Although Hannukah isn't as big a Jewish holiday as Christmas is for Christians, 'Round and Round' is set around Christmas, so its easy to mistake Hannukah for Christmas if you're unfamiliar with Jewish holidays (as I am; but I did some research).
Rachel (Vic Michaelis) is Jewish and her family gets together to celebrate Hannukah. On her way from the bakery after buying traditional treats, she bumps into Zach (Bryan Greenberg) - literally! - which sees the treats flying all over the place.
When Rachel's boyfriend can't make it to the celebration "because he is sick", Rachel's grandmother invites Zach, whom she knows from art class. Enter handsome Zach. Off course, Zach and Rachel don't see eye to eye at first because of their accidental first encounter! But, this is a romance movie, so we know from the beginning they're bound to fall in love.
But then Rachel starts reliving the same day over and over, and needs Zach to help her make it to the next day. Yup, if you've seen 'Groundhog Day' the premise will be all too familiar. In fact, this film so blatantly copies 'Groundhog Day', it even mentions it in the movie.
As Rachel keeps repeating the same day she learns more about her family, and herself. It's not quite as effective as 'Groundhog Day' but it nevertheless is still fun. Because Hallmark movies are so similar I have trouble remembering them. They're all pretty much the same feel-good happy-ending movies, just with different characters and settings. The only reason 'Round and Round' might be memorable, is because of the similarity to 'Groundhog Dag'.
Rachel (Vic Michaelis) is Jewish and her family gets together to celebrate Hannukah. On her way from the bakery after buying traditional treats, she bumps into Zach (Bryan Greenberg) - literally! - which sees the treats flying all over the place.
When Rachel's boyfriend can't make it to the celebration "because he is sick", Rachel's grandmother invites Zach, whom she knows from art class. Enter handsome Zach. Off course, Zach and Rachel don't see eye to eye at first because of their accidental first encounter! But, this is a romance movie, so we know from the beginning they're bound to fall in love.
But then Rachel starts reliving the same day over and over, and needs Zach to help her make it to the next day. Yup, if you've seen 'Groundhog Day' the premise will be all too familiar. In fact, this film so blatantly copies 'Groundhog Day', it even mentions it in the movie.
As Rachel keeps repeating the same day she learns more about her family, and herself. It's not quite as effective as 'Groundhog Day' but it nevertheless is still fun. Because Hallmark movies are so similar I have trouble remembering them. They're all pretty much the same feel-good happy-ending movies, just with different characters and settings. The only reason 'Round and Round' might be memorable, is because of the similarity to 'Groundhog Dag'.