6.0 stars.
I'm not sure how anyone could have ignored the awkward and mismatched relationship and dialogue between the leads, which was most difficult to watch. I figured it was a fluke at first, but it continued and continued and continued. They are not synchronized at all.
His acting style seemed very forced, maybe because he was uncomfortable with the part, or he was actually so infatuated with her in real life that he couldn't contain his angst. Additionally, she was bland and uninterested, and as a result totally uninteresting. Near the end they are attempting to express feelings and moments that never existed. It's a very strange experience watching them push a romance that just isn't there.
The grinch reporter was very easy to loathe, and it was nice to have an antagonist for once that we could sink our teeth into (not in the usual positive sense).
I give it 6.0 stars instead of 5.0 because the story was well done, saving a town, saving a man's boyhood joy of Christmas, the portrayal of a very intelligent and capable executive assistant... these qualities of the film were flawless, but could not capably carry the dead weight.
The plot was of course unoriginal, but so are 95% of these Hallmarks, and many of them pass my litmus test of re-watchability. 'Christmas Incorporated' deplorably failed.
I'm not sure how anyone could have ignored the awkward and mismatched relationship and dialogue between the leads, which was most difficult to watch. I figured it was a fluke at first, but it continued and continued and continued. They are not synchronized at all.
His acting style seemed very forced, maybe because he was uncomfortable with the part, or he was actually so infatuated with her in real life that he couldn't contain his angst. Additionally, she was bland and uninterested, and as a result totally uninteresting. Near the end they are attempting to express feelings and moments that never existed. It's a very strange experience watching them push a romance that just isn't there.
The grinch reporter was very easy to loathe, and it was nice to have an antagonist for once that we could sink our teeth into (not in the usual positive sense).
I give it 6.0 stars instead of 5.0 because the story was well done, saving a town, saving a man's boyhood joy of Christmas, the portrayal of a very intelligent and capable executive assistant... these qualities of the film were flawless, but could not capably carry the dead weight.
The plot was of course unoriginal, but so are 95% of these Hallmarks, and many of them pass my litmus test of re-watchability. 'Christmas Incorporated' deplorably failed.