Christmas Town is a movie about a Christmas town. The town is all about Christmas. There are people who love Christmas in this town. But what the casual viewer doesn't realize is that the entire town looks a giant parking lot outside of a walmart with buildings that were built with garbage. The people who live in Christmas town must have all kinds of diseases and infections because of the structure of the entire town being made of garbage. All in all, the woman in Christmas town discovered the meaning of Christmas, found love with a strange guy, and repaired her relationship with her father after defeating him in hand-to-hand combat. I missed some of the movie because I was busy throwing up. Ho ho ho!
20 Reviews
Pretentious
Oakman13927 December 2017
Poor boy. Mom has to drive a &60,000 Mercedes-Benz SUV. He lives in a $1 million home. But Mom is too busy to get him a haircut and, as a result, he has a serious discipline problem. Dad is a COOK (gasp, how low can you go?). Do you know how that makes the millions of people who cook for a living feel? This is the kind of crap Hollywood has churned out to insult and humiliate "middle America". No wonder that hate us in Kansas.
Lackluster movie
Jackbv1235 January 2019
There are blatant hints from when they first hit the town that the real Santa has his workshop and base of operations here. From that point on it's a race for the kid to get real proof and more importantly for Mom to believe. Throughout all this there is an unimpressive romance brewing between Mom and Kevin.
A movie like this has little story and it's pointless to judge the acting because that doesn't really matter. There are some low-key funny moments which probably appeal more to a young audience.
A movie like this has little story and it's pointless to judge the acting because that doesn't really matter. There are some low-key funny moments which probably appeal more to a young audience.
This makes the list...for worst Christmas movies
sherikat525 December 2008
Warning: Spoilers
I watched "A Boyfriend For Christmas," starring Patrick Muldoon, a few night ago, and, other than some minor plot holes, it was a pleasant two hours to spend. Here, with Muldoon's newest Christmas movie, I had hopes of watching something light and romantic. This didn't happen.
Spoilers!
The brief version: The film's writer dumps into one mix the workaholic mom, neglected Christmas starved kid, a town immersed in Christmas decor, Santa's workshop disguised as nearby factory, nosy kid, elves, Nutcracker dressed guards, romantic interest café owner, estranged father, dead mother, special tree top angel, cult like behavior from townspeople, and thinks this makes for decent holiday fare...not.
The extended version:
More detailed Spoilers below: We have the stereotypical all work no nonsense single mother, played by the capable and lovely Nicole DeBoer. Her father, once a practical one gift per Christmas banker dad, has moved to a town decked in Christmas decor and saturated to a creepy cult like level with "the spirit of Christmas." DeBoer, Liz, travels there at the insistence of her son, a supposed 9 year old who looks more like 13. Of course, her $50,000 Mercedes breaks down, trapping her there for the holidays.
There are decorations everywhere, carolers, announcements over a loud speaker about reindeer having baby reindeer...you get the picture. Her father has become a fry cook in the local café, owned by a surprisingly stiff and rumpled looking Muldoon. He is utterly wasted in this film with little more to do than serve hot chocolate, and make moonie eyes at Liz. I can't even tell you what his character's name is! The point is, in the course of this too-busy film, it doesn't matter.
An example of town creep factor? Liz and Muldoon are at a festival in the town celebrating Christmas Eve Eve (no, not a typo) and the Stepford townspeople completely surround these two people, hold mistletoe over Liz and Muldoon and chant "Kiss kiss kiss" and get mad because she doesn't want to kiss a man she has just met. She isn't allowed to say no? Creep factor of about 9 here. The writers stoke the cult factor into the film by having Liz ask her father about the kool-aid, an allusion to the Jonestown cult.
The subplot of the film involves her bratty, mouthy kid, Mason, who is always running off and disobeying his mother, and who is looking for evidence of Santa. Why? The company next to the town, one NP, Inc., (uh, read North Pole?) is heavily guarded by grouchy men dressed like Nutcracker soldiers, and intimated to be a North American subdivision of the North Pole. I suppose they were going for precocious with the kid, but he only comes off as obnoxious. There is episode after episode of him running off from his mother, uncovering evidence of Santa when, obviously, all anyone in town has to do is tell him that it is indeed Santa's workshop. No, he has to find the sled, see Santa, find the workshop, see the elves...blah blah blah. This is explained by Muldoon at the end when his character says, "We don't want it to be a tourist town," yet anyone can get there and anyone can live there if they desire. I rolled my eyes.
