A Lot Like Christmas
Published December 8, 2024
Film info
- Title A Lot Like Christmas
- Director Stacey N. Harding
- Year 2021
- Run time 1hr 24m
- Genres Romance, Comedy
- Tagline It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Jessica Roberts owns the most popular Christmas Tree lot in the picturesque New England town of Hudson Springs. But when big-city marketing executive, Clay Moore moves a 'Big Box' store into the area and starts selling trees, Jasmine finds her business in jeopardy. As their professional competition escalates, Jasmine and Clay run into another complication - they start falling for each other.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:27 | “You gonna trust us or you gonna trust your phone?” |
| 3:34 | Excellent exposition as I’m sure all families talk about their situations like that. |
| 5:18 | “The proof is in the spreadsheets.” We’re not supposed to like this guy, right? Love it. |
| 11:01 | She’s micro-managing him horrendously. |
| 21:12 | It’s not always a shame to not do the big Christmas get-togethers, depends on the situation. |
| 25:30 | “Do you think you could give me a locals tour of the town?” Very forward. |
| 34:03 | I’ve never had eggnog and continue to think it sounds disgusting. |
| 38:34 | Don’t bring her to the diner, Dollie knows the secret! |
| 43:44 | Haha, love it when people go undercover in the most OBVIOUS outfits. |
| 53:07 | “What if I’m dancing, and you just happen to be dancing in my general proximity?” |
| 56:36 | Uncle Bob’s Used Cars. Ridiculous. |
| 1:03:15 | You have to know how to skate to fit in the small town? |
| 1:10:51 | The first guy she saw a future with? She’s known him a week? |
| 1:18:23 | Scott and Xavier are surely the real rom-com here? |
Thoughts
One of those cheap and cheerful Hallmark-style Christmas movies, I actually didn’t mind this one. The story is age-old - guy comes back from the big city and stirs up trouble with the locals, but ultimately falls in love with the area and with someone in particular and they all live happily ever after. It’s predictable but also done quite well. There’s at least some chemistry between the leads, and I did sort of care about the business so happy that it all worked out okay.
Rating: 3 / 5
