A Perfect Christmas (2016)

Directed by: Brian K. Roberts | 81 minutes | comedy, family, romance | Actors: Susie Abromeit, Dillon Casey, Erin Gray, Neil Crone, Randal Edwards, Rebecca Dalton, Peter DaCunha, Rachel Wilson, Patrice Goodman, Romaine Waite, Amariah Faulkner, Caleb Marshall, Chris Gillett

Cynthia and Steve, protagonists in the Hallmark Christmas movie ‘A Perfect Christmas’, haven’t known each other very long, so this is their first Christmas together. They have had a turbulent year, because in the year they fell in love they also got married, they decorated a beautiful house (although, if you leave out the Christmas ornaments, there is very little left) and Cynthia started a new company. A romantic Christmas is not in it, because Steve’s mother, his brother with his family and Cynthia’s father are all invited. And to make matters worse, just before Christmas, some life-changing things happen that both lovers urgently need to discuss, but there is always no opportunity for them…

That, in a nutshell, is the plot of ‘A Perfect Christmas’, a gooey and unconvincingly acted romantic comedy from the Hallmark Channel portfolio. We soon find out what those life-changing things are, in fact, before Cynthia and Steve even realize it, the viewer already knows. Cynthia is expecting and Steve will lose his job as a promising lawyer unless he does something immoral. that his supervisor instructs him to do. Cynthia is in a panic because they hadn’t planned a baby for the next four years and Steve is afraid to tell Cynthia that he no longer wants to work for his dirty business involved boss.

The humor in this film is mainly in the blunders that Cynthia makes towards her haughty mother-in-law. She wants nothing more than to impress Steve’s mom, but it starts with forgetting her suitcase at the airport (which obviously contained the Christmas presents and the favorite cashmere sweater) and throwing a snowball right in Mom’s face doesn’t help either. determined. Funny? Not a big deal, but ‘A Perfect Christmas’ never gets really annoying.

The film looks away smoothly, as if it were an episode of a soap opera. The actors are attractive and walk around in beautiful knitted sweaters, the place where the story takes place twinkles with Christmas decorations, (almost) everyone makes the right choices in the end. It never gets so dramatic that the happy ending seems far away. Not the best Hallmark Christmas movie, but for those who like this, you can enjoy it.