I just loved the part where the kid gets inside of the NP gates, and the red clad boot wearing Santa Army dudes are chasing the him through the factory while his mother is arguing outside with one of the Nutcraker soldiers.
I especially loved the part where he runs into actual Santa, who informs him between Ho Ho Hoing that this little adventure is going on his naughty list. The camera angle they choose makes it look like Santa is leering at the kid. I didn't think they could make Santa any more creepy than Billy Bob Thorton's "Bad Santa," but I was wrong.
The other subplot of the film is the banker fry cook father getting sucked into this Christmas cult because he misses his dead wife and never celebrated Christmas with his kid because of his grief. He decorates his house, fills his conversations with his grown daughter with platitudes about the holiday and the past. He gives her an angel that was her mother's, but nothing ever comes of this. She gets teary eyed. The angel nor the mother is brought up again.
I guess I am supposed to get all warm and fuzzy, but there is not enough character development there for me to care. This film is too much plot and not enough about the characters, yet a film of this genre MUST depend heavily on the characters to make it touching, human, and speak to the essence of the holiday spirit. It never reaches that point.
It's like the writers and director poured every stereotypical aspect of a holiday film into the mix but forgot to write good characters in the process. Making variations on the archetype of the Santa legend with the factory was an interesting idea, but again, there was so much going on in the film, it gets a glance instead of an exploration. All gloss, no depth.
The film ends with Mommy kissing Muldoon in the square during the festival, of course, under mistletoe (thus joining the cult), and the kid, of course, running off again to chase an elf. They all watch Santa and reindeer pass across the moon, fade out.
One, I wonder how films like this even get made, and two, Muldoon and DeBoer are credible and decent actors. What in the world are they doing in this piece of reindeer doo of a film?
Spoilers!
The brief version: The film's writer dumps into one mix the workaholic mom, neglected Christmas starved kid, a town immersed in Christmas decor, Santa's workshop disguised as nearby factory, nosy kid, elves, Nutcracker dressed guards, romantic interest café owner, estranged father, dead mother, special tree top angel, cult like behavior from townspeople, and thinks this makes for decent holiday fare...not.
The extended version:
More detailed Spoilers below: We have the stereotypical all work no nonsense single mother, played by the capable and lovely Nicole DeBoer. Her father, once a practical one gift per Christmas banker dad, has moved to a town decked in Christmas decor and saturated to a creepy cult like level with "the spirit of Christmas." DeBoer, Liz, travels there at the insistence of her son, a supposed 9 year old who looks more like 13. Of course, her $50,000 Mercedes breaks down, trapping her there for the holidays.
There are decorations everywhere, carolers, announcements over a loud speaker about reindeer having baby reindeer...you get the picture. Her father has become a fry cook in the local café, owned by a surprisingly stiff and rumpled looking Muldoon. He is utterly wasted in this film with little more to do than serve hot chocolate, and make moonie eyes at Liz. I can't even tell you what his character's name is! The point is, in the course of this too-busy film, it doesn't matter.
An example of town creep factor? Liz and Muldoon are at a festival in the town celebrating Christmas Eve Eve (no, not a typo) and the Stepford townspeople completely surround these two people, hold mistletoe over Liz and Muldoon and chant "Kiss kiss kiss" and get mad because she doesn't want to kiss a man she has just met. She isn't allowed to say no? Creep factor of about 9 here. The writers stoke the cult factor into the film by having Liz ask her father about the kool-aid, an allusion to the Jonestown cult.
The subplot of the film involves her bratty, mouthy kid, Mason, who is always running off and disobeying his mother, and who is looking for evidence of Santa. Why? The company next to the town, one NP, Inc., (uh, read North Pole?) is heavily guarded by grouchy men dressed like Nutcracker soldiers, and intimated to be a North American subdivision of the North Pole. I suppose they were going for precocious with the kid, but he only comes off as obnoxious. There is episode after episode of him running off from his mother, uncovering evidence of Santa when, obviously, all anyone in town has to do is tell him that it is indeed Santa's workshop. No, he has to find the sled, see Santa, find the workshop, see the elves...blah blah blah. This is explained by Muldoon at the end when his character says, "We don't want it to be a tourist town," yet anyone can get there and anyone can live there if they desire. I rolled my eyes.
