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The 12 Days of Christmas Eve

  • TV Movie
  • 2022
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.5K
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The 12 Days of Christmas Eve (2022)
Comedy

When successful businessman Brian Conway gets into a car accident on Christmas Eve, Santa gives him 12 chances to re-do the day and repair the relationships in his life to find the true mean... Read allWhen successful businessman Brian Conway gets into a car accident on Christmas Eve, Santa gives him 12 chances to re-do the day and repair the relationships in his life to find the true meaning of Christmas.When successful businessman Brian Conway gets into a car accident on Christmas Eve, Santa gives him 12 chances to re-do the day and repair the relationships in his life to find the true meaning of Christmas.

  • Director
    • Dustin Rikert
  • Writer
    • Eirene Donohue
  • Stars
    • Kelsey Grammer
    • Spencer Grammer
    • Mitch Poulos
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    1.5K
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    • Director
      • Dustin Rikert
    • Writer
      • Eirene Donohue
    • Stars
      • Kelsey Grammer
      • Spencer Grammer
      • Mitch Poulos
    • 24User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Kelsey Grammer
    Kelsey Grammer
    • Brian Conway
    Spencer Grammer
    Spencer Grammer
    • Michelle Conway
    Mitch Poulos
    Mitch Poulos
    • Santa
    Uschi Umscheid
    • Harkin
    Mark Jacobson
    Mark Jacobson
    • Jet
    Diana Toshiko
    Diana Toshiko
    • Nina Nishii
    Stewart Scott
    Stewart Scott
    • Jason
    Daym Drops
    Daym Drops
    • Cheery Caroler
    Lisa Gorlitsky
    Lisa Gorlitsky
    • Dale
    Alvin Keith
    Alvin Keith
    • Sean
    Lucinda Carr
    Lucinda Carr
    • Dr. Angeloni
    Sandy Bainum
    Sandy Bainum
    • Sara Brown
    Thomas Benton
    Thomas Benton
    • Bald Vagrant
    Amir Carr
    Amir Carr
    • Crying Child
    Charlie Carroccio
    Charlie Carroccio
    • Young Brian
    Courtney Caruso
    Courtney Caruso
    • Christmas Carnival Attendant
    Joe Cassidy
    Joe Cassidy
    • Patrick Conway
    Elijah George
    • Party Guest
    • Director
      • Dustin Rikert
    • Writer
      • Eirene Donohue
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    5carlosleyequienabarca

    A great concept, poorly executed.

    This movie had a good idea, and some mid to good acting, but it fails multiple times

    The original premise is good, it goes on a route(Redemption or death) none of the movies I have seen of the type touches(Except maybe groundhog but that is not "learn or die" that is more like "Die to reset the day" kind of thing)

    The whole point of the Groundhog day situations is that they learn by failing You got Murray's situation where he fails a ton and like 10 years go by in the movie(Really, google it) You got Pete's christmas(Which I prefer over "Christmas every day" to be honest, where he learns little by little, always finding new things to learn about himself and those surrounding him and the growth, as in Groundhog, is slow and steady You even have Happy Death day where she also learns little by little all that was wrong with her life and outlook

    And that is where this fails abysmally, you have Santa guiding him, or even outright telling him what is wrong, that rests importance to the learning curve and makes it feel rushed by the end.

    And then there is the lessons learned thing, when he realizes what is wrong, he still gets it wrong a few times.

    The end goes on a high note and it is refreshing to see a character outright speaking about christ, which I find sad, but in this day and age seems to be taboo(Like speaking about christianity as a religion and talking about the nativity in that context, not in Jingle Bells context)

    So that ending(and the good acting from several of the actors) saved this movie... will I see it again? Only in the holidays(Yeah, I am a christmashead, I sometimes see xmas movies outside of the season), but it could have been much better.
    10Pete-Claus

    Santa's Bargain -- Even Better the Second Time Around

    Despite being somewhat off-putting early on, because of some characters being over-drawn, this movie is well worth watching. But be sure to stick with it until the very end. After watching it for a second time I needed to come back and increase my rating from 8 to 10.

