12 Games of Christmas

GAF would've done better to produce fewer new movies this year than something of the caliber. It feels more like one of their first movies, not the other higher quality productions of this year; maybe they spent the majority of their budget on the bigger name movies? The story just didn't feel fully fleshed, as if they had planned the main events but forgot to connect them until the last minute.

There were many gaps in the plot. Most of the characters talked about having to get home, were told they could at any time by shaking their snowglobe, yet all waited their turn to do so. My biggest issue was with the gingerbread house challenge. The lesson was supposed to be about community and working together. All the characters got together to help the one who had the most experience make gets and neglected theirs so of course she won. And then, essentially, said peace out losers and ditched her current community who had sacrificed for her without a second thought.

The final complaint I'll share is with the male lead. His lines all seemed to come from a Hallmark card (wrong channel, I know). They were so sappy, I got to cringing every time he spoke.