I just loved the part where the kid gets inside of the NP gates, and the red clad boot wearing Santa Army dudes are chasing the him through the factory while his mother is arguing outside with one of the Nutcraker soldiers.
I especially loved the part where he runs into actual Santa, who informs him between Ho Ho Hoing that this little adventure is going on his naughty list. The camera angle they choose makes it look like Santa is leering at the kid. I didn't think they could make Santa any more creepy than Billy Bob Thorton's "Bad Santa," but I was wrong.
The other subplot of the film is the banker fry cook father getting sucked into this Christmas cult because he misses his dead wife and never celebrated Christmas with his kid because of his grief. He decorates his house, fills his conversations with his grown daughter with platitudes about the holiday and the past. He gives her an angel that was her mother's, but nothing ever comes of this. She gets teary eyed. The angel nor the mother is brought up again.
I guess I am supposed to get all warm and fuzzy, but there is not enough character development there for me to care. This film is too much plot and not enough about the characters, yet a film of this genre MUST depend heavily on the characters to make it touching, human, and speak to the essence of the holiday spirit. It never reaches that point.
It's like the writers and director poured every stereotypical aspect of a holiday film into the mix but forgot to write good characters in the process. Making variations on the archetype of the Santa legend with the factory was an interesting idea, but again, there was so much going on in the film, it gets a glance instead of an exploration. All gloss, no depth.
The film ends with Mommy kissing Muldoon in the square during the festival, of course, under mistletoe (thus joining the cult), and the kid, of course, running off again to chase an elf. They all watch Santa and reindeer pass across the moon, fade out.
One, I wonder how films like this even get made, and two, Muldoon and DeBoer are credible and decent actors. What in the world are they doing in this piece of reindeer doo of a film?
SNL Spoofs have better production Values
adm38-242-66596018 December 2011
Warning: Spoilers
I have had a crush on Nicole De Boer since her Days on Star Trek, but I couldn't help but feel terrible pity for her while watching this terribly cast, and cheaply produced made for VHS movie.
As romantic lead, Muldoon's lifeless acting could have been a satire of Keeneu Reeves at his worst. (spoiler: his wig upstages him in every scene.)
The child actor's pretended innocence is so projected you wonder if they ever delayed their shooting sequence to clean him up and escort hookers out of his trailer.
The nice thing is that they spared all expenses in showing how they spared all expenses. Whether it was extensive use of B-Roll and blue screen effects, or cleverly filling time with voice over to fill time, there was no expense... literally no expense.
So if you long for an hour and a half of looking at Nicole's pretty mole without the interference of plot line or genuine discovery; Or if you love to be challenged to sit through the worst movies ever produced, this should be on your hot list for the holidays.
On thing I have to admit, the movie did inspire me. Within minutes of clicking in to the movie in progress, I realized it was a bad movie. It was however so bad I was compelled to continue watching, hoping for a redeeming moment, or watching for evidence of intelligent life, like the old alkaseltzer commercial... I couldn't believe I watched the whole thing. And then I had to find some mountain top from which to announce the advent of the worst Christmas movie ever... Which this is not. This is just the worst Christmas movie I've seen in years.
I would however consider it a candidate weapon in psychological warfare. I'm sure they could have removed Quaddafi from office twice as quickly if they had just pumped this movie in to all the TV sets in his mansions... Of course he would have still ended up dead. Only it would have been at his own hands.
Final bit of advice, this movie should only be shown to children who are exceptionally smart. Being exceptionally smart can cause alienation and social anxiety among their peers, and this movie will certainly serve to enhance superficial thinking, and it may effectively reduce your child's IQ. Of course, repeat viewing may cause significant cognitive damage.
But hey, Nicole De Boer!
As romantic lead, Muldoon's lifeless acting could have been a satire of Keeneu Reeves at his worst. (spoiler: his wig upstages him in every scene.)
The child actor's pretended innocence is so projected you wonder if they ever delayed their shooting sequence to clean him up and escort hookers out of his trailer.
The nice thing is that they spared all expenses in showing how they spared all expenses. Whether it was extensive use of B-Roll and blue screen effects, or cleverly filling time with voice over to fill time, there was no expense... literally no expense.
So if you long for an hour and a half of looking at Nicole's pretty mole without the interference of plot line or genuine discovery; Or if you love to be challenged to sit through the worst movies ever produced, this should be on your hot list for the holidays.
