Snowmance

One of the best Christmas movies ! The whole romantic concept is perfect ! I watch every time it comes on ! Cole's enthusiasm rivals anything I've ever seen ! If movies are supposed to take you away, this one does the trick ! Thank you !

27 November 2017. While this typical Christmas television movie offers the usual characters and predictable plot, what distinguishes this movie from most of the rest of the holiday fair is the script and performance of Jesse Hutch as Cole who seems to suddenly arrive on the scene after Sarah played by Ashley Newbrough describes her perfect man. His odd behavior is a delight to experience on the screen as his obsessions with all things winter is so becoming and becomes an insightful fantasy of imagination. What is unfortunate is the rather tepid transformation that Sarah goes through which is more attributable to lazy writing rather than the actress herself. Compare with Michael Keaton's performance in Jack Frost (1998). Snowmance passes for holiday television movie to enjoy, but don't expect spectacular fireworks or a lovefest.

I've just watched "Bridget Jones's Baby" and I can say that the same thing that annoyed me about that film is what annoys me with this one. If you've had nearly twenty years to pronounce your undying love for your best friend and done nothing about it, perhaps you aren't worthy of her anyway and should move aside to let the sexy snow man give her a good life, even if she isn't actually that nice a person and definitely not worthy of Jesse Hutch (Swoon). Because in real life, you would choose Jesse and a trip to Paris!

I'm probably only scoring this film so high, because Jesse takes his shirt off. It's not for the acting or the other two leads, or even for the supporting cast, although the Elk Jerky lady is fun, but some of the score might be for the story, which is at least a bit different if a bit silly.

It's quite interesting to note that the "leading man" (Not Jesse) only seems to have played the brother-in-law and such other supporting roles after this film. I'm not sure I would have given him this opportunity.

I think it would have made a nice change for the friends to realise that they are never going to work and to take risks on new people instead of the traditional falling in love in the final moments thing. Usually they would all get a happy ending, so why couldn't he have got together with Jerky Girl instead?

I'll watch it again, because The Hutch's sexy body never gets old!

Although one shouldn't expect much from a christmas movie, this one had not wrapped up the main plot prompt nicely. It ended with a lot of open ends, when a film like this one doesn't usually have much of a complicated story to do that. The snowy setting was good though.

Set in the 2017 run-up to Christmas centring on a young woman who pines for love. Sarah (Ashley Newbrough) has only ever lived in her small home town. In her sheltered environment she seldom meets suitors, romance never sparks. A pact is made with her childhood best friend Nick (Adam Hurtig) to build a snowman every Christmas until she finds the man of her dreams - oblivious to Nick's dreams. Their snowman pact and strong friendship continues for twenty years, into adulthood. Yet Sarah remains utterly blind to what the audience knows; ever since that pact Nick has deeply loved Sarah. Believable thus far, however, the next part is not. You are supposed to believe a red scarf, once belonging to her deceased mother, if placed on the snowman will bring Sarah a man specifically named Cole, and love. Worse follows.

As if by magic, a handsome stranger called Cole (Jessis Hutch) knocks on her door next day at 9am, returning the red scarf that had blown away. Sarah is invited to lunch, and out on a date. Meanwhile, lovesick, spurned best friend Nick obsequiously accepts the intruder into Sarah's, and his life. Cole, weirdly obsessed by all things snowy, behaves peculiarly, yet charms Sarah into potentially leaving with him to Europe on Christmas Eve. Will she travel with him? That is the rub in the 90 minute runtime you'll never get back.

Tension in the movie is absent. The three main characters do not carry the film sufficiently for this to be more than a long, slow yawn. A dozen supporting characters are unaccredited; one of whom, Sarah's father, catches the attention most. Kind, tolerant, understanding, he has all the best lines and steals the show! None of Sarah's work colleagues are remotely realistic. Always late, she chatters about love, eats nonstop… and eventually deigns to open her laptop. How exhausting! Her boss praises Sarah for all the non-existent work. Anything Sarah does is sycophantically praised. Doubtless romantic movie buffs will watch. But this made-for-TV-movie is simply wasting precious time.