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Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2020
If you like Hallmark movies and don't mind a Christmas rom-com that is cheesy and not really about Christmas other than having a few Christmas trees, it's worth sticking it out with this one. It starts out as the world's worst ripoff of Runaway Bride but after you get through about the first five minutes where the bride runs away for the third time, it turns into a more typical TV movie rom com.
This is the story of a girl who lives with her sister and they both run an interior design business. She has already dumped three fiancees. Apparently they were not "the one". At the same time, a guy who is a commitment phobic single investor makes a bet with his friends that he can get a girl to agree to marry him by Christmas. Anyway, you about guess how things go. The two end up meeting and he picks her. At first she tries to brush him off but them warms to him. Eventually they develop a strong bond. There are a number of unexpected twists in the plot, the whole thing almost falls apart when she finds out about the bet but there is a happy ending.
It's true that the film isn't very realistic and the U turn both characters make seems abrupt to say the least. However, They do seem to have some chemistry and they make a believable couple as far as that goes. There are a lot of actors you will recognize from other Hallmark movies which makes this one feel a bit more easy to get into. It's definitely not a Christmas classic and probably not a rom-com classic, but if you like this kind of movie, this one offers something just a bit different. It's well done enough that it's engaging, at least once you get past the horrific opening parts which are hard to watch. I think it's worth checking out. It may not make the top shelf in your collection, but it's not bad for a movie night.