On thing I have to admit, the movie did inspire me. Within minutes of clicking in to the movie in progress, I realized it was a bad movie. It was however so bad I was compelled to continue watching, hoping for a redeeming moment, or watching for evidence of intelligent life, like the old alkaseltzer commercial... I couldn't believe I watched the whole thing. And then I had to find some mountain top from which to announce the advent of the worst Christmas movie ever... Which this is not. This is just the worst Christmas movie I've seen in years.
I would however consider it a candidate weapon in psychological warfare. I'm sure they could have removed Quaddafi from office twice as quickly if they had just pumped this movie in to all the TV sets in his mansions... Of course he would have still ended up dead. Only it would have been at his own hands.
Final bit of advice, this movie should only be shown to children who are exceptionally smart. Being exceptionally smart can cause alienation and social anxiety among their peers, and this movie will certainly serve to enhance superficial thinking, and it may effectively reduce your child's IQ. Of course, repeat viewing may cause significant cognitive damage.
But hey, Nicole De Boer!
Irritating
guitaristssweetheart9 December 2013
Warning: Spoilers
I didn't enjoy this movie at all. Mason is annoying. He's a bratty kid who refuses to listen to ANYTHING. The way they have him dressed in this movie is annoying as well. I constantly wanted to wash his hair and cut it and get rid of that stupid hat! And then the diner guy's voice just totally gets on my LAST nerve! Then I realize that this is the "older man" that took Kelly away from Zach, which now that's all I can see. And it doesn't help that the main character looks like Tiffany Amber in a way. She, too, is irritating. All she cares about is work. You see some humanity, and then she's back to the cell phone. She's too wishy-washy. I hate this movie just based on the actors alone, but the storyline is not much better. It's boring and moves terribly slow. I spent most of the time wanting to discipline the kid!
Only one thing bugs me
jackncindy18 January 2021
I love this movie. An overworked Mom trying to raise her son alone finds the Christas spirit and a new life after seeing the results of the same life change on her previously workaholic father. What could be better? A little escape from reality :) The only thing that bugs me is the son in this picture. He doesn't mind his Mom! I think the creators of this movie felt it was cute for him to ignore his Mom and create havoc but I think it is a bad example. Kids get lost and hurt this way. Other than that, it is a very cute movie :)
Incredible bad
majoq14 November 2023
I don't know where to start. There's so many wrong things with this movie.
The worst Christmas movie EVER.
Everything is forced.
The characters, the situations, the plot.
A woman meets a man and someone puts a mistletoe above their heads and almost forced her to kiss him!? WTF?!
The kid is SO rude!
I didn't like it at all and I LOVE Christmas movies!!
Of course they end up together!
Nothing is believable.
Low budget but that's not an excuse for the bad script, acting, photography, music and so many etceteras.
It's a pity, because it ruins the spirit of Christmas.
Please don't watch it. It's a waste of time.
The worst Christmas movie EVER.
Everything is forced.
The characters, the situations, the plot.
A woman meets a man and someone puts a mistletoe above their heads and almost forced her to kiss him!? WTF?!
The kid is SO rude!
I didn't like it at all and I LOVE Christmas movies!!
Of course they end up together!
Nothing is believable.
Low budget but that's not an excuse for the bad script, acting, photography, music and so many etceteras.
It's a pity, because it ruins the spirit of Christmas.
Please don't watch it. It's a waste of time.
Not enough Christmas in this town
TheLittleSongbird25 January 2019
Have said quite a few times that Christmas has always been a special time of year for me. If somebody was to ask what my favourite time of year is, my answer would be Christmas and has been for as long as can be remembered. Due to the nostalgia it brings, the atmosphere, the family time and all the Christmas traditions. Have yet to tire of it, and that is highly unlikely to happen, it would take a lot to change that for the world.
Saw 'Christmas Town' as another film seen as part of my quest to see as many different festive films other than the ones already watched every year as possible. Seeing it, 'Christmas Town' is not one of the very worst (quite, it at least didn't insult my intelligence like some other recent festive films did) but it is still the complete opposite of a good film. All the potential traps that some festive films have fallen into, especially recently, are fallen into here in 'Christmas Town' and much of it is a chore to sit through.
