I love Lacey Chabert Christmas movies as much as life itself. I could watch Lacey Chabert doing laundry. Who wrote this movie? And who approved who wrote this movie? The lame plot, such as it is, has Lacey breaking up with her goofy boyfriend and coming home for Christmas just in time to see her mis-cast parents shoot off to Florida. In the meantime there is a neighborhood conspiracy to have Lacey do all the HOA Christmas chores that her parents did before they booked. I shiver in revuslion just having to relate the plot details. In the midst of this is Stephen Tobowolsky, the poster man for annoying, along with a herd of others driving Lacey crazy, most particularly Wes Brown as the HOA zoning officer holding incessant citations for Lacey. Brown out-Tobowolskies Tobowolosky. None of this is done in any sort of charming fashion, just one ridiculous, unpleasant and/or annoying moment after another after another after another.
Hallmark movies are supposed to be semi-believable, semi-rational, and at least semi-enjoyable. This is none of the above, and is so absurdly off the mark to be a disgrace to not only Lacey but the Hallmark Channel. I apologize to Lacey for being so ill-served. I couldn't make it to the end, but there was nothing on earth that could have saved this movie by the time I left. Shame on Hallmark for throwing such junk out during the holiday season.
Hallmark movies are supposed to be semi-believable, semi-rational, and at least semi-enjoyable. This is none of the above, and is so absurdly off the mark to be a disgrace to not only Lacey but the Hallmark Channel. I apologize to Lacey for being so ill-served. I couldn't make it to the end, but there was nothing on earth that could have saved this movie by the time I left. Shame on Hallmark for throwing such junk out during the holiday season.