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Hot Chocolate Holiday

  • TV Movie
  • 2021
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Aubrey Reynolds and Jonny Swenson in Hot Chocolate Holiday (2021)
Colette runs a coffee shop that is known for her secret and famous hot chocolate. Marcus, a new dessert shop owner, starts to draw in Colette's customers, she is determined to expose him.
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Colette runs a coffee shop that is known for her famous secret-recipe hot chocolate. When Marcus, a new dessert-shop owner, starts to draw in her customers, she is determined to expose him.Colette runs a coffee shop that is known for her famous secret-recipe hot chocolate. When Marcus, a new dessert-shop owner, starts to draw in her customers, she is determined to expose him.Colette runs a coffee shop that is known for her famous secret-recipe hot chocolate. When Marcus, a new dessert-shop owner, starts to draw in her customers, she is determined to expose him.

  • Director
    • Brian Brough
  • Writer
    • Brittany Wiscombe
  • Stars
    • Aubrey Reynolds
    • Jonny Swenson
    • Kelsie Elena
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    530
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Brian Brough
    • Writer
      • Brittany Wiscombe
    • Stars
      • Aubrey Reynolds
      • Jonny Swenson
      • Kelsie Elena
    • 12User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Aubrey Reynolds
    Aubrey Reynolds
    • Colette
    Jonny Swenson
    • Marcus
    Kelsie Elena
    • Nikki
    Susan Phelan
    Susan Phelan
    • Sandra
    Dele Opeifa
    • Steven
    Robert John Moody
    Robert John Moody
    • Frank Banner
    Madison Savoie
    Madison Savoie
    • Angie
    Brandan Ngo
    • Simon
    Nathan Lesser
    • Jonathan
    Shae Robins
    Shae Robins
    • Mallory
    Jill Adler
    Jill Adler
    • Pie Customer
    Danny James
    Danny James
    • Tree Farm Employee
    Channon Voyce
    Channon Voyce
    • Contractor
    Scott Christopher
    Scott Christopher
    • Landlord
    Kealii Johnson
    • Electrician
    Demetrius Daniels
    Demetrius Daniels
    • Fireman
    Ty Pursley
    Ty Pursley
    • Hot Chocolate Customer
    Brittany Wiscombe
    • Last Minute Customer
    • Director
      • Brian Brough
    • Writer
      • Brittany Wiscombe
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews12

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    8innerlooper96

    Interestingly different, safe for you and Grandma to watch!

    To set the expectation, this is a Lifetime movie that strikes me of more of a Hallmark movie. It's pure innocence, nothing that would raise a brow or create even an iota of scandal.

    This story focuses on two young entrepreneurs who both have started their own cafe businesses. Technically, one is a cafe (hers) and the other is a pastry shop (his). They are neighbors on a cute Hallmark-y street, and have just met at the start of the movie. They have no chemistry, because they are both somehow a little reserved.

    Colette is adorable but extremely suspicious that Marcus is trying to steal her business when she discovers that his hot chocolate recipe is identical in taste to her own.

    I won't give away the rest, but basically, the story writes itself. Except: there are some little twists that create more interest than the usual Christmas movie.

    1. There is a twist mid-movie that is not expected, at least not to me.

    2. The situations are realistic; money is not overflowing magically, and there are potential hardships.

    3. The supporting characters (his partner and that person's wife) are very likeable, real, and contained by the limitations most of us would face.

    4. The mom of Colette is probably my least favorite character, mainly because she has an inexplicable hard side. However, I think the movie resolves (or at least explains) that fairly well.

    My only concern is the resolution; I thought that should have been more of a dual decision, but you can watch and see for yourself.
    3Sergiodave

    Not original, but that's not the problem.

    There are very few really original ideas that come from the Romance TV movie genre and that's fine, don't feed us the same plot every movie and we're okay; but chemistry is quite important in romance, and the ability to act would help.
    3Cookiebaker101

    Save yourself the time, watch another movie

    Slow moving, no spark between the leads, some good acting, but does contain a few scenes in which the acting is bad enough your eyes will roll into the back of your head. The story line is rediculous, the script needed a rewrite, and the acting was uninspired.

    Even for someone who has low acceptability threshhold for holiday movies, this is not worth the time.
    7Avidviewer-02847

    Slow start but it works

    The actors and actresses are not regulars in this genre, but they give a decent performance. The script is not bad, it's not full of sickly sweet dialog and boring talk of traditions. The leads have chemistry and the plot isn't full of supernatural twists. In the end it's believable, not full of fake contrivances.
    6Jackbv123

    War then peace

    Until 30 minutes of the movie is past, Collete is picking a fight with her new neighbor Marcus because she thinks he stole her Grandma's hot chocolate recipe. Then like so many of these movies, her animosity just goes away and for the rest of the movie she is bending over backwards for him in several ways. It's true that at about the halfway point something unexpected happens which would explain some of her change in attitude if she hadn't already started softening. Actually, one unexpected thing and then soon after a twist which some viewers might have seen coming.

    It looks like one of the most common sources of conflict in these movies is about to happen, but it doesn't, so after the initial animosity, there is almost no tension between the leads. The chemistry is so-so. As a result of all this, the last part of the movie is flat, both the story and the romance.

    Realism is not expected in Christmas rom/coms so I won't even go into the myriads of ridiculous things that happen but just a hint on some - health codes.

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      Filmed in Provo, Utah and at The Shops at Riverwoods, which rest at the base of the Wasatch Mountains.

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Hot Cocoa Christmas
    • Filming locations
      • Provo, Utah, USA
    • Production company
      • Silver Peak Productions
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      1 hour 35 minutes
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      • 16:9 HD

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