Well, I use to like the most Christmas movies but this one was a hard one to really like. Actually I found it very stressful to watch. Even the end was stressful and gave me no relief, as these movies use to. I will not be more specific because I don't want to give any spoiler.
It started with bad conditions right away. Several characters were unlikable from the start. They made bad decisions and made you very much question their characters and moral. After that it was hard to feel any positive feelings for them and to really root for anyone.
Their relationship also made several not credible jumps forward that made me surprised. It felt very rushed sometimes. Overall the movie felt unprofessional at several occasions. Other times they acted well and it felt credible.
So with a plot where they wouldn't have made these questionable things and some better direction this movie could have been much much better. It had some potential.
Now this movie is 14 years old and Hallmark seems to have learned. So according to my opinion they now makes much better movies, without such questionable decisions and characters in the leading roles in them.
