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Not to be confused with the classic 1954 version White Christmas (feel free to read my 12 November 2018 IMDb review of White Christmas) where the loyal military personnel chipped in to save their old Colonel's fledging hotel, but in the same vein, there is an old hotel the Hotel Fontaine which this film exploits as a "make or break" deal when a rich prince from a foreign kingdom tries to woo the beautiful hotel manager Georgia (played by Madelaine Petsch whose previous starring role is in the Riverdale TV series 2017-2023) to manage a brand new hotel far away.

The Hotel Fontaine's loyal chef Luke (played by Mena Massoud whose previous starring role was in the 2019 Disney film Aladdin) ) and good friend of Georgia is a fine chef in his own right and is smitten by Georgia.

There are many nice employees who love working at the Hotel Fontaine who are unaware that their hotel manager may be leaving them soon to follow her own dreams, but the heart wants what the heart wants and Christmas time always seems to bring out the best in romantic relationships and such is the case at the Hotel Fontaine.

This is what I would consider a " Christmas light" not over dramatized made for TV film which is pleasant to watch and with a happy ending (of course). I would normally give a film of this style (Christmas light) a 5 out of 10 IMDb rating, but with two classy actors in the lead roles such as Madelaine Petsch and Mena Massoud I upped the ante an assessed a 6 out of 10 IMDb rating.

Listen the premise is great but they made a mistake of setting this hometown small town vibe into a nyc posh hotel scene. No enormous posh hotel in nyc would be run by one manager who literally does everything and an assistant or whatever she is who is totally useless, one handyman guy. Single mingle jingle party is a small town hotel scenario. This is like someone mixed two screenplays together.

Its hallmark xmas so no expectations of depth of characters and scene development, but this is appalling cramming character development into the first 5 minutes, and way too many sub plots going on, ex prince, washed up singer, fancy guy that lost his dog, not even sure why thats there, grumpy santa...2 love development situations or more (flo the bartender and milton the handyman, manager and luke, and the housekeeper and belldesk)). And not enough time to develop any of those stories.

All these sub plots have potential just not all crammed in one movie.

Again, no expectations of award winning writing for hallmark. But this has way way way too much going on, like writer took every single idea they ever had for a hallmark movie and put them all into the same movie.

This is a multiple storyline holiday romance that takes place in a classic New York hotel, The Hotel Fontaine. The manager, Georgia, a lovely young New Yorker played by Madelaine Petsch, dreams of owning something and has worked months on a proposal to open a new ultramodern hotel to pitch to The Fontaine's owner who is vacationing somewhere tropical.

Meanwhile pining away for her and making her daily special lunches is friend and hotel chef Luke, who just hasn't worked up the nerve to tell Georgia How he feels.

Then there is the maintenance manager, Milton, who thinks he receives a secret gift from the bartender, Florence...but is really the maid, Anna's gift for her secret lover cook Victor. There is recently divorced Aj whose dog Dickens runs away and is rescued by handsome Hunter who is eager to help Aj navigate his new single status.

A runaway prince, Prince Raymond, might be the backing for the new modern hotel that Georgia needs. The other celebrity guest is a singer songwriter named Pandora who is trying to get back in touch with her fans by becoming an ordinary girl like them.

There is a quick talking crazy 12 days of Christmas finding hotel concierge, Kiki, who has been exchanging barbs with the bell ringing Santa all week.

This is fun, filled with Christmas color and was entertaining in that it followed more than just the main storyline. At the end of the day it is a holiday romance...so I recommend it to romance fans and holiday movie fans out there.

Everything culminates at the hotel's holiday single mixer which is a fun party idea to the accompaniment by Pandora at the piano.

(Also, can I just say I am so excited to find out that not only was Madelaine born in my home state of Washington, but she was born in the small town of Port Orchard...where my mom grew up!)

Do not watch!! Don't be tempted by the fact that Mena Massoud is in the cast. He is barely in the movie. Also, with him in the cast, we expected a certain level of quality. There is no quality in this movie at all. The acting is very bad and the writing is awful. Even Mena's part was bad. The storylines kept getting worse and worse as the movie progressed. It's almost like the writers had a formula of everything they had to put in the movie without any thought as to who the audience is or how to create a good story. I wish I could have my time back to select another movie. I don't get a lot of movie time during the busy holidays. I couldn't finish this one.

If you're looking for a movie that uses every used up repeated joke from other movies and extreme over acting then this is your cup of tea.