The best thing about 'Christmas Town' is Nicole De Boer, who really does try hard and is quite charming.
Only one other good thing and that is the pleasant soundtrack, the one thing of the film that remotely resembles anything to do with Christmas.
Everybody else overplays, especially Gig Morton who has no likeability or subtlety whatsoever. The chemistry feels forced throughout, romantic and otherwise, and the acting makes amateur dramatics pantomime acting more professional in comparison. None of the characters are interesting or worth relating to, they are little more than sketchy stereotypes that are either bland, annoying or both. Especially true to this is the truly insufferable Mason.
'Christmas Town' could have thrown in as many festive details as it could, but the Christmas spirit just isn't there and what is included is shown in passing but little more than that. There is an overload of cheese and schmaltz, with no charm. The dialogue is toe-curlingly bad a vast majority of the time, and the story, comprising of a few cliche-ridden, underwritten and overplayed subplots, is not just predictable but there is just nothing to it. Most of it is paper thin too and seldom comes to life properly and the dull direction doesn't help. The film looks cheap, looking like it was made in a rush on a minimal budget, and authenticity is nowhere in sight.
All in all, not unwatchable but very bad. 2/10 Bethany Cox
Saw 'Christmas Town' as another film seen as part of my quest to see as many different festive films other than the ones already watched every year as possible. Seeing it, 'Christmas Town' is not one of the very worst (quite, it at least didn't insult my intelligence like some other recent festive films did) but it is still the complete opposite of a good film. All the potential traps that some festive films have fallen into, especially recently, are fallen into here in 'Christmas Town' and much of it is a chore to sit through.
The best thing about 'Christmas Town' is Nicole De Boer, who really does try hard and is quite charming.
Only one other good thing and that is the pleasant soundtrack, the one thing of the film that remotely resembles anything to do with Christmas.
Everybody else overplays, especially Gig Morton who has no likeability or subtlety whatsoever. The chemistry feels forced throughout, romantic and otherwise, and the acting makes amateur dramatics pantomime acting more professional in comparison. None of the characters are interesting or worth relating to, they are little more than sketchy stereotypes that are either bland, annoying or both. Especially true to this is the truly insufferable Mason.
'Christmas Town' could have thrown in as many festive details as it could, but the Christmas spirit just isn't there and what is included is shown in passing but little more than that. There is an overload of cheese and schmaltz, with no charm. The dialogue is toe-curlingly bad a vast majority of the time, and the story, comprising of a few cliche-ridden, underwritten and overplayed subplots, is not just predictable but there is just nothing to it. Most of it is paper thin too and seldom comes to life properly and the dull direction doesn't help. The film looks cheap, looking like it was made in a rush on a minimal budget, and authenticity is nowhere in sight.
All in all, not unwatchable but very bad. 2/10 Bethany Cox
This is made for the Santa Believers
adamanderson-8016919 May 2019
This film works for young children. Adults will be bored but its not made for you. In this film a young man discovers that Santa's village may not be in the North Pole.
The acting is fine the special effects are not great but the story works and at the end of the day that is what counts. Family safe. You will smile at the end if you give it a fare chance!
The acting is fine the special effects are not great but the story works and at the end of the day that is what counts. Family safe. You will smile at the end if you give it a fare chance!
The true meaning of Christmas revealed...
Kendall_Miller2 December 2018
Warning: Spoilers
Christmas Town is about a single, workaholic mom, Elizabeth, who reluctantly goes to see her estranged dad after he has mysteriously moved to a suspiscious town called Hollyville, a town entirely dedicated to and obsessed with the Christmas holiday.
When Elizabeth and her son, Mason, arrive at Hollyville, Elizabeth is surprised to see her once success-driven, banker dad working as a cook at the local cafe. Elizabeth is shocked and dismayed that her dad is happier and jollier than ever. Something is obviously up.
The owner of the cafe, local favorite, Kevin, played by none other than, Patrick Muldoon, makes it his ambition to claim the heart of single mother Elizabeth. The energy between the two is one-sided, as creepy Kevin relentlessly tries to woo Elizabeth.
Things take a turn for the worse when Elizabeth's son, Mason, starts putting his nose where it doesn't belong, at the shady, secretive N.P. Enterprises, a corrupt industrial shipping and manufacturing complex that profits abundantly off of the commercialization of Christmas.
