Holiday Road Trip

I wanted to like this show but it seems like the casting was executed by the plastic surgeon that did everyone's face lift.

Ashley Scott plays an executive for a company that produces pet supplies. Just after getting into a fight with her boyfriend about their relationship status, she takes up with the company's mascot and the company president's son on a road trip across America at Christmastime in an effort to get home for the holiday season.

Susan Olson, Donna Pescow, and Mindy Cohn also played roles in this film, which, when I stumbled across the names, piqued my interest, so when I found out it was on TV, I hunkered down for the evening with the movie. It's not bad, but a bit clichéd. If you have a couple of hours during the holiday season and it airs in your area, go for it! But don't break up any holiday plans to sit down for it...you'll be disappointed.

I watch a lot of Hallmark Christmas movies every year, although this is not one of them, it is a refreshing break from the predictable script. It even has a stripping Santa but don't worry it is a PG movie. Funny with a lot of well known actors and actresses.

The idea of "road trip" conjures up thoughts of weird and wild antics. And that is certainly this movie. The story was all over the map (pun intended). Basically is was several disjointed episodes strung together to move two adversarial coworkers across the country and give them the chance to fall in love. There were also a couple of wild scenes for Maya's ex. None of the story could be considered serious, so any attempt to look for reality or things that make sense would be wasted. The actions of the characters didn't make sense. The situations they found themselves in didn't make sense. But all that was intentional. Road trip.

If you compare this to your average romance movie, the story is not at all like any I can remember.

Like the story, trying to analyze the acting or characters makes no sense either. At the beginning of the movie I was certain there was no way I could ever like Patrick much less want him to hook up with Maya. Then I discovered that Maya wasn't likely to be much fun either. Yet you can guess what happened. The ex was just plain lame.

There were a few small laughs and sometimes it felt like it was so sad that it was funny. In some ways, it was a horrible movie, but that's just it. Some of it was so bad it was good and there wee a few nice moments.

I really couldn't get into this one. I stopped and started several times. Just to finish it. Love Shelly long but what is going on with the dry lips smacking and t.a.l.k.i.n.g so drawn out. Can hardly listen. And the Ashley Scott's eyebrows and eyes are so drawn up in the air I just can't stop focusing it just not natural looking. Also it's like they are trying to make her character a bit younger than she is it's weird. Patrick Muldoon is about the only thing decently acted in this movie. He delivers his normal holiday movie acting which is fine that's what I'm looking for. I really would not waste my time if I had it to do again.