Rescuing Christmas (2023)

Rescuing Christmas (2023). 1h 24m

“In some ways the premise is common. Itu0026#39;s a quest where the romantic leads work together to achieve a goal, in this case to bring back Christmas. It is a not so common subset where the quest is to restore some reality that has been changed, usually by a wish. In many cases, the lead is the center of the quest and has been given a new life. In some cases like this one, the entire reality has been changed for everyone, that is if you accept the reality of Santa and Christmas magic.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt takes a while to set up the quest. And enlisting Sam doesnu0026#39;t seem to be the obvious choice, but Erin needs help from someone. The romance development doesnu0026#39;t receive a lot of screen time and therefore it may seem like u0026quot;falling in loveu0026quot; was rushed. Rachael Leigh Cook and Sam Page still manage to display some chemistry.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere is a strong thread that the meaning of Christmas is family and friends and love and spending time together. Also some stabs at Christmas commercialism.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere are a lot of good lines. I typically donu0026#39;t laugh at lot at movies but I found myself laughing out loud a few times especially early on. The acting is good if you allow for some necessary silliness. I think RLC has good comedic timing.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMy title says u0026quot;Cleveru0026quot;. I thought this was shown in imagining of the results of trying to get people to celebrate a Christmas that they have no basis for. Tennis balls for ornaments is just a small example. Or the mom complaining about what Erin was telling her kids which was actually kind of creepy.”