Matrimonio sulla neve

I've seen my share of Hallmark/Netflix Christmas movies this month (it's been one of those months) and I have to say, within the genre of Christmas cheese, is this film really that bad? Let's try to be objective: Negatives:

• Very low budget. Everything looks very cheap, like they they used a friend's house to film it. The "dress shop" and "bakery" were all clearly just rooms in someone's house. Everyone looked like they were wearing their own clothes (why was Aunt Olivia always wearing a fascinator? Was she always just about to go to a wedding). That lobster looked fake. The lead actress's hair is the most expensive looking thing here. That's some good hair styling.
• Odd casting - where did they find these actors? The two leads were okay but everyone else looked unsure as to why they were there...maybe they owed the director a favour? The girl who was cast as "young Kelsey" had blue eyes when Kelsey clearly had brown eyes. Did this escape the casting director's notice? Who am I kidding, there was no casting director.
• Terrible acting - everyone from the coffee shop barista to the baker... everyone decided that OVERACTING was the way to go. The direction and editing was so awkward...someone yell cut already!

Positives - The chemistry between the leads was decent. I bought that she found him attractive. The lead actress was fairly endearing. She has some quirky facial expressions and a style of acting which is probably not to everyone's taste. I liked the "plot twist" at the end... but clearly from the reviews I was the only one. In the world. There are worst Christmas films out there. This is not a genre that screams quality, credulity, high production values etc. In conclusion, this movie passes. You could do worse. I give it 4/10.

The acting is terrible, but even worse is the directing and script. Most of the scenes are far too long, for example that first scene with the cake maker, why did it go on for so long?! There were awkward silences that should not be there. The plot is just odd and boring. I gave it 2 stars instead of 1 purely because about half way through they gave the lead character some more substance in terms of her family storyline. And the fact Kelly Rutherford was in it was about the only talent this film had, even if she basically played her Gossip Girl role. But really, don't waste your time. I've seen a lot of made for TV movies, and trust me when I say this is one of the worst.

Expectations for Christmas movies have to be tempered. They are usually cheesy and cliche but my god this was awful. The main character only seems to own red clothes. The acting is some of the worst I have seen (Joey was the only shining light in this darkness). I took the time to create an account just to warn everyone to not waste their evening on this. The ending almost caused me to break the TV.I would rather punch a baby sea otter than sit through this again...

The movie is still playing but it is just so boring. The acting is, at moments, cringeworthy (the baker for example). Not much Christmas about the story either (apart from a wedding set around this time of year). Bad wedding planner, bad PI, bad (elaboration of a) Christmas story. And seriously, the things after the 'I love you' really come out of the blue! It makes no sense whatsoever, it's ridiculous even, because there is no spark to be seen between the actors. (End of movie.)

The acting is nearly intolerable. The script is horrible. The ending is preposterous. Overall, not worth the 90 mins.