Why so harsh, why is everyone so unhappy and angry... Can't just watch a movie anymore... Man out me on edge and left me as frustrated as the people in the movie were. No thanks, try again GAC. Because no one is watching Hallmark anymore!
95 Reviews
Was everyone supposed to be unlikeable?
Pensluvr29 October 2022
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I actually didn't mind Holly. The brother was mad at her that she finally piped up about wanting to pursue her own dreams cause they interfered with his.....uhhhh. The main guy/love interest was so mean and narcissistic and rude. Like holy crap dude. The best friend was so mad at Holy for taking over everything but she's the maid of honor and was asked to do all the planning. And when Holly would bring up the most basic of things that needed to be done for the wedding (not paying $1000 over budget for a wedding dress, getting invitations mailed, etc...) the bride would whine and moan about it all and then finally had a melt down. Is there anything redeeming about this movie? I don't know cause there's still a half hour left for me to watch. Maybe Holly will skip out on the wedding and decide to leave town and never come back. That would make this better.
In Love With The Music!
TheresaWhetstone13 July 2022
A Match Made At Christmas starring Micah Lynn Hanson and Tim Llewellyn. This was a cozy Christmas movie but could have been so much better.
Holly, a Laura Branigan-esque resemblance, even had a scene with an off the shoulder sweater, was sweet running around trying to please everybody.
But Chris temporarily in town with a backstory of family and job issues, I though played a little too stern, too stiff to the point of appearing disturbed. It was definitely not love at first sight. At least not for him. It was more like clash of the titans.
Lori, the mother played by actress Shannon Dowling looked too young and amazing to have a child Holly's age. She was the level-head, the shoulder everyone leaned on.
The thing that wowed me was the beauty of the music. And I mean throughout the movie. The entire score. Hats off to Tyler Michael Smith for doing an amazing job. Typically, these Christmas movies have these flowing, magical soundtracks particularly the opening scenes and moments of reckoning.
This one caught my attention throughout. Wouldn't mind these sounds piping throughout the house while we entertained at Christmas (love Christmas songs).
I thought Holly put herself out there too much for Chris and he in turn did not treat her well enough to capture her heart.
Holly, a Laura Branigan-esque resemblance, even had a scene with an off the shoulder sweater, was sweet running around trying to please everybody.
But Chris temporarily in town with a backstory of family and job issues, I though played a little too stern, too stiff to the point of appearing disturbed. It was definitely not love at first sight. At least not for him. It was more like clash of the titans.
Lori, the mother played by actress Shannon Dowling looked too young and amazing to have a child Holly's age. She was the level-head, the shoulder everyone leaned on.
The thing that wowed me was the beauty of the music. And I mean throughout the movie. The entire score. Hats off to Tyler Michael Smith for doing an amazing job. Typically, these Christmas movies have these flowing, magical soundtracks particularly the opening scenes and moments of reckoning.
This one caught my attention throughout. Wouldn't mind these sounds piping throughout the house while we entertained at Christmas (love Christmas songs).
I thought Holly put herself out there too much for Chris and he in turn did not treat her well enough to capture her heart.
Abusive relationships galore!
victoria_mci20 June 2022
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Run girl, run. Find a best friend who won't gaslight you and a boyfriend who won't end up murdering you in a fit of rage.
Honestly, this movie left me disturbed. The main character had her flaws, but she didn't deserve to be treated so abominably by basically everyone she loved. The line "we might hurt each other...I promise you that I will come back every single time." Did not come off as romantic but prophetic and slightly creepy.
Pass.
Honestly, this movie left me disturbed. The main character had her flaws, but she didn't deserve to be treated so abominably by basically everyone she loved. The line "we might hurt each other...I promise you that I will come back every single time." Did not come off as romantic but prophetic and slightly creepy.
Pass.
So rudeness, disrespect and verbal attacks are romantic?
jagfannn1 December 2021
The only explanation I could come up with for these two characters getting together in the end of this disaster is Stockholm Syndrome.
The male lead is so angry and verbally abusive to women in this movie. From start to finish, that it's sad they end up together in the end.
The male lead is so angry and verbally abusive to women in this movie. From start to finish, that it's sad they end up together in the end.
UGH!
pamwrightphotography29 July 2022
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What a miserable movie. Couldn't stand any of the characters, especially the lead guy. He. Is is an angry, petulant child and thoroughly unlikable. The bride is horrible and selfish. The movie is just depressing. The first hallmark movie that I don't want any of the couples to get together. The lead woman needs to get her money back for the dress and go travel. All I can say is UGH!
