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I think the movie was watchable but ,somewhat corny .I had no idea the two lead actors are married in real life. I did not feel there was any chemistry between them and they seem somewhat awkward together . I've never Heard of either one of them. The movie is about a man that actually believes there is a Santa Claus. It's kind of cute and I was able to watch the whole thing without getting bored. I think it deserves at least a 5 or 6 star rating. I really wasn't expecting much and there was nothing else to watch. I did expect the lead actor, Tom , To hook up with his roommate, Assan. I think they got along better together. Watch this without any high expectations and you may enjoy it.

There are some really great lines in this movie, a lot about faith in diversity of beliefs. Philosophy and love are the main topics here. All rolled into a Christmas movie about Santa.

A typical and predictable holiday movie with a few insights, but I really didn't care much for the lead male character. He was a bit over the top, but I suppose that was the intent, since I believe he was the writer and/or producer.

I won't watch again, but the few inspirational scenes regarding faith in Santa was obviously to be applied to life in general.

A good movie for kids as it seemed to be aimed towards the Mr. Rogers crowd.

I laughed my head off when I read that the two lead characters are married in real life! That explains how two of the oddest looking actors ever, both wound up in the same movie. But it does NOT explain the lack of chemistry! The only thing that explains that, is the fact that they are horrible horrible actors! But honestly I couldn't get past her crazy eyes and his facial expressions and, let's be honest, looks. Also, and I know I'm not the only one to feel this way, I would have believed a romance between our lead male actor and his best male friend more than I believed the actual story that the writer went with. Oh ya, and he IS creepy! Get that little girl away from him!

Eurghhh, I really tried what with it being Christmas an all. But i just couldn't get over the following:

1) The main woman character (her eyes) constantly with a shocked expression, was really making my own eyes ache

2) The main guy character, playing the "Boyfriend". A "Boyfriend" who is extremely camp and wears far more make-up than his "Girlfriend"

3) The storyline...euggh, it's just a payday film really isn't it. All been done before, very cheesy, yet very odd, mainly because the characters just don't click as a couple "in love"

Overall, I'd give this a miss. Many classics to watch over the Christmas period instead!

I LOVE a bad Christmas movie. I watch them all with my family who thankfully enjoy them as much as I do but this one is hard to watch. The casting is questionable, there appears to be zero chemistry between the main characters and too much disgusting slurpy drinking, kissing and other sounds. Blegh! ASMR in all the wrong ways. Save yourself and skip this one. Even with a stiff Christmas drink this movie was unwatchable. I could not find one good thing to say about it. Maybe if Mystery Science Theatre got a hold of it they could make it watchable. The cringy expressions the main characters make throughout would be great to hear their comments on.

Oh dear god... Can IMDB find out just HOW some of these reviewers are related to the lead actors in this?? 7 out of 10, 8/10, 9 out of 10? If THIS is a 9 out of 10, then a movie like Gone With The Wind, Oliver!, or Star Wars are 980 out of 10! Ridiculous ratings! "It's A Wonderful LIfe" or "Grinch" would rate at 970 out of 10 if THIS thing ranks as a 7, 8 or 9! I always really want to see if the people who rate high reviews on terrible movies are something like "the mom of the writer".. or they were part of the production crew. Sorry.. but this movie was terrible! See "A Christmas Story" for the 175th time before watching this. You'll be more entertained and probably surprised.

I love corny, sappy Holiday movies, but I was so turned off by Tom, his terrible Christmas outfits and his cheesy man boy personality. I could not believe that any smart, interesting somewhat snarky writer would ever take him seriously. And to find out the two leads are married in real life?? How come they have zero chemistry in the film. I guess that's just how terrible the Tom Character was. Why can't we make decent Holiday movies anymore?? The can be corny and heartwarming but they don't have to be stomach turning cheesy, crap. Come on. And how it's in the top 10 of Netflix this week is mind boggling. But then again I watched it. I feel robbed.