Just when you thought there was no plot to this Christmas catastrophe, it all comes together on Christmas Eve when Elizabeth finally learns that everything she knows is wrong and that everything she ever needed was in a small mountain town in northern California.
When Elizabeth and her son, Mason, arrive at Hollyville, Elizabeth is surprised to see her once success-driven, banker dad working as a cook at the local cafe. Elizabeth is shocked and dismayed that her dad is happier and jollier than ever. Something is obviously up.
The owner of the cafe, local favorite, Kevin, played by none other than, Patrick Muldoon, makes it his ambition to claim the heart of single mother Elizabeth. The energy between the two is one-sided, as creepy Kevin relentlessly tries to woo Elizabeth.
Things take a turn for the worse when Elizabeth's son, Mason, starts putting his nose where it doesn't belong, at the shady, secretive N.P. Enterprises, a corrupt industrial shipping and manufacturing complex that profits abundantly off of the commercialization of Christmas.
Just when you thought there was no plot to this Christmas catastrophe, it all comes together on Christmas Eve when Elizabeth finally learns that everything she knows is wrong and that everything she ever needed was in a small mountain town in northern California.
You will Love This or Hate It
Christmas-Reviewer23 August 2017
BEWARE OF FALSE REVIEWS & REVIEWERS. SOME REVIEWERS HAVE ONLY ONE REVIEW TO THEIR NAME. NOW WHEN ITS A POSITIVE REVIEW THAT TELLS ME THEY WERE INVOLVED WITH THE MOVIE. IF ITS A NEGATIVE REVIEW THEN THEY MIGHT HAVE A GRUDGE AGAINST THE FILM . NOW I HAVE REVIEWED OVER 200 HOLIDAY FILMS. I HAVE NO AGENDA.
In this film: A woman (Nicole de Boer) Disillusioned Liza McCann and her son travel to Hollyville to visit her estranged father. The town's profuse decorations and intense Yuletide spirit exasperate Liza, who has hated the holidays ever since she was a little girl. But a series of magic and inexplicable events force Liza to rethink everything she thought was true.
This is a film you will love or hate. If you like Christmas movies then you will love this. If you are a "Scrooge" . "Grinch" or a "Mr. Potter" don't bother to watch.
I like this film even though it has LOW BUDGET and the sets are cheap, If you look close you will see the same extras in one scene. There is a woman in a purple top carrying purse seen several times.
What works wonders in this film is that it does capture (To Me) that great feeling you have when its Christmas Time.
For me I love "The Christmas Season and Movies" as much as most men love Football Season. So a film like "Christmas Town" is perfect for me,
Parents with small children should watch this with them. It will Create a great memory!
In this film: A woman (Nicole de Boer) Disillusioned Liza McCann and her son travel to Hollyville to visit her estranged father. The town's profuse decorations and intense Yuletide spirit exasperate Liza, who has hated the holidays ever since she was a little girl. But a series of magic and inexplicable events force Liza to rethink everything she thought was true.
This is a film you will love or hate. If you like Christmas movies then you will love this. If you are a "Scrooge" . "Grinch" or a "Mr. Potter" don't bother to watch.
I like this film even though it has LOW BUDGET and the sets are cheap, If you look close you will see the same extras in one scene. There is a woman in a purple top carrying purse seen several times.
What works wonders in this film is that it does capture (To Me) that great feeling you have when its Christmas Time.
For me I love "The Christmas Season and Movies" as much as most men love Football Season. So a film like "Christmas Town" is perfect for me,
Parents with small children should watch this with them. It will Create a great memory!
Reindeer
klalonde719 December 2009
I didn't get a chance to watch the whole movie but from what I saw was good. What I wanted to say is where I live, there is a lake in our town called Allouette Lake that everyone knows about and has been too. When i was on my way down to the boat launch at the beginning of the summer this year, we were stopped due to a movie being filmed. When we asked the traffic control officer what was going on they told us they are shooting a Christmas movie and there is a reindeer up in the bushes. So, at the point in the movie when they are in the car driving down the road and eventually stop because the kid see's something in the bush, that is the Allouette Lake boat launch. About a 2 minute walk from where they stop on either side are just a bunch of people from my town waiting to either launch their boat or pick one up!
The dullest Christmas I have seen,
atinder16 November 2012
I just seen this on the Channel called Christmas 24, which aired in UK around about this time of year,
The over the past week, I Saw bits of it, today, I sat to watch this movie.