Not a rom-com & suffers for being marketed as one.
JaynaB19 December 2021
Holly Everton has watched her great aunt make perfect matches for people all her life. But never for her. Small town, works at a fishing shop, dreams of travel and finding her perfect match. Her brother is home for his Christmas wedding, and he brings his college roommate along to be best man. He dislikes romance, she dreams of the perfect wedding, he can't stand Christmas, she loves it, in short, they don't like each other. He's rude & she's a people pleaser; it's not a good look. But it's what you expect in romance, right?
I like that the people look like real people and the houses look like real family houses, and the shop (the fishing part, not the Christmas side) looks like a real shop. The widowed mom looks like a good age for a widowed mom. The great aunt is suitably aged. The decorations are a bit over the top everywhere but that's just par for the Christmas movie scene.
The second-half turns into a much deeper movie in the first half was setting up (though not well), which may be partly responsible for all the bad reviews. The romance is hard won & the characters both have some growing up to do. Hers is all on screen while his is just a brief grumpy montage with no particular motivation except enough time passes that he's not mad any more.
This film ends up asking some real questions about helping versus taking over, what you owe to your family and your friendships, and living your life for and through other people instead of for yourself.
I like that the people look like real people and the houses look like real family houses, and the shop (the fishing part, not the Christmas side) looks like a real shop. The widowed mom looks like a good age for a widowed mom. The great aunt is suitably aged. The decorations are a bit over the top everywhere but that's just par for the Christmas movie scene.
The second-half turns into a much deeper movie in the first half was setting up (though not well), which may be partly responsible for all the bad reviews. The romance is hard won & the characters both have some growing up to do. Hers is all on screen while his is just a brief grumpy montage with no particular motivation except enough time passes that he's not mad any more.
This film ends up asking some real questions about helping versus taking over, what you owe to your family and your friendships, and living your life for and through other people instead of for yourself.
Awful Movie
Leemelod25 July 2022
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I can't give this movie anything more than a one. The male love interest was rude, demeaning, and abusive. No one is perfect, but this dude needs therapy for anger management before he should be in any relationship. The female lead's best friend was super ungrateful. The female lead's best friend asks her to plan the wedding and then berates her and accuses her of being jealous. Then the female lead apologizes to her for everything the best friend said she did, but clearly she didn't, and she uses all the money she saved to buy her ungrateful best friend the expensive dress the best friend wanted. This movie is a mess. Yes real life is messy like this movie, but the movie is insincere in trying to make the ending like a fairytale. No one should let themselves be a doormat and take abuse from nybody.
Just no
samboragirl7 November 2022
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The premise was cute ... the great aunt just knows when a couple is right for each other. Cute right? Then he shows up. NOPE. Run for the hills girlfriend. Not one redeemable quality about this guy. Ugh!!!!! Sure relationships aren't always perfect and there are arguments. But this was abusive. There were so many red flags with this guy. I watched to see how much worse it could get. Just NO. I can't even rate this movie.
And how did no one else see that this guy was the worst? Not the "I fell in love with my brothers best friend" story that I want to watch. I'd rather get a root canal. Better luck next time.
And how did no one else see that this guy was the worst? Not the "I fell in love with my brothers best friend" story that I want to watch. I'd rather get a root canal. Better luck next time.
The Characters Grow and Change
kbinks-721618 December 2021
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This was a very enjoyable movie to watch, and I do not agree with the other reviewers who say that the male lead is verbally abusive. Yes, he is cynical, and rude (especially early on in the movie) and he does raise his voice sometimes, but this is not the same thing as verbal abuse. I think he has perfectly good reasons for acting the way he does. He's cynical about Christmas because of his past, and he gets angry when people try to force things on him that he's not comfortable with. But the best thing about this movie is that the characters grow and change. Chris learns to love Christmas again, and he comes to realize that everyone wasn't out to make his life miserable on purpose. He's a flawed character just like every one of us. But both leads learn their lessons and grow and change by the end. And that's what makes this Christmas movie stand out from others that start with already "perfect" male leads.
Hate the characters
oanddconroy12 April 2022
Looks like people either loved or hated this movie
jonahjc-3282928 December 2021
I loved it, somtimes people get lost in their own personal agendas. This movie was well written and well acted without all the typical things you get with most cookie cutter Christmas movies this day. Saw a lot of these rom com movies this year, this one was probably the best.
