A Dash of Christmas

2023

Action / Romance

7
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 50%
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 1029 1K

holiday christmas

Director

Robin Dunne Photo
Robin Dunne

Top cast

Zoe Fish Photo
Zoe Fish as Erica
Amy Groening Photo
Amy Groening as Sarah Blake
Paul Essiembre Photo
Paul Essiembre as Judge Sullivan
Laura Osnes Photo
Laura Osnes as Megan Blake
720p.WEB
767.67 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
30 fps
1 hr 23 min
Seeds 1

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by michael_sluka 7 / 10

Very good acting, cute storyline, but weak script at key moments

As some other reviewers noted, the storyline moved along well. While the bakery theme is not too far off the usual themes, the perfunctory "conflict" moment felt natural and not contrived contrived. I find Christopher Russell to almost always deliver a likable, charming character and manages to avoid coming off looking like the bumbling idiot in front of the girl which is such a staple of this Hallmark type genre. The romantic chemistry was also there, although Laura Osmes actually delivered that better than Russell. But, there were weak moments....why didn't he kiss her upon leaving after the family dinner? When she says 'I love you' at the end, why didn't he actually say that too? I sometimes wonder if these HM screenplay writers have any firsthand knowledge of how a normal male reacts under feelings of sexual attraction? One thing we don't do is just stand there, not saying or doing anything.
Reviewed by michael_sluka 6 / 10

An improved storyline, but still screenplayed poorly at key moments

As some other reviewers noted, the storyline moved along well. While the bakery theme is not too far off the usual themes, the perfunctory "conflict" moment was not too contrived. I find Christopher Russell to almost always deliver a likable, charming character and manages to avoid coming off looking like the bumbling idiot in front of the girl which is such a staple of this Hallmark type genre. The romantic chemistry was there, although Laura Osmes actually delivered that better than Russell. Why didn't he kiss her upon leaving after the family dinner? When she says 'I love you' at the end, why didn't he actually say that too? I sometimes wonder if these HM screenplay writers have any firsthand knowledge of how a normal male reacts under feelings of sexual attraction? One thing we don't do is just stand there, not saying or doing anything.
Reviewed by sehkoyyah 7 / 10

Cute Christmas Movie

Both of the main characters are excellent actors. I enjoyed seeing them on the Hallmark Channel when they were acting in those movies. Now that they are on the Great American channel, these Christmas movies are feel good and I really enjoy watching them. I look forward to the Christmas movies in July, that is my favorite. But, they tend to be all the same. Girl comes home with an assignment or recently fired from their job. Runs into a man or sees ex-boyfriend. Storylines need to change up some. Get creative. I do love the traditional relationships so I will continue to watch. I do recommend everyone tuning in to this movie.
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