The movie was fun, although, a very Hallmark channel type of movie. C'mon, a working girl meets a guy really into Christmas, never done before! (/s) And it was rather predictable, since the scene where Lisa's daughter (who's name I definitely remember /s) gets lost I pretty much predicted the whole movie. The acting was weak,certain parts were very corny, and (no offence), Lisa's eyes annoyed me.

Now's the part where i'll discard all of the problems and full-heartedly defend this movie! The idea is like many Hallmark Christmas movies, but more over the top. And people say that this movie is unrealistic and the idea is stupid, and for that I have one word: So? This is a Christmas movie for gods sake! Who the hell is going to sit here and critically judge a CHRISTMAS movie for crying out loud? The idea is fun and that's whats the only thing that matters in a Christmas movie. Christmas needs to be cheerful, heart-warming, not serious.

I rest my case.

Are you kidding me - this was the worst Christmas movie of the year, hands down.

Zero redeeming qualities and held together by only the thinnest thread of a story.

You would think that a pair of actors that are a couple in real-life would have an ounce of chemistry, but Tom was better paired with his friend/roommate?

Do NOT watch.

On Netflix it is listed as a Romantic Comedy, but it does not come close to qualifying for either.

I can only hope that more people vote this to oblivion so most people will be spared and save 90 minutes of their lives to spend on something that is even the least bit entertaining.

I found that the acting was waaaay better than most of the cheesy Christmas rom coms, and I liked the message. I thought there was good chemistry between the leads and the little girl was a decent actress. Some of the other reviewers complained about the main characters each having one, and only one, best friend, but that is so common in film, and I don't see why it's a problem here. Also, for some reason, I found the sleigh race delightful. I laughed or loud when they took the jump. All in all, it was fun and wholesome. And hardly any cringing happened, which is my biggest complaint with theses types of shows. I recommend it!

Like a lot of other reviewers, I found the love story hard to buy. Like one other reviewer I saw, I was pretty convinced that the actual couple was Tom and Assan.

BUT, I love seeing a love of doing all of the holiday things with kids. This movie caught all of the family rituals of Christmas without being overbearing and just stressful like it was depicted in Bad Mom's Christmas. There was a joy in sharing all of those rituals with the kid that made it believable.

In the end, I really liked the message of the movie. I liked all of the reasons to believe and all of the reasons not to steal that from your children. For me, this movie was all about Ella, the little girl even though she was supposed to be playing the minor role.

I couldn't buy the love story--my apologies to the married actors. But, I didn't need to in order to buy into the powerful Christmas message of this movie. I was prepared to hate it and was pleasantly surprised.

I know Christmas movies are supposed to be corny and a little bit bad, but this was painful to watch. I'm going to list them:

-The lead actors have zero chemistry in the movie (finding out that they are married in real life doesn't add up with the lack of chemistry they have on screen) and it's sometimes painful to watch them kiss for that same reason.

-John Deucy (Tom) had so much make up that I think Revlon ran out of foundation globally.

-The shocked expression of Christina Moore (Lisa) made me uncomfortable the whole movie, sometimes when it wasn't even necessary. We started a drinking game out of it during the movie, the "Crazy Eyes", and drank each time it appeared on screen.

You're better off watching something else, don't waste your time.

PS: The little girl was really good, thanks to her I finished the movie. You go, little girl.

This is without a doubt, the absolute worst movie I've ever seen. Every scene was unintentionally hilarious. The main dude is so delusional, he seems like a serial killer. Also, he wears a vest in nearly every scene. It's 2022.

I also read the main couple are married in real life. They have the chemistry of peanut butter and tuna fish. They should consider divorce in real life.

Every side character is comically awful. It's like the best friend knows that main Santa-believer guy is a serial killer and wants her friend to be murdered. Also, main guy's best friend who's gay seems like his partner. Both in the movie and real life.

Watch drunk with someone who also loves terrible movies.

