Holly and the Hot Chocolate

We really enjoyed the humor in the movie and the cheeky dialogue poking fun at these "hallmark" holiday movies. The mayor character was great as he was tongue in cheek over the top and was meant to be. Finally a holiday movie that not taking itself seriously. Much better than any of this years so far hallmark Christmas movies we have watched that are interminably formula driven about people in huge houses, impeccably decorated, with stupid problems. The last movie hallmark movie Haul out the Holly was so bland and disappointing as love Lacey Chabert, that would watch Holly and the Hot Chocolate over again and again bf watch that one again! Looking forward to more Pine Falls stories and waiting for our David's hot chocolate to arrive!

Way better than Hallmark holiday movies, which all start to seem exactly the same. Humorous nod to the Hallmark type holiday films. Totally doesn't take itself too seriously. Pine Falls is a cute little town that isn't too picture perfect. The town really gets into Christmas: the 'Christmas Dog', 'Christmas Ketchup', and 'Christmas Mustard'! I love Holly's review of the Christmas dog. Holly's boyfriend is a huge jerk which is probably realistic because Holly is so darn nice. The mayor is a hoot! They kind of turned 'Hallmark' on its head. Totally meant to be tongue in cheek without being overdone. Just a fun holiday romance that seems way more realistic and funny! I loved it! Hope they can do more of these.

This story was dreamed up by Mr. QVC himself, David Venable, and he has a role in it, as well. I don't watch Hallmark movies because they all basically have the same plot. This short story (it's only a little over an hour) is very similar to them. It's a cute story, and I think it could have been better if it was longer. There was really not enough time to move the plot sufficiently. I will say that the one thing that was a true negative to me was the mayor character. The acting was bad, the character obnoxious, and the writing for it was poor. I was so surprised at how terrible that character was. The main actors were fine, and like I said, the story was cute. We love David in our house and think he's really a lovely person which is why we watched. I'm editing to add, I strongly disagree that it was the intent to poke fun at Hallmark movies. If you've listened to all DV has said about this movie and what it's meant to him, I find it hard to believe this was a knock on Hallmark. JMHO.

First off...this movie is hilarious. So many quotable moments. My wife and I both said it was the funniest romcom we'd ever seen.

The cast was perfect and somehow they each had great comedic timing. The acting was great. The script was great.

I'm seriously bummed this little flick hasn't gotten more love.

The plotline itself is also pretty good. But it truly is the cast and script which sold it. I can't remember when I've laughed more. And via a seemingly random one hour long indie low budget romcom.

This is my 45th written review on IMDB and I've never felt stronger about recommending a film.

I really liked this little movie. It's short; only 1 hour 6 minutes, but it was still enjoyable. I do think if they had added another 20-30 minutes they could have built up the romantic relationship better and just showcased the town and even the Inn more.

Yes, it's a bit low budget, but it just goes to show that a good team can produce something entertaining, even without a big Hollyweird budget. It's also very clean and wholesome (which I find refreshing and wish was not uncommon.) The characters are likable and there's some funny dialogue as well. The leads are both good and the mayor is hilarious. I really liked the mayor and his gigantic scissors, lol. Most of the secondary characters were fine, except the mother. She was annoying. The mechanic and his bucket of 'bad news canes,' was funny. He had good comedic timing.

I wish it had been longer. Maybe there will be more movies set in Pine Falls with these characters, or others like them. I hope to see more movies like this one.