Baking All the Way
Published 2023-12-16
The 12 treats of Christmas
Film info
- Director
- Year / Run time 2022 · 1hr 30m
- Genres Romance, Comedy, Drama
When Julia Wilson, an accomplished pastry chef from Chicago, heads to a small-town bakery famous for their gingerbread to complete her Christmas cookbook curated with recipes from across the country, she finds herself at odds with Kris Thompson, the bakery's charming but private owner, who is ambivalent about sharing his secret recipe.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:42 | I don’t understand, if she made the gingerbread with her mother, why does she think someone else’s recipe will be the one? |
| 7:23 | “Let’s just focus on the croissants and keeping the business afloat, okay?” I mean… |
| 10:22 | I would definitely resent that many questions when checking in somewhere. |
| 20:55 | I’ve heard of many Christmas bargains but this one is so weird. |
DNF
Thoughts
I'm willing to suspend plenty of belief and common sense and, quite frankly, intelligence, to watch these super cheesy Christmas movies - in fact, that's part of the charm to get lost in a schmaltzy world of nonsense. But this one was really dull, and the premise just didn't make any sense at all. So I canned it after twenty minutes. On to the next!
Rating: Unrated
