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A mall manager is tasked with cancelling the leases of underperforming stores at Christmas. She soon discovers that she's falling for a store owner's nephew as he helps his aunt try to get t... Read allA mall manager is tasked with cancelling the leases of underperforming stores at Christmas. She soon discovers that she's falling for a store owner's nephew as he helps his aunt try to get through the holidays.A mall manager is tasked with cancelling the leases of underperforming stores at Christmas. She soon discovers that she's falling for a store owner's nephew as he helps his aunt try to get through the holidays.
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- 1 nomination total
James Anthony Green
- Grant Widmore
- (as James Green)
Ash Santos
- Diana Ramos
- (as a different name)
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I like Ali. Pleasant....Pretty, Does not overact like most, but the guy was badly cast. A career workaholic falling for a plain deadbeat with no job? Please! As if he could get her, lol and im a white guy saying this. I just watched the ending. OMG. What a fake, phoney, absurd, ludicrous, unrealistic sugar sweet ending. UGH,!!!!!. Im changing my vote from a 7 to a 4 for the ending.
Tatyana Ali Brendan Fehr were great in this movie. Loved the story and location.
An "attorney" who hasn't heard of Dickens' A.Christmas Carol??? A shopping mall "leasing manager" who wipes her full of handcream hand on her business suit??? Grandparents who tease their daughter that she can't cook and they bring ..pizza??? In the same scene, they bring pizza because they were worried their granddaughter didn't have anything to eat and, before the girl eats, her parents say it's time for ..bed??? It seems that every house has more than 2-3 Christmas trees ( there is one even in the ..bedroom ). Who in the world wrote this script?
This movie has a slightly different premise than most, but still has at least two of the old standard plot devices - 1) we're going to lose our store and my girlfriend is responsible; 2) the protagonist's kid (or niece) asks Santa, who happens to be the other protagonist, for a boyfriend for Auntie and the guy uses that but hides it.
The conflict is light. The characters are nice. Tatyana Ali and Brendan Fehr connect. Ali plays a reserved character so sometimes she doesn't seem to have any spark, but you can tell she's interested.
Like so many Christmas romcoms, how much you enjoy this will depend a lot on how much you enjoy the genre. This one fits the mold pretty well.
BTW, this is Lifetime, not Hallmark, but for this movie you can't really tell the difference.
The conflict is light. The characters are nice. Tatyana Ali and Brendan Fehr connect. Ali plays a reserved character so sometimes she doesn't seem to have any spark, but you can tell she's interested.
Like so many Christmas romcoms, how much you enjoy this will depend a lot on how much you enjoy the genre. This one fits the mold pretty well.
BTW, this is Lifetime, not Hallmark, but for this movie you can't really tell the difference.
If you're looking for a fun holiday movie that checks all the boxes and may even be part of a drinking game involving predicting plot twists look no further! You would however think that an aspiring artist would have more talent then the average 5 year old.
Did you know
- TriviaA lot of scenes were filmed at Provo Towne Center and City Creek Mall in Utah.
- GoofsIn the beginning of the movie, Ryan and his aunt Patty exit shopping mall to the street. It's December, few weeks before Christmas. There is even snow on the sidewalk. However you can see broad-leaved trees with dark green leaves in the street. In the next two scenes, you can again see broad-leaved trees with dark green leaves in the front of Ryan's house, and behind Heather's house, too. Furthermore, as it was shot on the same places, and you can see it again several more times. Around half on the movie, there is a scene in the park, and again the same. It was obviously shot in the early autumn in Provo, Utah, even movie takes the place in Denver, CO. Regardless, both are heavy winter states so it's impossible to have broad-leaved trees with leaves in the mid of December. Even more, background actors (extras) in the outside scenes worn typical autumn clothing.
- Quotes
Courtney Widmore: There's a saying: A mind is like a parachute. It only works when it's open.
- ConnectionsReferences Fantômes en fête (1988)
- SoundtracksWrapped Up in Christmas
Written by Scott Nickoley, Dave Feldstein and Wendy Ellen Feldstein
Performed by Tatyana Ali
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- Wrapped Up in Christmas
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- Provo, Utah, USA(Provo Towne Center)
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