Christmas Under Wraps (TV Movie 2014)

Christmas Under Wraps: Directed by Peter Sullivan. With Candace Cameron Bure, David O’Donnell, Robert Pine, Kendra Mylnechuk. When a doctor doesn’t get the position she wanted, she ends up moving to a remote Alaskan town. She unexpectedly ends up finding love, happiness and discovers that the small town is hiding a big holiday secret.

“San Francisco doctor Candace Cameron Bure reluctantly takes a job in a small town in Alaska as she waits to hear about the fellowship in Boston she wants. This is a woman with her life all planned out. She doesnu0026#39;t want to stray from that plan but, of course, she finds that she has to in order to truly be happy. Thatu0026#39;s the moral of this story and, yes, it seems awfully familiar if youu0026#39;ve seen other made-for-TV romantic comedies and dramas Candace has done. The big city doctor who learns life lessons working in a small town (Finding Normal). The guy she falls for doesnu0026#39;t want to take over the family business (Let It Snow). There are other similarities to movies sheu0026#39;s done (particularly Finding Normal) but, you know, it really doesnu0026#39;t hurt anything. Itu0026#39;s a fun, sentimental movie. It doesnu0026#39;t challenge you but thatu0026#39;s okay. I enjoyed watching it and thatu0026#39;s all that really matters.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs with all of her TV movies, Candaceu0026#39;s likability and personality is the primary selling point. Sheu0026#39;s also very pretty, which doesnu0026#39;t hurt. I donu0026#39;t think the red hair is the right fit for her but it wasnu0026#39;t too distracting. At first glance, I wasnu0026#39;t sold on David Ou0026#39;Donnell. So often in these TV movies the male lead is weak compared to the female lead. But heu0026#39;s actually charming and appealing. For the most part the characters are all nice and pleasant but a couple of them did annoy me. Candaceu0026#39;s mom is well-intentioned but pushy and the lady who runs the coffee shop is kind of obnoxious. The subplot romance between the nurse and the floristu0026#39;s son is very cute and adorable. The standout in the supporting cast is the great Brian Doyle-Murray. I wonu0026#39;t spoil his characteru0026#39;s twist but letu0026#39;s just say if youu0026#39;re a cynic, youu0026#39;ll projectile vomit all over the screen. I got a kick out of it though. Corny as all-get-out but I had a big stupid grin on my face so it worked on me. If you like Candace Cameron Bure, youu0026#39;ll surely like this. Itu0026#39;s one of her best movies yet. That itu0026#39;s a Christmas movie just makes it that much more enjoyable.”