Noël, toi, et moi

This movie is a little like Miss Christams except both the romantic leads are women. Charlie represents the Governor looking for a Christmas tree for the big event. Alma runs a Christmas business and the tree is on her parents' land. Much of the movie is Charlie trying to convince Alma to give up the tree, but for Alma the tree is all about her family history. The company logo is even a representation of that tree.

Elise Bauman and Tattiawna Jones are great together and their relationship is the hook of the movie.

There is a lack of outrage Under the Christmas Tree as it deals with two women falling in love.

Christmas tree whisperer Charlie Freemont (Tattiawna Jones) has to find a suitable replacement tree in time for the Christmas Eve tree lighting ceremony. A last minute job when the town's own tree got damaged by an ice storm.

Charlie finds one in the town of Camden. Only she needs to persuade Alma Beltran (Elise Bauman) to part with the tree.

In doing so both Charlie and Alma strike romance. However some corporate shenanigans are not far behind.

The movie is light, the two leads are appealing enough. The formula is varied though with the low key lesbian angle.

Growing up, the only queer-themed 'Christmas' movie I ever knew was "Rent"; and I think that speaks volumes. It's refreshing to see all these LGBTQ holiday films rolling in as the years roll by...but it's even more refreshing to see "Under the Christmas Tree" in the list, a queer holiday romcom minus the family drama, the toxicity, the mean-spirited humor, the obligatory Grinch and - ahem "accidental" outings.

"Under the Christmas Tree" is a delight to watch; I loved its simplicity, its wholesomeness, the cheeriness and the fact that it probably produced more sap than all of the trees combined (that's how you guys, make a holiday romcom). It's a film I'm definitely going recommend families to watch over Christmas breakfast and revisit again, and again.

Also, can anyone show me the directions to Camden?

Under The Christmas Tree (2021) -

Lesbians!!!! And not just in bit parts as the best friend! They even used the actual word "Gay!". I've never come across that before in one of these films. Well done to the producers for finally delivering that.

The characters were all very typically lesbian too, they were so stubborn and they couldn't see any grey areas, which fit with what I know from the lesbians I've met in my life. They also had a strong desire to love and couple quickly, because they easily found the beauty in each other, which once again felt typical.

And I could easily see that they were attracted to each other right from the start! They were proper flirty and highly sexed like they were on heat almost, but not in a "Get a room" way, at least mostly.

I actually really liked how the romance blossomed, because it was as a normal one would and not some forced story or silly situation where someone else is trying to pull the strings of it or enemies to friends to lovers.

The story had similarities to 'The National Tree' (2009) and 'Miss Christmas' (2017) with hints of 'You, Me & The Christmas Trees' (2021) too. Tattiawna Jones, playing Charlie, needed a tree for the governor and she wouldn't let the crush she had on the tree's owner get in the way. And Elise Bauman, as Alma wasn't going to give up her tree that easily, despite her immediate attraction to Charlie.

We all knew what would happen, but the journey and the delivery was sweet.

As a raving homosexual, I would like them to deliver something similar with two men, instead of the silly comedies that they always tend to make, with overly outrageous characters that are used for laughs, but this was a nice one that I'm sure that the girls would enjoy too.

6.5/10.

What a waste of time. No chemistry at all, no good script, no interesting characters, weak history. Such a cliche. You'll not miss anything if you do not see it.