Sous le charme de Noël

This sequel to "A Christmas Kiss I" is great! In "A Christmas Kiss II," the female protagonist, Jenna, played by Elizabeth Harnois, is a budding designer who is assistant to Mia, the owner of a fashion magazine. In arranging a photo shoot, she has to get decked out in "Mrs. Claus" outfit, along with gaudy jewelry when the model doesn't show up. Meanwhile, Mia's playboy brother, Cooper, shows up along with his bimbo. He wants to celebrate Christmas with his sister Mia. Jenna meets Cooper on the elevator, where she has a feisty conversation with Mr.Playboy, before the elevator gets stuck. As in the first movie, A Christmas Kiss, they appear to be under the mistletoe and are irresistibly drawn to each other and have an amazing kiss. Mia is unhappy that her brother, who is a partner in the company, has come around to bother her, so Jenna suggests that Mia give him a job to do. Naturally Mia assigns "handling Cooper" to Jenna. And so it goes....There is the friend next door to Jenna, the bad parent, the jealous bimbo that messes with the budding relationship, and finally the satisfying conclusion. This sequel is better than "A Christmas Kiss"- Elizabeth Harnois, as Jenna, is older and more seasoned than the girl in Kiss I. Much more of a reasonable match with the guy. In Kiss I, the girl is Way too Young for Brendon Fehr! And I just can't get past Brenden Fehr's hair. I didn't care for the jewelry though! WAY too over the top and huge!!

I don't normally like these types of movies but this one wasn't bad. Cooper and Jenna had a strong chemistry and the story flowed well. Good Christmas Romance!

This was my first romantic holiday movie of the year, but even so, I found myself thinking of it as if I had seen several already. And I was thinking if I had, I would be tired of these movies and wouldn't enjoy this.

And while Jenna is quite appealing and someone I want to succeed, certain details don't make sense. For one thing, the ending would never happen. But that's why they make these movies. And why would an intelligent, confident girl do what she did on the elevator? She is pretty enough, I suppose, but does she need that much makeup to look good?

Cooper is a completely unlikable character and not someone we would want Jenna to end up with. However, the actor convincingly makes us think something has changed him, and that something is Jenna. I suppose such a thing is possible. In movies.

Sebastian is the guy next door that we all want Jenna to end up with. Very appealing. Looks kind of familiar but I don't know any of these actors. Who would root for Cooper? Well, maybe later.

Mia is sort of a Scrooge but doesn't overdo it. She can be persuaded to have a warm personality.

Helmut the photographer is appealing and quirky with some kind of accent.

And Brittany? Absolutely terrible. And I mean the acting.

If you've seen a lot of these movies, like I said, maybe this isn't the one to see. By itself, though, I guess it's a nice story.

I expect a certain level of cheesiness and bad acting from Christmas movies, but the entire film I couldn't tell whether to take the lead guy seriously. He has a smirky douchiness to him that makes the entire story fall flat. Then there's the fact that the movie is based on the idea of a hostile work environment being charming. No thank you.

Meh. I am not a fan of the cheesy, predictable TV Christmas movies but the original however, was well-made, had a rich look production wise and was more than adequately acted. Its' predictability was easily forgiven because the journey to the inevitable end was so charming. This one barely makes it to acceptable. The acting by most is not good. Some is quite bad like the tarty girlfriend and Dad while others do well, ahem - Jonathon Bennett (Sebastian) and Elisabeth Rohm. The boss lady was alright, too. The love interest man (Cooper) carries a dopey smile throughout the whole film and isn't nearly slick enough to be a worldly, charming Lothario. The make-up level for the actors was also set to soap opera level. Overall, it's one to skip.