Generic holiday movie, sucky ending.
ctfgzhzdqv21 December 2022
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This movie was a turd, like most Xmas movies.
People will say that the relationship is toxic, but in reality, the female lead was in the wrong the entire time (as mentioned in the movie). The entire plot hinges on the fact that everything was made to please HER and not being selfless and doing things for other people. "My way or the highway."
The fiancée and male lead were ABSOLUTELY correct for calling her out on this. The worst part was the weird "attraction" he had to her and the ending. That lady is crazy high maintenance, and he could have done so much better. My wife and I were screaming at the tv toward the end, because of the forced relationship that was made for literally no reason other than, girl had me call Mom.
This movie was also plagued with the worst audio mixing. On-board mics, lame sets, and schmaltzy montages over mediocre music.
At least the camera was in focus most of the time. Definitely one of those movies you watch around Xmas to make fun of.
People will say that the relationship is toxic, but in reality, the female lead was in the wrong the entire time (as mentioned in the movie). The entire plot hinges on the fact that everything was made to please HER and not being selfless and doing things for other people. "My way or the highway."
The fiancée and male lead were ABSOLUTELY correct for calling her out on this. The worst part was the weird "attraction" he had to her and the ending. That lady is crazy high maintenance, and he could have done so much better. My wife and I were screaming at the tv toward the end, because of the forced relationship that was made for literally no reason other than, girl had me call Mom.
This movie was also plagued with the worst audio mixing. On-board mics, lame sets, and schmaltzy montages over mediocre music.
At least the camera was in focus most of the time. Definitely one of those movies you watch around Xmas to make fun of.
So uncomfortable to watch
annazher26 July 2022
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This movie is so hard to watch. First off the male character is narcissistic, mean, and so rude from the moment he opens his mouth. If anyone ever likes someone they are at least kind to each other. This specific male character is verbally abusive, he is nothing any woman would want in a guy. Poor main character lady, has to tip toe around this tantruming man child so she doesn't make him go off at her and make her cry. He yells at the old lady? Who wrote this horrible story line? I thought he was going to punch her in the end. Omg!! Someone rescue grandma!! Over all a very uncomfortable movie to watch full of verbal abuse, yelling, and ungratefulness. Worst part is they ended up together. Horrible message in this movie, will there be a sequel called "enough 2"? Cause that's the only thing I see coming for this relationship!
Abusive behaviour all around
emmarestall-300-6462565 January 2022
First, they throw way too many of the generic movie plot points in. It's like a mash up/rip off of several different movies jammed into one.
Second, the male lead is a complete ahole. The look in his eyes when he's telling the old woman off was genuinely chilling. I actually turned it off at that point. I understand he hasn't grown up with love in his life. I understand he has issues. But the real message the movie should have sent is that he needs to deal with those on his own before entering into a serious relationship. Very disturbing that many people see this as ok and think she should be expected to fix him. She deserved better.
Second, the male lead is a complete ahole. The look in his eyes when he's telling the old woman off was genuinely chilling. I actually turned it off at that point. I understand he hasn't grown up with love in his life. I understand he has issues. But the real message the movie should have sent is that he needs to deal with those on his own before entering into a serious relationship. Very disturbing that many people see this as ok and think she should be expected to fix him. She deserved better.
A How To Story
Jackbv1235 July 2022
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This movie waves red flags like crazy on how to set up an abusive relationship.
Chris has a lot of repressed anger that frequently bubbles to the surface. In his case, when it bubbles up, it's boiling and comes out as extreme rudeness to the point of meanness. One serious red flag is how he responds to Holly's attempt at getting him an interview. This man needs some serious counseling to determine where this anger is coming from and learn ways to deal with it rather than expressing it. Because when he has a woman behind closed doors and alone, there is an excellent chance that anger is going to come out in more than words. It may be true that his family upbringing contributed to these issues, but all the more reason to deal with them with a professional and not a good reason to be as rude as he was in public.
Meanwhile, Holly is a prototype of a victim mentality. The movie shows how she has repeatedly allowed others to take advantage of her. The red flags here are how she caves in and accepts fault with her best friend, the bride, and with Chris. Sure, Holly tried to step in to fix things with the wedding, but that's because the alternative was that they couldn't afford hardly anything. That was made clear early. Angela couldn't afford a new dress, so Holly found an alternative. There were other clues of this. Also Angela wouldn't help with the invitations, so Holly had to do them. Then later, buying the new dress was absolutely what an abuse victim would do in unnecessary repentance. She probably went too far with the bachelorette party, but she obviously isn't perfect. With Chris, she accepted blame and apologized for trying to help even though she did nothing wrong that couldn't just be ignored, or better thanked for and then ignored.
