I guess this is intended to be an uplifting Christmas film, showing how people can come together to overcome adversity. But I'm afraid it just didn't work -- at least not for me.
The ranch is supposed to be in serious financial difficulties and yet no one seems to be in any way stressed out by this. And so much wine is consumed, it seems like money is actually no object. (It may be that, being filmed in Australia, the filmmakers considered wine to be a readily available low cost staple.)
Mercy Cornwall gives an enthusiastic performance as Aimee, but Jordi Webber is rather lacklustre as James. It all feels rather emotionally flat and I found it hard to care what happened to any of the characters or, indeed, to the ranch.
The ranch is supposed to be in serious financial difficulties and yet no one seems to be in any way stressed out by this. And so much wine is consumed, it seems like money is actually no object. (It may be that, being filmed in Australia, the filmmakers considered wine to be a readily available low cost staple.)
Mercy Cornwall gives an enthusiastic performance as Aimee, but Jordi Webber is rather lacklustre as James. It all feels rather emotionally flat and I found it hard to care what happened to any of the characters or, indeed, to the ranch.
