It is very important to state up front that this is not a very good movie. It has none of the elements of a good movie. The story is predictable and trite, the script lacks agility and humor, and there isn't noticeable chemistry between the main characters. So as a romantic comedy it is a bust.
Be that as it may, when one is watching holiday movies, while that might be a plus, and it is certainly a necessity if it is going to become a tradition (although some families do relish a repeat performance of something spectacularly bad, as Rocky Horror Picture Show exemplifies for Halloween), it is not the essence of why one might watch a holiday movie pre-Christmas. This one is no Love Actually, or even close, but it is the kind of predictable story trajectory that is comforting going into the darkest days of the year. This year, like no other, we need that comfort. We have lost more Americans than we did in WWII, and there is every indication that COVID is on track to be as bad as the Spanish Flu, the only thing saving us is the vaccine, and we need people to agree to it. I myself am rushing in to get it, but in the meantime I have watched more than one movie such as this.
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