The acting was so bad, I couldn't be sure whether the script was awful too, but I think the script was awful. Tim Llewellyn was possibly the worst, but also I had a hard time accepting that Shannon Dowling was actually a mother. Micah Lynn Hanson wasn't quite as bad and maybe she actually did a good job taking a character who is a pathetic victim and making her at least somewhat likeable.
The story checked off many of the formula tropes like food fight, young person wanting something more rewarding than the family business, maid of honor thrown together with best man she dislikes, tree decorating musical montage. There were also some slightly unusual elements like the matchmaker.
I would like to think this movie could be salvaged if you took out the symptoms of an abusive relationship, but I think you would at least need to replace the actor playing Chris.
Chris has a lot of repressed anger that frequently bubbles to the surface. In his case, when it bubbles up, it's boiling and comes out as extreme rudeness to the point of meanness. One serious red flag is how he responds to Holly's attempt at getting him an interview. This man needs some serious counseling to determine where this anger is coming from and learn ways to deal with it rather than expressing it. Because when he has a woman behind closed doors and alone, there is an excellent chance that anger is going to come out in more than words. It may be true that his family upbringing contributed to these issues, but all the more reason to deal with them with a professional and not a good reason to be as rude as he was in public.
Meanwhile, Holly is a prototype of a victim mentality. The movie shows how she has repeatedly allowed others to take advantage of her. The red flags here are how she caves in and accepts fault with her best friend, the bride, and with Chris. Sure, Holly tried to step in to fix things with the wedding, but that's because the alternative was that they couldn't afford hardly anything. That was made clear early. Angela couldn't afford a new dress, so Holly found an alternative. There were other clues of this. Also Angela wouldn't help with the invitations, so Holly had to do them. Then later, buying the new dress was absolutely what an abuse victim would do in unnecessary repentance. She probably went too far with the bachelorette party, but she obviously isn't perfect. With Chris, she accepted blame and apologized for trying to help even though she did nothing wrong that couldn't just be ignored, or better thanked for and then ignored.
The acting was so bad, I couldn't be sure whether the script was awful too, but I think the script was awful. Tim Llewellyn was possibly the worst, but also I had a hard time accepting that Shannon Dowling was actually a mother. Micah Lynn Hanson wasn't quite as bad and maybe she actually did a good job taking a character who is a pathetic victim and making her at least somewhat likeable.
The story checked off many of the formula tropes like food fight, young person wanting something more rewarding than the family business, maid of honor thrown together with best man she dislikes, tree decorating musical montage. There were also some slightly unusual elements like the matchmaker.
I would like to think this movie could be salvaged if you took out the symptoms of an abusive relationship, but I think you would at least need to replace the actor playing Chris.
The dude is MEAN
corlyng11 December 2021
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Yells at an old lady? Yikes. This movie doesn't fit the usual romantic storyline. The dude is MEAN and I cannot understand why she would be attracted to him! So awkward, she did something nice for him and he is soooo rude to her.
This is a how to on what to watch for in a future wife abuser.
bhasanopinion3 December 2021
O my goodness, I have nothing positive to say about this movie. Red flags everywhere for Holly to run as fast and as far as she can from her love interest Chris. He is angry, rude and even goes so far as to verbally assault an old lady and actually "get in her face". Whoa, I do not understand who could have possibly thought this character was an acceptable "ideal" man.
As a therapist who helps women escape from domestic violence this movie is a virtual nightmare!
As a therapist who helps women escape from domestic violence this movie is a virtual nightmare!
Hated it! Terrible guy, brother and best friend
Tamekar122 December 2021
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I really wanted to like this movie. I love watching Christmas movies throughout the year. This one was the worst. Let's start with the brother and "best friend". The brother was just fine with letting his sisterc take care of their mom and their dad's fishing store and moving on with his life. The friend didn't want anything to do with her own wedding, was broke and grimaced in every scene where she had to interact with anyone besides her future husband, mother-in-law and friend. She couldn't afford her perfect wedding dress, but was more than willing to let her friend that didn't make much cover the price. The love interest is mean and moody ASF. Has no redeeming qualities outside of his looks. The main character gave up everything for folks that didn't even appreciate her.
