Ensorcelée par Noël

A political correct film. For me, this is the main characteristic of it. And the pieces of cultural traditions - for drawings for presumed book to the chain of Christmas duties, the wish about yes about Christmas and the family atmosphere, the good job of Catherine de Seve and the multiculturalism / interculturalism bricks are just nice details for a not bad Hallmark romance, except, maybe, the romance itself who , in the last scenes, is only portrait of friendship.

But, sure, it is only Hallmark.

In rest, .Erika Prevost and. Romaine Waite are young and beautiful and the story of old budies just works in nice manner.

So, not just bad but the taste of political correctness is the most powerful.

Goof: As they stood on the porch in the snow, he put his jacket over her shoulders, then as the camera draws back, there's NO jacket to be seen anywhere!

How did it suddenly disappear?

One of the most boring Christmas movies I have ever seen. Obvious ending. Waste of time. Characters had no appeal. Girl has been cursed with a spell and can't say "No".

Saying Yes To Christmas (2021) -

I have seen a similar film* with Alicia Witt in the lead role being unable to tell a lie and enjoyed that one too, but I liked the idea of having the option of saying No taken away in this film, because we should all say yes to more things. As a wise man recently said to me "You only die once, but you live everyday" and I am definitely guilty of not making the most of those days, so I could appreciate this film which showed how much happier people can be when they do get involved and sometimes make a difference to the lives of others.

June (Erika Prevost) seemed very young in the lead role, especially to be a book editor, but it worked as a way to get her home for the festive season to try and recruit a visiting author.

Whilst there she reconnected with Romaine Waite in his role of Blake.

He was cute without being too gorgeous and distracting. And by that I mean that he didn't take over the rest of June's journey too much, but was enough to allow the romance to blossom.

They were both actually quite lovely together, because neither actor was trying to outshine the other.

I also enjoyed the inclusion of a different culture's festive celebrations.

June's Chief Editor Boss, Shannon (Sabrina Grdevich), was way over the top but in a good way that made you hate her and her terrible values and the rest of the cast all did their jobs well too.

Ultimately, everything that June goes through causes her to realise the true values in her life and how she wants to move forward in a happier way with a love interest by her side (That's not a spoiler, we all knew it would happen) and I liked the way that the production delivered it all.

7.47/10.

*I'm Not Ready For Christmas (2015).

I feel strangely about this film. On the one hand it was very well made. The actors were great, the characters well written and lovable and the script was quite funny. The premise was also a breath of fresh air.

On the other hand I found the movie to be quite sexist to the point that I could no longer say that it's a good film, however well made it is.

For example: The man never helps the woman in her job while it is expected of the woman to help the man. The man is equally obsessed with his job as the woman yet he constantly criticizes her for it. The man literally forces the woman to only say what he wants her to say, repressing her free will.

These moments and subthemes made the film iimpossible for me to like but I have to admit that it's well made.