Sister Swap: Christmas in the City

This one fell flat primarily because I already knew the plot from watching the companion movie a week ago. There were a few elements added that we were not aware of and some more details, but they were not enough to save this for me. The other reason was because I am just so tired of Ashley Williams. She was like a manic-depressive without the depressive. I really wanted the depressive. A few times she stopped smiling and bouncing off the walls but the respite didn't last long enough.

6/10 - this concept of two connected movies/storylines in a single year is certainly a first for Hallmark is certainly new for them, but I would recommend watching it a little bit apart (as it was aired) since the two become a little redundant if double featured.

Really enjoyed this movie, the production design and the feeling of the holidays! What confuse me is why they are using footage from the last movie? Thought that maybe I was having some kind of memory challenges!!

It might be helpful to read my review of Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday. This movie runs parallel to the other one, with the ending of this one continuing a little farther in time. This movie steals several scenes from the other one, but many of them are shot from a different perspective and may not include the exact same lines.

I love Ashley Williams and she is her typical energetic self in this movie. And quirky. And a little crazy. But so much fun.

While A Hometown Holiday focused on family relationships with the romance almost taking a secondary role, this movie is primarily a romance movie. Willaims and Keith D. Robinson have chemistry, but Williams steals the focus.

Joe starts out as very prim and proper or as Meg says "Victorian". Then suddenly, he's not. Echoes of his stiffness peaks out from time to time, but very quickly his personality changes completely.

The inevitable conflict is inconsistent as well as inconsequential. The movie and actors don't "sell it" due to saying or doing one thing and then the opposite.

I enjoyed this movie due mostly to Williams' energy, despite serious flaws in the story. If you aren't already a fan of Williams, this movie may not appeal to you.

This movie is the second part of the Christmas Swap sisters tale. From the first movie we knew what will be the story this time. They used scenes from last week and added more. Im not sure this really worked with two parts tale, the Williams sisters are great in almost every movie they are in , they are charismatic and cheerful you just smile when they are on even when the movie isn't great like these movies. The stories weren't bad but weren't great or Christmas magic that you want in these movies. The only unique part was the sisters part.

Also I think they should have aired these movies in one night like the thanksgiving holiday weekend creating one big movie in one night.