Finally a Christmas Movie with a twist in love story
mari_nilen4 December 2021
Ill fitting match
TheLittleSongbird5 September 2022
My Christmas film viewings over-time have been a very mixed bag. With some surprisingly good hits, where regardless of how predictable they are succeed in being full of charm, warmth and heart so succeeding in being light-hearted and undemanding fun. But also some quite big misses, where the characters are not likeable, everything is forced and shallow with implausibility too in some of the worst cases, the acting and writing being weak and basically with just nothing to them.
Personally have seen worse Christmas films overall than 'A Match Made at Christmas'. When it comes to Christmas films made in 2021, which was a very mixed bag (some surprisingly good, some average to decent and some average or less), 'A Match Made at Christmas' is one of the worst. The premise was a quite nice one, despite not being exceptional, but one major thing brought it down significantly and made it impossible to enjoy as it affected many other aspects as well.
'A Match Made at Christmas' has good things. Micah Lynn Hanson is charming in the female lead role, she looks comfortable and never overacts or undersells.
The production values are also quite nice, especially the scenery.
Sadly, they are not quite enough to salvage the film from being a complete mess everywhere else. What dooms 'A Match Made at Christmas' is as others have said the excessive unlikability of the male lead character. Overdone character flaws are a major pet peeve, especially if the character in question is meant to be likeable or/and rootable later on, and have not seen arrogance and disrespect this blatant in a long time. Tim Llewellyn is very wooden in the role. It is true that there are plenty of flawed people out there and that they do change and grow, but the flaws here are so overdone and any change or growth felt rushed and underdeveloped. Didn't detect any real chemistry between Hanson and Llewellyn, where it looked under-rehearsed or like they didn't like each other much, and their relationship is underdeveloped.
Character development is pretty limited in quantity and quality and the supporting cast look lost and at best forgettable in underwritten stock roles. The story is rather flimsy and it drags a lot, due to finding Llewellyn's character so mean spirited any charm or heart was very difficult to detect. What there is of the story is very little different to what has been seen before many times and better, while the final quarter is too pat and contrived. The script is stilted and can be very corny and too often mundane, also found it over serious.
Overall, pretty weak. 3/10.
Personally have seen worse Christmas films overall than 'A Match Made at Christmas'. When it comes to Christmas films made in 2021, which was a very mixed bag (some surprisingly good, some average to decent and some average or less), 'A Match Made at Christmas' is one of the worst. The premise was a quite nice one, despite not being exceptional, but one major thing brought it down significantly and made it impossible to enjoy as it affected many other aspects as well.
'A Match Made at Christmas' has good things. Micah Lynn Hanson is charming in the female lead role, she looks comfortable and never overacts or undersells.
The production values are also quite nice, especially the scenery.
Sadly, they are not quite enough to salvage the film from being a complete mess everywhere else. What dooms 'A Match Made at Christmas' is as others have said the excessive unlikability of the male lead character. Overdone character flaws are a major pet peeve, especially if the character in question is meant to be likeable or/and rootable later on, and have not seen arrogance and disrespect this blatant in a long time. Tim Llewellyn is very wooden in the role. It is true that there are plenty of flawed people out there and that they do change and grow, but the flaws here are so overdone and any change or growth felt rushed and underdeveloped. Didn't detect any real chemistry between Hanson and Llewellyn, where it looked under-rehearsed or like they didn't like each other much, and their relationship is underdeveloped.
Character development is pretty limited in quantity and quality and the supporting cast look lost and at best forgettable in underwritten stock roles. The story is rather flimsy and it drags a lot, due to finding Llewellyn's character so mean spirited any charm or heart was very difficult to detect. What there is of the story is very little different to what has been seen before many times and better, while the final quarter is too pat and contrived. The script is stilted and can be very corny and too often mundane, also found it over serious.
Overall, pretty weak. 3/10.
Awful
cammietaylor15 October 2022
The leading man is an a**hole to women and yells and gets confrontational with an old woman. I hated this movie so much. He demonstrated the pattern of a narcissistic abuser. This is crazy that this movie got made and marketed as a Christmas move no less. The sequel should be about her leaving the abusive relationship. This is a cautionary tale about why young women need to be so careful when selecting someone to share their life with. If someone is so disrespectful to you at a basic human level, let them go to therapy to work out their demons. Don't forgive so much hate just because they tell you they love you.
