A Great North Christmas

In the spirit of Christmas this film didn't fail to deliver.

I have no film criticism.

The film was based on christmas and finding love. Romantic & Christmas films are My favourite so this movie delivered and met my expectations of a classic Christmas love story. Festive holiday fun movie featuring a work a holic semi grinch vibes towards Christmas. Regardless of critic reviews give the film a chance it is very enjoyable.

Thank you for allowing me to post my review of this movie & I hope it gives others insight to an enjoyable well produced movie. Although only watching this movie once I think it will be one of my top 5 Christmas movies.

Lead male character is a pathetic, selfish, loser. No way the female lead or anyone else could fall for for him. The writers, unfortunately left him no room for redemption. Her falling for him in the end was totally unbelievable. Also, the lead male actor was stiff and did not seem to have the capability to exhibit emotions. I gave it a chance because because some movies find a way to save it in the end. This one did not. The male lead characters sad, pathetic, selfish character persisted to the end. I will be vary leery of watching anything else written by these writers; I believe the writers are the ones mainly responsible for this films low rating and are definitely responsible for my my extremely low raring..

The dialogue, the direction, the acting, the cinematography, the sound design that had dialogue constantly dropping to sub-audible, the plot hole-ridden script, it's all atrocious. The only fun to be had in this film is in mocking it or making several drinking games out of it. Just remember to hand your keys to a designated driver before you try the latter.

I knew it was going to be unsalvageable by the first 15 minutes, when the dialogue had been established as so stilted, it could moonlight as a circus tall man. By the end, my wife was saying not even mocking it was doing the trick, she just wanted it to end, already. Which it did, abruptly, with several loose plot threads left frustratingly unresolved.

The only reason I didn't rate it lower is because the sled dogs in the movie don't deserve it, they were just having fun in the snow.

Beautiful setting, all the reasons why I'm attracted to Christmas movies all year round. Initially the lead characters seemed slightly weak. Maybe not so convincing or even likeable. Not sure I was convinced by the chemistry between them. At times the acting was a little awkward and lacked lustre. Which detract from the main reason why I enjoy viewing Christmas films. But eventually they both began to grow on me. Through the backstory of the grief and saddest. Surrounding around the festive season this for me did feel real enough. Worked my way through it and came out the other end still thirsty for more festive viewing.

Despite being a feel-good festive film, the layers of backstory sadness add more depth than many movies. For different reasons, Christmas hasn't been the happiest of times for me, so I like to see how characters navigate difficult memories that make for unhappy holidays. To balance that, there's a few advent adventures in stunning snowy settings that lift the mood, despite the realistic mini mishaps. Numerous subplots occur throughout the picture - some are just one-offs whilst others are revisited and developed, so it is good to watch the whole show, even if some may find it a bit slow early on. Ultimately, there's a lot packed in.