On Strike for Christmas

More than a Christmas film, it is a very nice family film. Surprising in some measure because the roots of strike are so present in near reality life than the mix of irony and conflicts, hilarious situations and the attittude of ladies are more than realistic or familiar but just fair. It can be perceived as feminist manifesto with Hallmark end and the work of Julia Duffy is just precious. Short, family and the connections defining it so well.

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In this movie Meet Joy Robertson (Daphne Zuniga, TV's Melrose Place), a supermom who does it all -- even though her husband Stephen (David Sutcliffe, TV's Private Practice) and the rest of her family don't seem to appreciate just how hard she works, especially when it comes to Christmas. As the season rapidly approaches, the decorating, shopping, wrapping, baking and planning keep piling up - - and Joy's busy family just expects her to make it all magically happen without any help. Not this year! Joy goes on strike for the holidays, quickly inspiring a town-wide movement.

This film had potential but fails. The actors playing the teen boys look like they are 30. There is also a woman in this who has a way over the top southern accent.

I am however a huge fan of David Sutcliffe and he is charming here. The film however ends with a stupid sing along that just doesn't work. It should have ended "ONE YEAR LATER" showing the family working together to make "Christmas Enjoyable FOr Everyone".

Watchable but forgettable as well!

I love Christmas movies, especially the ones made for TV. Most of them are cheesy and unrealistic, but thats what I love! They take you completely away from reality! They have to, most of them have Santa in them right? :)

The casting for this movie, yes, very questionable. Daphne looked much older than the gentleman playing her husband, but the worst casting of all time, in any movie I've ever seen, is the older basketball playing son. He does look like he's 30+, and his hairstyle, for a man who looks 30, makes me laugh every time I watch this movie. But its one of the reasons I keep watching it, lol! Every year I look for this movie, because that actor makes me cackle! :)

It's still a warm Christmasy movie, family, friends, gorgeous Christmas decor, beautiful home, everyone always looking so stylish and fancy (I wear my pajamas when i decorate my tree, hm, i wear my pajamas for a lot of things i think..) and the moral of the story is nice.

So if you're not hard pressed to work for the two hours that it airs, sit, relax, dial your brain down, and look for the older son's hairstyle! ha ha ha! :)

Stop treating your grown kids like toddlers (cleaning up after them, doing everything for them), and stop trying to make everything perfect. I Like the cast, and the concept had potential, but the end result is just bad.

Joy is overwhelmed trying to make Christmas perfect for her family even while they fail in one commitment after another. She goes on strike saying that she just wants her family to acknowledge how much effort it takes for her and pitch in. But as the strike progresses and takes on a life of it's own, she learns about herself, her family, her community and what makes Christmas special for families.

The acting is sufficient to carry the story through chaos and comedy and even some instructive moments.