The writers jokes fell way below the line and this was way too impractical. Christmas decorations on a roof where a fire escape is? Or decorations all through stairs that are never used and only for random deliveries?

If you manage to watch past the security bag inspecting the prince who's not a prince bag of nuts you have watched way too much and in fact, every thing you think happens, happens.

Terrible one liners after terrible one liners. Amazon prime should be paying me to watch and waste those minutes of my life I'll never get back.

This movie isn't Oscar worthy, but it isn't as bad as some of these reviews would lead you to believe. I've definitely seen worse on Hallmark. Like several others, this caught my eye because of Mena Massoud, who is as charming as ever. He's not in it as much as I would have hoped, but I liked the leading lady as well. It's a simple film with the typical lack of communication trope, but I enjoyed the sweet characters and lack of drama. Some of the set pieces were pretty rough - the fake snow was obvious and I was a bit confused by the roof dinner scene, since there was "snow", but no one seemed cold? However, it was exactly the type of movie I was looking for while wrapping presents. Low stakes, holiday themed, and a happy ending all around.

Hands-down one of the worst movies made, let alone Christmas themed. Nothing happens, nothing wants to happen. The acting is as wooden as Pinocchio, the level of 'who cares' schmaltz unforgiving. And as per usual one reviewer gives this a gushing endorsement and hopes of a sequel. Obviously the director has a follow up already written. There are plenty of half-decent Christmas movies out there to satisfy an advent calendar of TV in the run up to Christmas Day, but this is not one of them. I'll admit I was forced to sit through this, but why oh why churn out something so lacking in imagination, spirit, humour or any other level of emotion whatsoever.

It was a wonderful film! I love the multiple story lines - it wasn't just about a romantic love story- it showed love in all its forms. Ultimately it's about rising above the opinions of others and learning to love yourself. Without including spoilers I can say the setting of a hotel is picture perfect for the setting of a holiday movie. Instantly reminded me of New York at Christmas time which is instantly magical. The characters were well written, the actors were charming. Dickens the dog was great. There were a lot of laugh out loud moments. Super fun to watch. Fingers crossed for the sequel.

Main characters potential is very high.

Mena already an Oscar winner.

Although the movie suffer from bad scenes, camera position, lighting & decoration.

At a lot of scenes you see camera tilted 15 degree and in the next shot it's aligned but then back tilted.

Decoration is very home set. CG is very poor. There is nothing related to Newyork in this movie.

Script is very shallow. That even the most predicted phrases is not said completed.

All other characters are not worthy of rule in school play. To much facial expressions, childish acts.

This kind of movies u watch by mistake at Netflix or "in my case" due to my wife choice 🤣

Kinda dull. I feel like there's a whole backstory we're missing with the characters, like they'd just drop these mini backstories and that would be it. Also you could tell the actress that played Pandora was lip-syncing to Christmas song and not well. The love interest was in love with the main character but there was never any love shown from her more like a friendship.

It felt like all love interests were just dropped in and not because they were actually in love. The Santa was appalling and would make constant sexual remarks to the women which was just vulgar. Probably not a show I'd want my kids to watch.

In the beginning it wasn't too bad. The characters seemed interesting, and I love the actress that plays the older staff member.

However the last 30 minutes of the movie made absolutely NO sense to me! The entire time Mena Massud's character was pining after the female lead, all while she pays him no mind because she is trying to sell the hotel, then out of nowhere she has feelings for him??

I got the impression that the housekeeper secretly admired the other chef, at least that's the way it came across, so when he's on one knee proposing, it made absolutely NO sense!

The only characters that has some sort of buildup to their coupling was the older couple and the guy that lost his dog.

I went from wanting to keep this one saved in my PVR to wanting it to be over so I could delete it! Just so silly!

Tradition requires watching cheesy romantic Christmas movies and this one fits the bill very well. The acting is not horrible, though there are some cringe moments. We see quite a few familiar faces, so that makes it fun. Some surprising moments keep you interested.

The plot is a bit predictable, but it is a cheesy Christmas movie, so that's to be expected.

Some moments were really bad. The most cringe was when Santa lost his beard and all of a sudden he was a heartthrob. In the video calls, the "beach" was as fake as the French accent. But if you can look past the fake snow and the predictable plot, you'll find a delightful movie to fill in those designated hours for the "Hallmark Christmas movie" experience.

In the fairly recent "Riverdale" TV series Madelaine Petsch was cast as Cheryl Blossom, a smart, hard, mean, scheming person and she does a great job in that role. So I was anxious to see her in a quite different role.

