I decided to watch "Christmas in Louisiana" due to Percy Daggs III being in it. You might remember him if you like Veronica Mars or iZombie. He and Jana Kramer play Luke and Sarah respectively or "Mr. and Miss Christmas," two young people who are chosen as the town couple for that year. He dumps her while they are accepting the award and, of course, the microphone is right there.
Fast forward ten-ish years and she visits their hometown of New Iberia, LA again for Christmas from her new life in Boston. If this plot sounds familiar that's because it is very similar to "Christmas on the Bayou" from a few years ago.
Sarah's grandmother wants Sarah and Luke to reconnect because she feels they still love each other. The plot point sounds cheesy to summarize yet Dee Wallace infects upon grandma a feeling of kind wisdom. Grandma wants her granddaughter to have the courage to at least try to be in a relationship. Sarah doesn't appear very happy, alone with her stressful legal career. To the film's credit, it doesn't make Sarah choose a career or a man. Grandma just wants her to be open to the possibility of trying to have both.
For some reason, the film also gives this same plot point to Sarah's mother who has no Luke. Instead, she is paired off with a photographer visiting the area. This relationship just pads out the runtime. There was no reason to duplicate the main story.
The leads get along well together. I didn't get the feeling they had romantic feelings for each other inasmuch as they were good friends. Perhaps that's the point. Sarah is reluctant to permit a man back into her life who hurt her so badly. It wouldn't be appropriate for her to have romantic tension with him immediately. The sequel we will never get should have them being better suited.
There's much here to admire and a good movie among the quagmire of unnecessary plot threads and Christmas movie cliches. The film attempts to confront real emotional issues many women can relate to. The script just needed more time.
Fast forward ten-ish years and she visits their hometown of New Iberia, LA again for Christmas from her new life in Boston. If this plot sounds familiar that's because it is very similar to "Christmas on the Bayou" from a few years ago.
Sarah's grandmother wants Sarah and Luke to reconnect because she feels they still love each other. The plot point sounds cheesy to summarize yet Dee Wallace infects upon grandma a feeling of kind wisdom. Grandma wants her granddaughter to have the courage to at least try to be in a relationship. Sarah doesn't appear very happy, alone with her stressful legal career. To the film's credit, it doesn't make Sarah choose a career or a man. Grandma just wants her to be open to the possibility of trying to have both.
For some reason, the film also gives this same plot point to Sarah's mother who has no Luke. Instead, she is paired off with a photographer visiting the area. This relationship just pads out the runtime. There was no reason to duplicate the main story.
The leads get along well together. I didn't get the feeling they had romantic feelings for each other inasmuch as they were good friends. Perhaps that's the point. Sarah is reluctant to permit a man back into her life who hurt her so badly. It wouldn't be appropriate for her to have romantic tension with him immediately. The sequel we will never get should have them being better suited.
There's much here to admire and a good movie among the quagmire of unnecessary plot threads and Christmas movie cliches. The film attempts to confront real emotional issues many women can relate to. The script just needed more time.