So many things are wrong about this movie...
Mlle_Chouette7 December 2021
There was zero connection between the leads and too many red flags already. It really was painful to watch so I had to accelerate the speed of the movie and skip some parts so it ends quicker. The girl was nice but the main character was just too rude and wooden. Like, come on, he didn't have to be super nice to everyone, but just some basic politeness and not being a douchebag, please.
Also it's suspicious to see so many 10* reviews, especially considering that almost for all of these commenters it's an only review hmmmm
All in all, would NOT recommend and if you think the main male character's attitude is ok and romantic I'v got some bad news for you (and better run it by your psychologist)
Also it's suspicious to see so many 10* reviews, especially considering that almost for all of these commenters it's an only review hmmmm
All in all, would NOT recommend and if you think the main male character's attitude is ok and romantic I'v got some bad news for you (and better run it by your psychologist)
The Worst.
bjjvsg20 December 2021
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Most Christmas movies a la Hallmark/Lifetime are cheesy and sappy. I still love them at Christmas time. This movie is not in those categories. It's an absolutely awful story. The female lead is a people pleaser, sure, but she has truly sacrificed for the people she loves. In return, they accuse her of being a manipulative steam roller who wants her way. It's insane to me! She gave up college and travel to take care of her Mom. She kept the family business going after her Dad died so her brother would have something to come back to after finishing school. She gave up her travel dream a second time to buy her whiny friend her dream wedding dress. It made me wonder, what had any of them done to deserve that kind of sacrifice? They were all ungrateful. When did any one of them stop to think about her and her feelings? What had any of them ever done for her?
Now enter in her selfish brothers friend. They could've found a good looking actor, but even then it wouldn't have redeemed the character. He's a one dimensional a-hole. Everyone thinks his awful behavior is fine and only reprimands the woman. I got a real abusive vibe from him. How a man treats his mother is a hint how he'll treat you. But this girl so wanted to be loved by anyone her crazy Aunt held hands with that she missed all the obvious red flags. He yelled at her, yelled at her elderly Aunt, slammed a door in her face, was rude in every interaction. Even the scene of throwing flour, which they meant to be cute, was tainted. Then you get to the ending. We were so wanting them to NOT end up together. She has a moment of clarity and says "we'll just end up hurting each other." To which he says "I'll always come back."😳 What a couple of psychos! They should show this film in psychology classes as examples of mental illnesses.
Now enter in her selfish brothers friend. They could've found a good looking actor, but even then it wouldn't have redeemed the character. He's a one dimensional a-hole. Everyone thinks his awful behavior is fine and only reprimands the woman. I got a real abusive vibe from him. How a man treats his mother is a hint how he'll treat you. But this girl so wanted to be loved by anyone her crazy Aunt held hands with that she missed all the obvious red flags. He yelled at her, yelled at her elderly Aunt, slammed a door in her face, was rude in every interaction. Even the scene of throwing flour, which they meant to be cute, was tainted. Then you get to the ending. We were so wanting them to NOT end up together. She has a moment of clarity and says "we'll just end up hurting each other." To which he says "I'll always come back."😳 What a couple of psychos! They should show this film in psychology classes as examples of mental illnesses.
Change the END!!
sparklesmithxo17 December 2021
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I thought Holly was so sweet and I loved the "Holly Lane" Christmas store. I was really enjoying the movie- until Chris completely crossed the line with his repeated indifferent rudeness!! All I could think was WOW! He's AWFULL! Humiliating Holly under the mistletoe and totally freaking out after the dinner- All because Holly tried to help him get a dream job. (He was all - I'm too good- I don't need your help! Stop your meddling)
Broke my heart when Holly opens up to Chris- wearing her beautiful Bridesmaid dress just before the Wedding- THIS PART WAS PAINFUL TO WATCH! Holly knocks at Chris's door over and over, trying to get Chris to understand and forgive her (for trying to help him) and he is just stone cold!! I was like GIRL YOU GOTTA STOP! HE DOESN'T DESERVE YOU! Show some self respect!
This movie does NOT show a healthy relationship at All!! The cycle of abuse is shown throughout the movie. Chris shows just a spark of interest for Holly, then has an immature or rude outburst- then apologizes. And Holly is just falling for him!! Why??
