Coup de foudre sous le sapin

While formulaic a very enjoyable movie. Woman in the add business gets stranded in Christmas loving town with car breakdown. Woman is embraced by town and meets handsome single dad. Single Dad and child fall head over heels for stranded woman. Stranded woman tries to help save the family tree farm. Will she do it? Boss, back in the big city threatens to fire woman if she doesn't make it back to do the big presentation in time. Many tears are shed as woman finally weaves her way back to the city..will she choose her job or the ready made family back in Christmasville?? What do you think. Liked it, worth a watch!

There is only one review as I write this and it misses the mark. This is an excellent happy movie. The lead actress Bonnie Sommerville is actually 42 yrs old and really reminds me of Stephanie Zimbalist in "The Story Lady" (this is a good thing). She absolutely carries the movie and interacts great with the supporting cast. Brennan Elliot plays the lead actor and it is just perfect. This movie is a home run. Kept my interest the whole time.

This movie had the little touches that made it memorable. Loved when they ask the ex-encyclopedia salesman who memorized the "A" volume to define "Angel". He touches the little girls nose and says "that's easy, it is a picture of you". That was sweet. Love when Brennan Elliot says "That reindeer cost me a lot". The diner scenes were great as well. Yes the movie started in New York City, but most of it was in Ohio. Enjoy it.

I've seen quite a few Hallmark Christmas movies and most are schmaltzy, contrived and overly clichéd. This one feels different. It flows really well, with an outstanding lead in Bonnie Sommerville. She looks gorgeous, has a radiant smile and an easy-going natural acting ability which cuts through most of the clichés ! It feels like a Christmas version of "Doc Hollywood", although Bonnie plays a New York advertising exec who breaks down in Christmas Valley, Ohio. She meets Kevin ( a good job from Brennan Eliot) , who's a widower with a daughter & owns a Christmas tree farm which is on hard times. The supporting cast are great and the singing mechanic has a good voice too ! All in all, it's way better than most of the rest, so relax & enjoy !

...this is a feel good Christmas movie. Love Brennan Elliott, no matter what he's in. His acting is natural, guy next door type that makes one feel you've known him forever. Loved the dog and the young girl.

A lot of these movies have to push the limits of credulity for their premise, but if you can get past that, they have a story.

In this case the stretch is a Madison Avenue ad exec driving to Denver for a client's wedding because she's afraid to fly. So she sets off in a vintage Mustang for the trip, winding up with a failing alternator in a small town in Ohio ... which happens to have an unseasonable early and heavy snow.

She meets an adorable little girl at the boarding house she must take refuge in while the part comes in for her car, and the film follows a growing relationship with the girl's father and others in the town ... particularly a woman running a diner who could use a bit of help promoting her business.

Other circumstances keep her stranded in the town until she seems to have "gone native". :-) Luckily, there is no "old boyfriend" trope, but there is the "big city exec helps small town business" trope.

But the characters and the story are enjoyable, and the film holds up under repeated viewings (thought probably a few years apart).