I'm a sucker for holiday movies and happy endings. Nonetheless, the recent crop of ubiquitous holiday movies from Hallmark and the like have been... well... terrible. That's why I've come to like this one so much. The two older characters are an absolute riot! Plus, they are the anti-hallmark epitome. It's not preachy, not schmaltzy (too much) and has an older woman kicking the tar out of a heathen. What's better than that? Grace Zabriskie and Brad Dourif really knock it out of the park, their characters are the heart of the movie and are fun to watch.
While some may consider the plot a "bit" hackneyed, IMHO compared to most recent holiday movies, I wouldn't agree. It has nice twists and combines thrill, comedy, romance and butt-kicking in a nicely entertaining way. Plus, one of the things that I really hate with many movies is when I watch and immediately think, "why don't they just do X or Y?" That didn't happen in this movie. It's so rare nowadays.
For me the bottom line for any movie is, "would I watch it again?" I've seen this one four or five times now and it's a given that I'll see it again. Enjoy.
While some may consider the plot a "bit" hackneyed, IMHO compared to most recent holiday movies, I wouldn't agree. It has nice twists and combines thrill, comedy, romance and butt-kicking in a nicely entertaining way. Plus, one of the things that I really hate with many movies is when I watch and immediately think, "why don't they just do X or Y?" That didn't happen in this movie. It's so rare nowadays.
For me the bottom line for any movie is, "would I watch it again?" I've seen this one four or five times now and it's a given that I'll see it again. Enjoy.