Remember when movies had likeable characters who were interesting to watch and had chemistry? Me too, but this car crash will not remind you of any of these things. The lead characters are just devoid of any personality and manage to have zero chemistry - despite being married in real life! I found the male lead came off quite creepy (which may have been intentional ) and the female lead just unbelievable as a real character. I'm not sure what the producers of this movie were trying to achieve, but they managed to make a movie so unappealing that I just couldn't watch past 15 minutes. Life is too short.

It's a film with a completely illogical premise that takes itself really seriously. The main actor has a gay best friend, wears a lot of make up, is as camp as Christmas (pardon the pun), and pouts all the time. He looks like Julian Clary. He's incredibly gay and it was just not believable to see him in a heterosexual love story. NPH in HIMYM or Bulldog in Frasier are also gay men but they were believable as straight love interests. This actor was very camp and so the premise seemed ludicrous.

I can't believe things like this get commissioned and made because they are so cringe. There are much better movies of the Hallmark Christmas genre.

I agree with the reviewers who felt the male lead was better suited to his male friend! I could not believe him and the female at all as a couple and then read on and find they are married in real life. What?!

I will say this was reasonably entertaining for a Xmas movie. Maybe because he was kind of creepy going on about Santa, his expressions and some of the clothing choices that made him seem like a big baby! It was like watching a car crash. I do think they were channeling Buddy the Elf here. I'm sorry, I would laugh my head off if I was dating a guy who behaved like that (and then run). This guy seems like he's got some mental issues.

Acting is very wooden, but I've certainly seen worse Xmas movies.

I literally never write reviews, but I feel so passionately about how horrendous this movie was I felt the need. My goal with this review is to save Christmas for anyone before they watch this by accident. Just to start things off the two leads of the movies are married and the chemistry was so bad that they should either quit acting or get a divorce. The story was poorly written, and that has a lot to do with the atrocity that came of this movie, but everything else was equally distasteful. Everything seemed so creepy from the male lead and i found myself wanting to report it to authorities. The big stressful eyes of the co-lead actress were easier to swallow but at the end I came to the conclusion that my Christmas is ruined. I will now be looking in to Judaism and possibly how to invent a time machine so I can have my life back. .

We have watched a ton of Hallmark Christmas movies and none of them come close to this, a simple movie on a different take of approaching not just Christmas, but in our very belief system in each of us. The passion John Ducey brings to this story really make it fun to watch.

It is full of joy, wonder, and happiness not just for Ella, but for all of us adults. The magic of Christmas is real if we open our hearts to it.

Thanks John for a super story and thanks also to Netflix for making it and bringing the magic of Christmas Into each of our hearts.... The magic of Christmas transcends religion and simple beliefs, and John's story brings it all together.

I don't think it's an Oscar film by any standards but it's adorably dorky in it's own right. If you like cheesy Hallmark you'll probably like this! The Christmas spirit is definitely found throughout the entire film. Netflix could have casted better no lie but still I did like it. Tho I do think there's more chemistry between the lead's and their individual friends than one another. But the kid is adorable, the plot is decent, and the cinematography isn't that cheaply made, good locations and brightly colored, very holiday-ish. Not really a comedy at all though! And not meant for kids tbh it might be ok for teens and up.

I can't explain why but the main character gives off such strong stranger danger. Creepy from beginning to end. The fact that both of the leading roles are married blows mind. The acting is so fake it hurts. I usually love cheesy Christmas movies. But this is something else. Even my wife thought the main character was creepy and couldn't bring herself to finish the movie. Maybe if I drank about 5th of any kind of alcohol I might be able to watch it. The leading female character almost shoves her own eyes out of her head throughout the whole movie. If you just want to sit down and watch a d rated movie then knock yourself out lol.

We were watching this as a group of friends and it was just the worst type of campy christmas movie. Usually we are into these but it was so bad. First, jokes implying kidnapping for candy were uncomfortable and set a bad standard at the start of movie. Also skipping the relationship build, really killed the vibe for this film and made it impossible to create an emotional connection with the characters.

So bad so our older dogs heart stopped.... too the point we thought she passed... thankfully this was only a blip and she came back after we paused the movie. But safe to say we were not willing to restart the movie after this.