Sincerely Truly Christmas (TV Movie 2023)

Sincerely Truly Christmas (TV Movie 2023). | TV-PG

“I started this movie for two reasons. Jake Epstein is super talented and I enjoy his movies almost always. And because I compulsively watch every new Christmas movie and this was on the list.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis movie has a similar premise to the famous Liar, Liar. Christina being distraught over losing her job for what she thinks is just honesty makes a wish on an ornament that people would just say what they wish for. Now every person she comes in contact with blurts out their Christmas wish to her. (It annoyed me that the real reason she was fired was because she stupidly burst into a meeting and insulted the superstar musician currently on a conference call with her boss.) Actually, I found Christina annoying for many things at least early in the story. Jake Epstein often blurts things out spontaneously but at least heu0026#39;s funny.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo Christina convinces Epsteinu0026#39;s Robert to help her get her job back by enlisting a replacement musician. In return, this involves a deal to help Robert deal with a secret he is keeping from his son, Oliver. She uses her new (not so) superpower to manipulate people towards that goal. So the writers have managed to bind these two leads together with the usual Christmas movie goal to fall in love. The wish power also comes into play a lot with Robertu0026#39;s son.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eChristina becomes less annoying as the story progresses, but the job side of the story is a little too stupid for my taste. I had a really hard time watching that part. Meanwhile the side about Oliver is more entertaining. I mentioned having Christina and Robert fall in love, but Oliveru0026#39;s story seems just as central.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI hated the ending. Stupid is back in the story.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe acting is mostly good, although I thought Paula Brancati had some rough moments especially one of her first scenes. She didnu0026#39;t seem natural all the time and that affected the chemistry with Epstein. The dialogue is decent especially with Epstein on one side of it. There is one great scene where Robert first experiences Christinau0026#39;s wish power. Epstein makes the most of it.”