    After the opening sequences that establish the characters and the situations they face, and after the essential nature of the movie has been revealed, the plot really finds its footing and gets rolling. It begins pulling together different plot elements from earlier in the movie into a well-orchestrated, meaningful, engaging, and highly satisfying closing sequence of scenes. The acting was simultaneously both quirky *and* good.

    There is a lot of subtle humor, and you'll want to pay close attention to pick up some of it. I missed a number of little throwaways the first time through. On the second time through I laughed when I realized how well they set up, in advance, some little bit of humor that I had not quite "gotten" on my first viewing. Without giving away anything about the actual plot, when you watch the movie, be sure to take a close look at the candle at the end of the opening scene, and also take note of the news story about the escaped reindeer not long thereafter.

    There were also some good, solid comedic lines and events that were anything but subtle! My second viewing was even more entertaining than my first viewing had been, which is a rare thing for a movie to be able to pull off. Someone who had not previously seen the movie was watching it with me -- they had quite a number of break-out-laughing moments.

    But this movie is more than just its humor. It also contains a number of deeper insights, and it presents some life lessons that we could all take to heart.

    Overall, this is a well-crafted movie. As of Dec 4th, 2022, as I write this, "The 12 Days of Christmas Eve" is my favorite 2022 Christmas movie to date.

    You can see all of my other favorite 2022 Christmas movies by clicking on my profile link above; then look for "2022 FAVORITE CHRISTMAS ROM-COMs" under "Lists".
    4cathiedingwall

    Mawkish

    Mawkish Starts off ok but gets tedious in the middle.

    Then just irritating.

    After a while I just fast forwarded it.

    Lacks any of the the Dickensian charm and lessons that are so wonderful in most of the Christmas Scrooge movies.

    Not a good groundhog movie either.

    Off putting with Kelsey Grammars feet too.

    Supporting actors not great so must have been low budget.

    How lunch more of a review do I need to write to submit this. Ridiculous that I have to have so many characters that I am just filling the space to get this submitted.

    Halve the number please !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    6Rauran

    Nice Christmas Movie

    I wasn't expecting much when my girlfriend and I start watching "The 12 Days of Christmas Eve", but the film has pleasantly surprised us both. This movie ignited the Christmas spark in me and I am really grateful for it. "The 12 Days of Christmas Eve" does have this something which movies rarely have. Well done to everyone involved in making this film: screenwriter, director, actresses, actors, technical staff. Love for ourselves and others, generosity, kindness and being always in present time with people you love, are messages of this movie we all should remember and always have in our minds.
    6mclarhe

    For a TV Movie...not bad at all!

    So we've all become familiar with the standard Hallmark/Lifetime holiday movie season. Most of the movies follow very familiar formulas, and that can be great, but they do tend to run together after a while.

    This one, though, stands out a bit. Part of that is Grammer's performance, he's a perfect moodern Scrooge analog. It's hard to imagine this working as well without him. Another thing that really works here is the somewhat darker take on Santa. Not too dark, don't worry, but I do think there's a bit of a mythic trickster quality to him here that I quite like.

    There are a few things that still fall a bit flat. For example, some of the protaginist's arguments with his daughter seem rushed and out of nowhere, and their relationship particularly gets a tad repetitive. But overall this is one of the better tv holiday movies I've seen.

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      Early in the film, Kelsey Grammer asks another character if he's ever seen one of those science-fiction time-loop movies, and if so, how to get out of a time loop. In 1992, Grammer had a cameo in a "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode in which he plays a Starship captain caught in a time loop for over 90 years.
    • Quotes

      Brian Conway: I was so busy trying to give you a better tomorrow, I wasn't in any of your todays.

    • Connections
      Features Christmas Comes But Once a Year (1936)

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    • Release date
      • November 26, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Noel Arifesinin 12 Günü
    • Production companies
      • Grammnet Productions
      • Synthetic Cinema International
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      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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