In this Christmas-themed Canadian movie, set in Manhattan, she is Georgia, a smart, efficient, and kind manager of a small hotel with a dedicated staff friendly with each other. She is very good in her job and is working a side hustle, the possibility of becoming part owner and general manager of a new hotel. She needed to keep that from all the others for obvious reasons.

There are several interesting side stories. The chef at the hotel is interested in Georgia. An out-of-touch female pop singer comes to the hotel and hopes to rekindle interest among her fans. A prince from abroad has rejected his title and seeks to find himself a new life. And a couple of others.

Admittedly some of the characters and some of the situations are a bit too silly, but Petsch is really good in her role and holds everything together. The movie has predictably happy endings for everyone. So, while I can't rate this movie very highly, my wife and I were entertained. At home, streaming on Amazon Prime.

This movie is a family film. No violence, sex, or curse words. Children 5 to 10 might like it. Kids under 5 probably won't be interested. But it won't hurt them if playing in the background.

It's extremely silly and unrealistic. Adults won't like it. Even teenagers will roll their eyes at it's simple unrealistic premise.

• The whole movie is based on unrealistic silly misunderstandings.

• All the adults in the film are very sophisticated socially and occupationally. But they have absolutely no social skills when it comes to dating or relationships. It's as if they're all virgins who have never had a date in their lives.

• And as professionally sophisticated as the main character Georgia is. And as much as she depends on her cellphone, you would think she would have some portable chargers in her purse.

• I've never heard of a hotel whose doors only open and close with an app.

• New York City is portrayed as a small town where strangers continually bump into each other on the street.

But children 5 to 10 won't care about that. And hopefully as they grow up, they'll realize the difference between silly family fiction, and reality.

IN A NUTSHELL: The movie follows staff and guests at the Hotel Fontaine in New York City during Christmas time. The movie was directed by Ron Oliver. The writers were Maggie Lane and Margarita Matthews.

THINGS I LIKED: Madelain Petsch is beautiful and sweet as Georgia, the hotel manager.

Yes, Jamison Belushi is related to the famous Jim Belushi. She's his only daughter and plays Kiki in the movie, the manager's best friend. I've never seen anyone decorate their pigtails like she did. Cute.

The cast also includes Mena Massoud as the love interest, Max Lloyd-Jones, Kayleigh Shikanai, Neil Crone, and more.

There's a cute Christmas gag about a man who has lost his dog named Dickens.

New York is one of the beauties featured in the movie.

Wow, there's a character that looks like a Ken doll. I actually thought he was fake. Jean Luc is played by Connor McMahon.

The film is made goofier with over-the-top performances. That's not necessarily a bad thing in the case of this movie. The prince's bodyguard (played by AJ Zoldy) always made me laugh.

It feels like a Hallmark movie but with a higher budget.

There are some cute side stories with various characters.

Your enjoyment of this holiday flick has everything to do with your expectations. This is not an award-winning film, but a sweet, cheesy Christmas movie to get you in the holiday mood and feel good.

THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE: The snow looked super fake, as well as many of the green screen backgrounds.

The manager should have known about the celebrity singer staying in her hotel. I once stayed at a hotel and the manager admitted he Googled me. He was personally waiting for my arrival. Now, I am definitely no big of a deal, so I was super impressed with his preparedness for all of his customers. Now THAT'S customer service!

Not all of the humor lands.

It's extremely predictable.

TIPS FOR PARENTS: Five of the characters are gay.

Alcohol Lots of kissing and couples

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I have never seen a movie that went in so many different directions and getting nowhere. Never in one movie have I seen so many cliches, or one that worked so hard to check off all the boxes. It tried to do so much, and a lot of that didn't make much sense. Many of the situations were too obvious or unrealistic...and matchups that were unbelievable.

Anyway, it was hard but I watched the movie all the way through...just to see how many more cliches were included and more boxes were checked off. Checks off all the boxes.

My advice is...skip this movie and find a good Malmark movie to watch. They may be predictable but they are better put together.

We were snowed in this holiday season and we decided to watch Hotel for the Holidays. All five of us thoroughly enjoyed it while sipping our hot chocolate and lauging together. With a household of tweens and teens, finding a movie that entertains everyone (including the adults) is not an easy feat. Bravo for HFTH!

The actors had great chemistry and the writing weaved together the different storylines perfectly. There were so many hidden gems and heartwarming scenes. It really captured the themes of self-love and self-confidence that I try to instill in my kids. The build up was perfect, and the ending was the cherry on top. I do hope that we'll get a sequel!