Even at the end when Holly pulls away from him saying "we'll just hurt each other" and Chris says- ya, but I promise I'll always come back! Ya- back to the abuse cycle by sucking you back in with the Honeymoon Stage!! This movie should be in the Horror Genre NOT ROMANCE!!
Chris's whole aura is radiating anger, unresolved trauma/emotion and even serious mental health issues. At the end, when I saw Chris and his Grand Gesture of love I was really hoping Holly would tell him off! How dare he think that he can just shine some lights and put down some fake snow and think that she will forget the awful way he has consistently treated her!
This was not about forgiveness. She could have forgiven him and still told him No or at the very least Holly should have asked for TIME. HOLLY SHOULD HAVE DEMANDED THAT CHRIS SHOW HER THROUGH HIS BEHAVIOUR THAT HE LOVED HER. Words mean nothing unless they are supported by meaningful action!
This movie disturbed me deeply- everything is so under the surface- and Christmas becomes the camouflage - hiding his true character!
I really didn't like her best friend either!! She was so harsh!! Blaming Holly when in reality the Bride should have used her voice and insisted on getting the dress she wanted- It seemed to me the Bride didn't have any money and was just throwing a fit! Holly took care of EVERYTHING- even when the sister-in-law didn't want to or was too tired! Who did we see staying up late to get things done in time for the Christmas Wedding (that the Bride wanted) I wish Holly would have left letters for everyone explaining that since she wasn't appreciated here- she was going to go find people who accepted her - flaws and all! Her mother would have understood!
An end scene could have shown Chris in the future- divorced or alone wondering what his life could have been like had he chosen to humble himself - then and there- and NOT SLAMMED THE DOOR IN HOLLY'S FACE 3x or if he had ran to Holly right after the wedding instead of yelling at the Grandma- Holly deserved 100x better!!
This movie was disgusting!! Trying to pass that garbage off as love or as a Christmas Miracle! Nope- NOT EVEN CLOSE!
Broke my heart when Holly opens up to Chris- wearing her beautiful Bridesmaid dress just before the Wedding- THIS PART WAS PAINFUL TO WATCH! Holly knocks at Chris's door over and over, trying to get Chris to understand and forgive her (for trying to help him) and he is just stone cold!! I was like GIRL YOU GOTTA STOP! HE DOESN'T DESERVE YOU! Show some self respect!
This movie does NOT show a healthy relationship at All!! The cycle of abuse is shown throughout the movie. Chris shows just a spark of interest for Holly, then has an immature or rude outburst- then apologizes. And Holly is just falling for him!! Why??
Even at the end when Holly pulls away from him saying "we'll just hurt each other" and Chris says- ya, but I promise I'll always come back! Ya- back to the abuse cycle by sucking you back in with the Honeymoon Stage!! This movie should be in the Horror Genre NOT ROMANCE!!
Chris's whole aura is radiating anger, unresolved trauma/emotion and even serious mental health issues. At the end, when I saw Chris and his Grand Gesture of love I was really hoping Holly would tell him off! How dare he think that he can just shine some lights and put down some fake snow and think that she will forget the awful way he has consistently treated her!
This was not about forgiveness. She could have forgiven him and still told him No or at the very least Holly should have asked for TIME. HOLLY SHOULD HAVE DEMANDED THAT CHRIS SHOW HER THROUGH HIS BEHAVIOUR THAT HE LOVED HER. Words mean nothing unless they are supported by meaningful action!
This movie disturbed me deeply- everything is so under the surface- and Christmas becomes the camouflage - hiding his true character!
I really didn't like her best friend either!! She was so harsh!! Blaming Holly when in reality the Bride should have used her voice and insisted on getting the dress she wanted- It seemed to me the Bride didn't have any money and was just throwing a fit! Holly took care of EVERYTHING- even when the sister-in-law didn't want to or was too tired! Who did we see staying up late to get things done in time for the Christmas Wedding (that the Bride wanted) I wish Holly would have left letters for everyone explaining that since she wasn't appreciated here- she was going to go find people who accepted her - flaws and all! Her mother would have understood!
An end scene could have shown Chris in the future- divorced or alone wondering what his life could have been like had he chosen to humble himself - then and there- and NOT SLAMMED THE DOOR IN HOLLY'S FACE 3x or if he had ran to Holly right after the wedding instead of yelling at the Grandma- Holly deserved 100x better!!
This movie was disgusting!! Trying to pass that garbage off as love or as a Christmas Miracle! Nope- NOT EVEN CLOSE!
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