This as got to be one of the most weakest Christmas movies, i have seen, It did sound good, I thought I love to watch town love Christmas.
The whole movie was very boring, the movie didn't really have much going for it.
The acting was really bad and the person who played was god awful
The ending way to predicable and rushed the last part of the movie
The over the past week, I Saw bits of it, today, I sat to watch this movie.
This as got to be one of the most weakest Christmas movies, i have seen, It did sound good, I thought I love to watch town love Christmas.
The whole movie was very boring, the movie didn't really have much going for it.
The acting was really bad and the person who played was god awful
The ending way to predicable and rushed the last part of the movie
Laughable
frangillow16 December 2020
The lead actor looks craggy and sloppy like he was dragged backwards through a knothole
bela516-745-66537913 November 2022
The leads who are supposed to fall for each other have NO chemistry at all. The lead actor looks craggy and sloppy like he was dragged backwards through a knothole and had the most unlikeable pushy "get onboard the Christmas Town cult" schtick I wanted to smack him. I'd be concerned about the Hot Cocoa they keep pushing. Cranky lead actress never gets more charming and I cannot understand why anyone would fall for her romantically. Unless it's the cocoa psychedelic effect. This is supposed to be such a Christmassy town and it looks like it is mid-July. I understand that Christmas happens in California but this had no Christmas feeling at all. The boy was an insufferable brat who was far too old to be still believing in Santa. But the terrible parenting probably caused this child to overcompensate. Just an overall unfun Christmas movie. What is what all these good reviews???
More Christmas schlock
ranwulfs14 December 2020
What a wasted opportunity. The town in "Christmas Town" looked like a messy studio back lot with holiday decorations probably taped up and temporary. It was apparently filmed in California in the summer, with zero attempt to achieve any sort of Yuletide atmosphere other than cutsie names like "Egg Nog Café" and all the cult members/townspeople wearing cheap Santa hats. The story idea could have gone somewhere, but bad directing, poor writing, and slapdash set design combined with lazy acting and weird characters (I swear to God, watching Roxie with her hot cocoa was pure creepy) had me fast forwarding about every 2 minutes. I could go on, but this turkey of a film doesn't deserve the effort it would take to point out all of its problems. The production team didn't try very hard, so why should I?
Avoid this movie like warm egg nog.
Well It Is What It Is
milesjenkins12 June 2017
Do to a limited budget the special effects in this film are "Terrible" which spoils the overall film however the story does deliver.
What this is about is that a woman (Nicole de Boer) discovers the spirit of Christmas while visiting her estranged father in a town that is decked out for the holidays.
While in town her son discovers the town secret and try's to convince his mom that "All is Not What It Seems".
Now the last shot in this film is laughable. It looks like they spent $5 on a fake Santa Sleigh but the film is still one of those you will enjoy watching with your small children.
Now many people hate this film but I think they just "Hate Christmas Movies".
What this is about is that a woman (Nicole de Boer) discovers the spirit of Christmas while visiting her estranged father in a town that is decked out for the holidays.
While in town her son discovers the town secret and try's to convince his mom that "All is Not What It Seems".
Now the last shot in this film is laughable. It looks like they spent $5 on a fake Santa Sleigh but the film is still one of those you will enjoy watching with your small children.
Now many people hate this film but I think they just "Hate Christmas Movies".
Nice, sweet, sentimental--and altogether enjoyable!
Eric_M_Blake11 May 2012
Warning: Spoilers
As I've stated in other reviews, Nicole de Boer is probably my most favorite actress ever--and this films helps show why. She is at the top of her game here, in her portrayal of a workaholic mother who feels forced to reconcile with her estranged father (also played by an excellent actor). In addition, this film has Patrick Mulhoon in a supporting role as a diner owner who takes a liking to the heroine.
Like most Christmas films, "Christmas Town" has a rather simple storyline--involving the heroine's struggle to come to terms with her lack of Christmas spirit. Still, I feel it has a great deal of heart-- due in no small part to the lovable innocence Miss de Boer brings to the role. It would be so easy to play the character as a bitter "female Scrooge" type--frankly, I think most actresses would have done exactly that. Thank heaven, Miss de Boer refuses to go that route, playing Liz McCann more along the lines of "It's A Wonderful Life's" George Bailey. (I admit...this hasn't been the first time I've compared Nicole de Boer to Jimmy Stewart....)
