was too obviously fake.

And I thought that as a photographer she should have come up with a better album of pictures than she did. I can create nicer albums than that with an App on my phone.

Overall, it was fine, but it won't be one that I consistently return to, if at all. There are better out there, that are easier to watch again and again and with sexier actors.

4.25/1000.

This was the most cheesy Christmas story I've watched all season. Sadie is annoying and oblivious to the love that there. The wig they put on the best friend male character was ridiculous. I waited for a plot. I waited for a reason to keep watching. Skip this one.