And so, the character of Liz McCann is extremely likable...and is really fleshed out in the scene when her father sadly reflects on past Christmases with her late mother. That scene is beautifully acted by Miss de Boer--well, by both actors, really...but Nicole really established a lot about her character through how she handles everything in that sequence. Driven to near tears, Liz unconsciously hugs the tree angel like a little girl--and ducks into the other room, to be alone. Nicole is giving us the impression of a woman who, on the inside, never truly grew up...and we see that little girl within her, struggling to come to terms with herself.
Frankly, I can't help but watch her journey through the film and see something of a Christian allegory--she notes that she prefers not to "believe" in or have "faith" in anything...and Mulhoon's character helps her see that all that leads to is a life without any joy, or fulfillment. Of course, it could be argued that most Christmas films that deal with "Christmas spirit" are similarly allegorical....
Perhaps my only real complaint with the film is the often irritating antics of the son. Be prepared for some annoyance, from that circle. Still, the films actually makes sure to channel this into understandable frustration for poor Liz--she shares the amused irritation with us.
Also. the humor often borders on the absurd--but to her significant credit, Miss de Boer similarly manages to balance that with her constantly bewildered reactions to the madness. This signals to us to sit back and enjoy--we're SUPPOSED to react this way. In effect, we are taking the journey of acceptance along with her.
Overall, I love this film, and highly recommend it.
Like most Christmas films, "Christmas Town" has a rather simple storyline--involving the heroine's struggle to come to terms with her lack of Christmas spirit. Still, I feel it has a great deal of heart-- due in no small part to the lovable innocence Miss de Boer brings to the role. It would be so easy to play the character as a bitter "female Scrooge" type--frankly, I think most actresses would have done exactly that. Thank heaven, Miss de Boer refuses to go that route, playing Liz McCann more along the lines of "It's A Wonderful Life's" George Bailey. (I admit...this hasn't been the first time I've compared Nicole de Boer to Jimmy Stewart....)
And so, the character of Liz McCann is extremely likable...and is really fleshed out in the scene when her father sadly reflects on past Christmases with her late mother. That scene is beautifully acted by Miss de Boer--well, by both actors, really...but Nicole really established a lot about her character through how she handles everything in that sequence. Driven to near tears, Liz unconsciously hugs the tree angel like a little girl--and ducks into the other room, to be alone. Nicole is giving us the impression of a woman who, on the inside, never truly grew up...and we see that little girl within her, struggling to come to terms with herself.
Frankly, I can't help but watch her journey through the film and see something of a Christian allegory--she notes that she prefers not to "believe" in or have "faith" in anything...and Mulhoon's character helps her see that all that leads to is a life without any joy, or fulfillment. Of course, it could be argued that most Christmas films that deal with "Christmas spirit" are similarly allegorical....
Perhaps my only real complaint with the film is the often irritating antics of the son. Be prepared for some annoyance, from that circle. Still, the films actually makes sure to channel this into understandable frustration for poor Liz--she shares the amused irritation with us.
Also. the humor often borders on the absurd--but to her significant credit, Miss de Boer similarly manages to balance that with her constantly bewildered reactions to the madness. This signals to us to sit back and enjoy--we're SUPPOSED to react this way. In effect, we are taking the journey of acceptance along with her.
Overall, I love this film, and highly recommend it.
Pure fluff
RoamingTigress25 December 2016
Warning: Spoilers
On my first viewing of Christmas Town a number of years ago, on the wee hours of Christmas, I wasn't that impressed. You can laugh, but I found my snoozing pet rat at the time more interesting.
However, the second time around, the movie warmed to me. It's a simple story line; workaholic mother and her son go on a trip to visit her grandfather during the holiday season, who happens to live in a very Christmas-sy town. There's Christmassy themed bistros, announcements over the radio about reindeer births, you name it, it's happening there.
The movie isn't a high budget shiny production, but it's a cute romp worth a look or two.
However, the second time around, the movie warmed to me. It's a simple story line; workaholic mother and her son go on a trip to visit her grandfather during the holiday season, who happens to live in a very Christmas-sy town. There's Christmassy themed bistros, announcements over the radio about reindeer births, you name it, it's happening there.
The movie isn't a high budget shiny production, but it's a cute romp worth a look or two.
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